Willoughby and Marianne

'The gentleman offered his services, and perceiving that her modesty declined what her situation rendered necessary, took her up in his arms without farther delay, and carried her down the hill'

Illustration for for bicentenary edition of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, published by Palazzo Editions, 2011.

I managed to scan some progress stages for this illustration, so I thought I might share those too.

Detail.

There is still time to book tickets if you can make it to the book launch on Wednesday!

Sense and Sensibility Book Launch

I will be at the Celebrating Jane Austen event as part of the Bath Festival of Children's Literature on Wednesday 28th September to launch the publication of the bicentenary edition of Sense and Sensibility, and will be signing copies of the book. The main event itself will be a discussion about Austen with a panel of enthusiasts, chaired by writer, teacher and passionate Austenite, Katharine Reeve. Tickets for the event are £5. For further details and to book, please visit the Bath Box Office. If anyone is interested and able to attend, do introduce yourself; it would be lovely to see you!