mr darcy.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
"Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley's attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend.
Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty;

he had looked at her without admiration at the ball;

and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticize.

But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she hardly had a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.

To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying.
Though he had detected with a critical eye more than one failure of perfect symmetry in her form, he was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing;

and in spite of his asserting that her manners were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught by their easy playfulness.

Of this she was perfectly unaware; to her he was only the man who made himself agreeable, nowhere, and who had not thought her handsome enough to dance with."
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~Excerpt from Pride and Prejudice
~Photos from the amazingly breathtakingly talented Eleanor Hardwick (can you believe she's only 15? I about had a heart attack when I found out! What talent amongst youth there is today!), except for the first one, which is from Wild Keiki, (but come to think of it actually looks like the bow and the same type of style on the girl touching the fence thing in Eleanor's photo, 6 photos down, so it might actually be from Eleanor, too, if that sentence made any sense at all) and the last one, which is from Eleanor's tumblr, Ghost Parties.

41 comments on "mr darcy."

Tiger Lily on January 28, 2009 8:45 AM said...

You featured to of my favourites today :) Pride and Prejudice is among my 10 will-be-loved-forever books and I have been so infatuated with Eleanor Hardwick photographs since the day I found out about her art. So. Well done mind-reader :)

Ingrid Alise on January 28, 2009 9:18 AM said...

I like your blog. It's different..in a good way :]
The pictures are amazing <3!

Fashion Babbler on January 28, 2009 10:02 AM said...

amazing photos!! I love the girl in the window

Dooder City on January 28, 2009 10:47 AM said...

I put off watching the movie (love the book) with Keira and my roommate made me watch it and i was soooo impressed. Lovely.

Ashley Goes Vintage on January 28, 2009 12:13 PM said...

I loved reading pride and prejudice...i fell in love in another century

aubrey on January 28, 2009 12:57 PM said...

i just love pride &prejudice!oh and i just read sense&sensibility it's really good!
amazing pictures not bad for a 15 year old:)
and your blog is lovely:)
xx

setyourselfonfire on January 28, 2009 1:48 PM said...

Oh my soul, she is 15????
I don't have that kind of talent now, let alone at that age! Amazing.

Mademoisselle Chic on January 28, 2009 1:53 PM said...

i love all these pictures &hearts they are amazing!!

Annabelle on January 28, 2009 4:15 PM said...

What beautiful images and pride and prejudice excerpts go so well with them too!

Jenna on January 28, 2009 9:26 PM said...

Wow. Those are absolutely breathtaking photos. Mmmm eye candy =]
You find the best quotes. <3

cherish_jd on January 28, 2009 10:37 PM said...

lovely photos! fairytale-like!

StickyKitten on January 28, 2009 11:58 PM said...

love the girl in the circle window...

Lavender on January 29, 2009 2:16 AM said...

ha ha. Love this book. Although Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in his wet white shirt will always be seminal for me.

chloe on January 29, 2009 5:28 AM said...

oh i love pride and prejudice! and those photos! 15! oh my lord, i am so jealous.
xx
chloe

Demi on January 29, 2009 8:39 AM said...

thank you honey :)
beautiful photos and words, as always...and I realise thats all I ever say when i visit here, but they are SO beautiful! haha.

xx

♥ fashion chalet on January 29, 2009 8:49 AM said...

I love your name Micaela, your blog posts and above all your comments to me. =]

thank you<3

xxxxxx

Linnéa on January 29, 2009 9:18 AM said...

Beautiful<3<3
xoxo

Amelia on January 29, 2009 1:08 PM said...

The 3rd picture is beyond fantastic! Eleanor Hardwick is amazing. Nice quotes, too.

Matilda Iréne Linnéa on January 29, 2009 1:51 PM said...

Amazing, amazing photos! Love these!!

<3 Matilda

love and youth on January 29, 2009 2:09 PM said...

pride and prejudice is one of my favourite stories of all time.. and really beutiful post, the pics are amasing! xx

tigermilk on January 29, 2009 2:32 PM said...

this blog is so beautiful.

Thumbelina on January 29, 2009 5:04 PM said...

Oh, gosh you have such a beautiful blog dear. I always love coming to it and seeing all the beautiful images that you have accumulated and integrate it with such beautiful words. This is especially wonderful considering I have read Pride and Prejudice, too many times to count, including both of the movies as well. And all these images are so stunning. I completely agree, it makes feel so inadequate when hearing about such talented people who are so young.

Hope you are well dear <3
Ciao ciao,
Marisa

Pretty Little Pictures on January 29, 2009 6:36 PM said...

Oh pride and prejudice - i love it :)

TheMinx on January 29, 2009 7:32 PM said...

oh, mr. darcy....sighh :)

setyourselfonfire on January 29, 2009 9:33 PM said...

I would absolutely love to be linked and link you :)

Your blog is a true beauty :) :)

Ana on January 30, 2009 3:03 AM said...

Eleanor is so amazing. I feel like nothing when I see her photos.

agnes on January 30, 2009 4:39 AM said...

words and pics echoes themselves perfectly... very beautiful and thought-provoking. as always.

Light and Writing on January 30, 2009 7:28 AM said...

Yes I would love to trade! You have a beautiful blog. Oh, and you have paired the excerpts and the photos perfectly in this post! Thanks so much for visiting me!
♥emma

PH on January 30, 2009 7:34 AM said...

Pretty pretty--love the diffuse light of these.

And perfect, wisting girls-great post. :)

Emily on January 30, 2009 10:25 AM said...

The pictures you chose to compliment the text are simply stunning.
I just checked out Eleanor Hardwick's website - so talented! :)

molly on January 30, 2009 1:04 PM said...

love the misty pictures

Rosa on January 30, 2009 4:10 PM said...

Oh wow your blog knocked me out! Its so beautfiul and as other have mentioned this cotais 2 great things...Austin and Hardwick! Im going to link you if you dont mind :-) xxx

melange muse on January 30, 2009 7:07 PM said...

Great blog! You have such pretty pictures on here.

Jane on January 31, 2009 1:07 AM said...

wow
yes some people are really so very talented!

Rabenschwarz on January 31, 2009 2:15 AM said...

oh yes i can believ that she's 'only' 15. when i was 15 i also found my talent for photography. her art too take pictures is very dreamy and fantastically.

Rand on January 31, 2009 2:23 AM said...

I LOVE THE FIRST PICCC!!
lovely blog u got here;)

Mona on January 31, 2009 4:32 AM said...

I can't get enough of these photos!
xx

heleen db on January 31, 2009 6:57 AM said...

What a truly marvelous post!

I've seen photos took by this Eleanor Hardwick before, but I'm so glad to know who's the magic-worker behind them now!

erika on January 31, 2009 9:19 PM said...

love the blog 'lelove'!!!!! one of my faves.

looks all great on one post!

mary on February 1, 2009 8:22 AM said...

lovely and sweet blog
=)

Pappelschnee on November 22, 2009 7:49 AM said...

I love this post so much, I can't even tell. I think I'm going to spend the rest of the Sunday watching P&P, swooning over the way only Mr. Darcy (Mr. Firth) can walk. :)

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