This beautiful edition is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and appear unread, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The dust jacket is unmarked, and the boards match the design of the dust jacket. Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen that follows Elizabeth Bennet, a strong-willed and intelligent young woman, as she navigates love, family expectations, and social class in early 19th-century England. The novel critiques the rigid social hierarchy and the societal expectation that women must marry well to secure their future. Hugh Thomson's illustrations add so much charm to this Pride and Prejudice edition. Even if it wasn't explicitly marketed as an Hugh Thomson illustrated edition, the connection to the 1894 Peacock Edition makes it extra special.