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Title
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Mrs. Long and her nieces
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Description
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In this image we see Mrs. Long with her nieces, Jane, Elizabeth and Mary. After their dinner with Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, Mrs. Bennet discuss its success. Mrs. Bennet praises Jane’s beauty, telling her daughter how she asked her sister, Mrs. Long agreed that she had never seen Jane look so beautiful. This scene occurs in chapter 54. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Long, Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary wear regency dresses with empire waistlines. They wear bonnets and carry parasols, and Elizabeth carries a purse. 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:26039
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Source Name
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Pride and Prejudice
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Image
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Subject
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fictional works
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Fictitious characters
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Characters
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Women authors
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Women authors, English
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Manners and customs
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Regency
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England
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Regency in literature
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Regency
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Great Britain
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Great Britain
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History
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Regency, 1811-1820