Protested that he never read novels · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Protested that he never read novels
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Collins refuses to read a novel. Mr. Collins’ was Mr. Bennet’s heir, and came to visit Longbourn. While visiting, Mr. Bennet suggested he read out loud to the ladies and offers him a novel. Mr. Collins responds in disgust that he never reads novels, choosing instead a book of sermons. This scene occurs in chapter 14. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mr. Collins wears a waistcoat and tailcoat and holds a book of sermons. 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.
Image Creator: Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; pen and ink illustrations
Identifier: mta:25882
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894); "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25882_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice