200 years of Pride and Prejudice
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife," opens Jane Austen's classic novel, which even after two centuries has not grown old.
Haiku Poet Alan Summers was part of the celebrations, taking part in reading from "Pride and Prejudice" during a twelve hour live readathon at the Jane Austen Center in Bath.
A first edition of 'Pride and Prejudice', published on Jan. 28, 1813, is seen at the Jane Austen House. The book has topped polls of people's favourite novels in the UK and Australia in recent years.
Jane Austen expert Maggie Lane reads from Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice" during the readathon.
A first edition of 'Pride and Prejudice', published in three volumes, is seen at the Jane Austen House next to a traditional writing quill.
A technician crawls past Haiku Poet Alan Summers as he reads from "Pride and Prejudice" during the readathon.
Students from Beechen Cliff School read from "Pride and Prejudice" as part of the 12-hour reading.
Linguist Dan Li Dunford reads a Mandarin translation of Jane Austen's classic novel. The tale of marriage and manners is still read around the world and has been translated into dozens of languages.
Jane Austen enthusiast Jane Taplow rehearses for the readathon by a portrait of the actor Colin Firth playing the eternal heartthrob Mr. Darcy from "Pride and Prejudice."
A Jane Austen expert reads from a contemporary Penguin Classics edition of "Pride and Prejudice". Austen appears to have regarded the novel as one of her favourites, describing it famously as "my darling child".
Actors Angela Barlow and Pavel Douglas read from "Pride and Prejudice" during the readathon.
Linguist Dan Li Dunford prepares to read a Mandarin translation of Austen's novel.
Isabel Snowden, who works at the Jane Austen house, poses on a victorian chaise longue.
A silhouette of Jane Austen is seen on a window at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath.
A sign points to the Jane Austen House in Chawton. Austin lived in the building between 1809 and 1817 during which time she penned a number of novels.
