The 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) was marked by celebrations in Austen’s native England and many other countries. They included Regency festivals, Austen-themed events, and international conferences, alongside the release of Austen-related books and films. Notably, a 12-foot (3.7-meter) fiberglass statue of actor Colin Firth, who played Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC miniseries adaptation of the novel, was employed to generate publicity in the United Kingdom.