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Title
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“The spiteful old ladies”
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Description
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In this image elderly ladies of Meryton discuss Lydia’s circumstance. The scandal was the talk of the town, spread by the elderly ladies, whom Austen describes as ‘spiteful’. This scene occurs in chapter 50. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. The ladies wear regency dresses with empire waistlines and bonnets. The regency period dated to the early nineteenth century (1811-1820) when George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (r. 1820-1830), reigned as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (r. 1760-1820). The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion.
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Image Creator
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Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:26025
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Source Name
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Pride and Prejudice
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Image
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