I got this manga adaptation of Austen's novel at Barnes and Noble today. I've enjoyed other adaptations in this series.

The original novel is perhaps my second-favorite of Austen's works, after Persuasion, and running a close neck-and-neck with Pride and Prejudice. (I think it's the "Colonel Brandon" subplot that helped boost my interest in this one, especially regarding the briefly-mentioned reference to his duel with the infamous Willoughby {wry grin}.)

The many wonderful conversations, the excruciating torment of poor Eleanor by the sweetly-malevolent Lucy Steele, the variety of characters - including some who triumph over poor first impressions to prove they're made of better stuff than we thought... it all combines to tell a delightful story.

I enjoyed the 1995 film adaptation very much, and have also enjoyed other adaptations. One of the mini-series versions even included that duel!

The manga does a good job of depicting the characters and subplots, occasionally resorting to text-blocks to fill in some background but generally relying on the artwork and dialogue. While this isn't my favorite art-style from the "Manga Classics" series, it represents the characters well. I appreciated the bits at the end about the choices made for the manga version.

[There's a TV Tropes page on the novel and some of its adaptations.]

I left this book in the repurposed-newspaper-box LFL; hope the finder enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in MA here.]

*** Released for the 2017 Movie release challenge. ***

I found this book still in the previous LFL after several months, so I took it and re-released in this Ayer LFL on this beautiful afternoon. Hope the finder enjoys the book!

[See other recent releases in MA here.]