Pride and Prejudice

<b>From A to Z the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers&#151;featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische&#160;</b><br><br> It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany &amp; Co. to Wes Anderson's film&#160;<i>Moonrise Kingdom</i>&#160;to Penguin's own bestsellers&#160;<i>Committed&#160;</i>and<i>Rules of Civility</i>. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley &#160;the series design encompasses foil-stamped paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin Drop Caps debuts with an &#147;A&#148; for Jane Austen&#146;s&#160;<i>Pride and Prejudice</i> a &#147;B&#148; for Charlotte Bront&#235;&#146;s&#160;<i>Jane Eyre</i> and a &#147;C&#148; for Willa Cather&#146;s&#160;<i>My &#193;ntonia</i> and continues with more classics from Penguin.<br><br><b>A is for Austen.</b>&#160;Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen&#146;s beloved classic&#160;<i>Pride and Prejudice</i>. Elizabeth&#146;s early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy is a prejudice only matched by the folly of his arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to true feelings in a comedy profoundly concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.