Rollerball Pen Montblanc Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen

Rollerball Pen Montblanc Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 1813

Few authors in literary history have had the ability to craft dialogue and bring characters to life as elegantly, ironically and astutely as British author Jane Austen. Montblanc has created the Rollerball Pen Montblanc Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 1813 to celebrate one of English literature’s most famous authors.

This edition transports us to the picturesque landscape of Hampshire, where, from 1809, Jane Austen found the quiet and inspiration she needed to be able to complete and publish her famous novels. Financially secure thanks to the generosity of her brother, she could dedicate herself fully to writing, literature and playing her cherished piano. Her delight at the beautiful square piano she purchased when she moved to her small cottage in Chawton inspired the design of the barrel, which is made of precious hornbeam wood. The gold-coated cap, whose design echoes the historic wall panelling and fireplace at Jane Austen’s home, harmonises beautifully with the barrel. In honour of what is probably Austen’s best-known novel, Pride and Prejudice, published in 1813, the cap ring is inscribed with the Roman numerals XXXIV – the chapter in which Mr Darcy proposes to Elizabeth Bennet.

The title page of her first novel Sense and Sensibility, published in 1811, declared it to be written ‘By a Lady’. These words adorn the wooden inlay of the cap top, surrounding the Montblanc emblem in mother-of-pearl. The silhouette of the pen resembles a wax seal stamp, echoing Jane Austen’s own writing tools.

The rhodium-coated clip, shaped like a braided drawstring, is reminiscent of the reticule – a pouch women used in the early 1800s to carry powder, mirrors, and a handkerchief.

Limited to just 1,813 pieces in honour of the novel’s publication year, the Rollerball Pen Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 1813 is a tribute to a literary legend whose wit and insight transcend time.

• Ident No: 130683
• Rollerball Pen Montblanc
• Colour: Yellow Gold
• Writing mode: Rollerball Pen
• Dimensions: 147.1x18 mm
• Physical weight: 95.44 g