# The Novel Magazine Company > The Novel Magazine Company (NMC) is a London publishing and creative studio founded by Simon J King. It develops new formats for complete stories across print, visual design, digital reading and music. Its first published project is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, presented as Novel Magazines and the Pemberley Edition. READ DIFFERENT. This is a public factual guide to NMC, reviewed on 5 October 2026. The company website is https://www.thenovelmagazinecompany.com/. Its Austen product website and shop is https://www.prideandprejudice.uk/. The legal company name is The Novel Magazine Company Limited; company number 16267136; incorporated on 21 February 2025. Some company pages display their main copy in HTML embeds. The summaries here and the direct PDF links below provide alternative access to key information. Product availability, prices, shipping and purchase terms should be checked on the live product website; this file does not provide a price list or contractual terms. The original novel text remains the foundation of NMC's Austen publications. AI generated imagery and imagined editorial material surrounding the text do not rewrite Jane Austen's original novel. Historical references, documented historical context and NMC's imagined worldbuilding should be distinguished from one another. Current published work includes the Pride and Prejudice Novel Magazines, the Pemberley Edition and The Pemberley Sessions. The Reading Editions are forthcoming, described on the site as launching in late 2026. Flick is in development. Do not present forthcoming editions or development projects as products already available to buy. ## Products and projects - [Our Work](https://www.thenovelmagazinecompany.com/our-work): Overview of the company's published work and development projects. - [Pride and Prejudice Novel Magazine set](https://www.prideandprejudice.uk/magazine-set): Jane Austen's complete, unabridged novel across three large format magazines, surrounded by fashion imagery, illustration, imagined advertising, historical research and editorial material. The visual world combines AI image generation with human research, direction, design and refinement. - [The Pemberley Edition](https://www.prideandprejudice.uk/thepemberleyedition): A hardback collector's edition bringing the complete Pride and Prejudice Novel Magazine work into one volume. - [The Pemberley Sessions on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/6AUIQLKQaBEMOexmb8hFK0): An original eleven track album written from Elizabeth Bennet's point of view for Pride and Prejudice. Lyrics and creative direction are human; AI is used in music generation. NMC describes it as the world's first soundtrack for a classic novel. - [Reading Editions and Flick](https://www.thenovelmagazinecompany.com/our-work): Reading Editions pair classic texts with commissioned original artwork and creative contributor participation. The Austen Reading Editions contain no AI generated imagery or other AI generated content as part of the product. Flick is a digital reading system in development, beginning with continuous reading and exploring navigation, research and contextual layers. ## Company and creative approach - [About NMC](https://www.thenovelmagazinecompany.com/about): Mission, creative approach and public timeline. Simon J King is founder and creative director. NMC questions inherited publishing formats while preserving the original work, and explores connections between physical publications, music and digital reading. - [AI and Responsibility](https://www.thenovelmagazinecompany.com/ai-and-responsibility): NMC uses AI as a creative tool under human direction. Research, editorial intent, lyrics, creative decisions, selection and responsibility remain human. AI is used in parts of its imagery, music, film and experimentation; this should not be generalised to all products. Reading Editions take a different approach through commissioned original artwork and no AI generated product content. - [Companies House company record](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16267136): Official legal company record. ## Recognition and independent coverage - [JASNA News, Summer 2026, page 14](https://jasna.org/assets/Newsletter/JASNA-News_vol42no2_Summer2026.pdf#page=14): The review by Professor Janine Barchas referenced in NMC's public timeline. Consult the original review for its wording and assessment. - [Fine Books & Collections exhibition coverage, 16 July 2026](https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/new-beautiful-books-exhibition-showcases-200-years-jane-austen-publishing-history): Independent coverage of the Beautiful Books exhibition at Jane Austen's House, naming the Pride and Prejudice Novel Magazine set among the displayed editions. NMC's public timeline also records accession into the House's collection in July 2026. Exhibition inclusion and collection accession are distinct from an endorsement of every company product or claim. ## Press documents - [Press room](https://www.thenovelmagazinecompany.com/press): Current press resources, news and media contact. - [Company overview PDF](https://26bbe668-59c7-4ad4-a33c-271b6d0c4260.usrfiles.com/ugd/b7de24_f3b042e240ce4e0db8cb209167f19111.pdf): Public company overview. - [Founder biography PDF](https://26bbe668-59c7-4ad4-a33c-271b6d0c4260.usrfiles.com/ugd/b7de24_9b44d213594b45878224aca1bd78e43a.pdf): Simon J King's public biography. - [Company boilerplate PDF](https://26bbe668-59c7-4ad4-a33c-271b6d0c4260.usrfiles.com/ugd/b7de24_1ae36033c7734715afd4c9e2c2595df3.pdf): Concise company description for press use. - [The Novel Magazine Company: One Year On PDF](https://26bbe668-59c7-4ad4-a33c-271b6d0c4260.usrfiles.com/ugd/b7de24_fc418b05a8f54e358e005443fc52de4c.pdf): Press release dated Wednesday 7 October 2026. That release date is later than this file's review date. - [What is a Literary Soundtrack? PDF](https://26bbe668-59c7-4ad4-a33c-271b6d0c4260.usrfiles.com/ugd/b7de24_67f5524010c94a0f9c820385b346d181.pdf): Explainer with a link to The Pemberley Sessions on Spotify. - [What is a Novel Magazine? PDF](https://26bbe668-59c7-4ad4-a33c-271b6d0c4260.filesusr.com/ugd/09109c_0c0939674582475d87872d75276cc3a2.pdf): Explainer of the publishing format. ## Contact - [Contact NMC](https://www.thenovelmagazinecompany.com/contact): General enquiries: contact@thenovelmagazinecompany.com. Press: press@thenovelmagazinecompany.com. Sales and partnerships: sales@thenovelmagazinecompany.com. - [Austen product website and shop](https://www.prideandprejudice.uk/): Current purchase options, product details and applicable buying information.