Mr Darcy *heart eyes emoji* Lizzie Bennet. But will she swipe right? Delight in Austen's intelligent wit and piercing social commentary, distillled and translated into the beautiful, modern language of emoji. Because there is no enjoyment like reading. Except maybe texting.

Mr Darcy *heart eyes emoji* Lizzie Bennet. But will she swipe right? Jane Austen started writing Pride & Prejudice in 1796 when she was just 22 years old. If she had lived in the 21st century she undoubtedly would have had a smartphone. Unfortunately back then she only had the English language to work with, but what would her literary masterpiece have looked like if she had emojis?