MANSFIELD
PARK
Jane Austen
The Folio Society
Interior Illustrations
& Binding Design
2017
Jane Austen’s most modern and controversial novel, Mansfield Park,
illustrated by the award-winning Darya Shnykina and introduced by Lucy Worsley, completes Folio’s sensational Austen series.
The Winner of the Book Illustration Competition
2017
Creative Quarterly 49
2017
Communication Arts
Illustration Shortlist
2018
3X3 Illustration Annual No.15
Merit Award
2017
Darya Shnykina’s beautifully textured illustrations won the commission
to illustrate Mansfield Park in the Book Illustration Competition 2017.
Like Austen’s heroine, student Shnykina’s work displays a maturity beyond her years;
her sensitive images convey a delicacy of atmosphere and expression entirely suited
to Austen’s most subtle, discerning novel.
The Folio Society
Darya did the perfect cover: fitting in beautifully with the rest of the series, charming to look at, clever with the layering, and bold.
Lusy Worsley, Historian
It has a delightful palette without any saccharine overtones. The scenes are both original
and forthright in their composition.
Sheri Gee, Folio Society Art Director
Darya’s elegant binding works beautifully with
the series. She has a terrific technique and her illustrations evoke the period and the characters well; she also picked up on the caustic humour
in the novel.
Alan Marks, Illustrator, BIC'16 Winner