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RSS FeedsThe original Lydia? Portrait discovery delights Jane Austen museum
(The Guardian Books News)

 
 

7 april 2020 15:10:04

 
The original Lydia? Portrait discovery delights Jane Austen museum
(The Guardian Books News)
 


Mary Pearson, who was engaged to Austenīs brother, is thought to have been model for Pride and Prejudiceīs bad Bennet girlA newly discovered portrait of a woman who likely inspired one of Jane Austenīs most gleefully spirited characters has been acquired by a museum devoted to the novelistīs life and work.Mary Pearson was briefly engaged to Austenīs dashing brother Henry and is widely thought to have been the model for Lydia, the bad Bennet girl who runs away with a soldier in Pride and Prejudice. Continue reading...


 
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