Exhibition honours Pride and Prejudice's Austen
AN exhibition honouring Pride and Prejudice author Jane Austen is set to open at the National Library.
The display, which will open next week, includes a sales book showing that the second edition of Mansfield Park sold only 36 copies.
The exhibition's organisers say the ledger is indicative of how unsuccessful Austen was during her life, compared with her popularity after her death.
The items are the latest additions to the 45 million John Murray Archive, which contains correspondence by Charles Darwin, Lord Byron, Benjamin Disraeli, Sir Walter Scott and David Livingstone.
Cate Newton, NLS director of collections and research, said: "It is just under a year since the John Murray Archive exhibition opened to the public, so this is a wonderful time to introduce another iconic figure from the 19th century to the visiting public."
The show will be open to the public from 10am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays, as well as 2pm to 5pm on Sundays.
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