Can YOU guess the book? AI reimagines famous houses from literature to ... trends now
The greatest books transport you to a whole other world through just your imagination.
While your body is lying in bed, your mind may be strolling around the manicured gardens of a manor house or the gritty streets of Victorian London.
But now you can see some of the most iconic homes in literature with your own eyes, thanks an artificial intelligence (AI).
These include Pemberley House, Mr Darcy's lavish estate in 'Pride and Prejudice', and the residence of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Book lovers at Hammonds Furniture used the text-to-image software Midjourney to bring fictional homes to life in celebration of World Book Day 2023 - but how many of them can you guess?
Jay Gatsby's mansion in 'The Great Gatsby' (pictured) is described as a 'colossal affair by any standard' and an 'imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy'
Daisy Buchanan's estate in 'The Great Gatsby' (pictured) is described as a 'cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion', as well as 'elaborate', 'bright' and 'rosy-coloured'
1. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The above two houses are depictions of those from 'The Great Gatsby', a novel set in 1922 that follows the life of mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby.
It is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a bond salesman who moves next door in the wealthy enclave of West Egg in Long Island.
Jay Gatsby's mansion is described as a 'colossal affair by any standard' and an 'imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy'.
It had a 'tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden'.
Midjourney was fed this information and generated the building, showing a multitude of rooms with tall windows and an impressive lawn.
In the novel, Jay Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of reuniting with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan, who lives in the same area.
Her estate is described as a 'cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion', as well as 'elaborate', 'bright' and 'rosy-coloured'.
The AI software took all this into account and produced a smart, red brick building surrounded by roses and topiary.
Its classic look contrasts with the Gatsby household, which is larger-than-life and represents the over-consumption of the upper class in that period.
This AI-generated image shows Pemberley House, the home of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' which is described as a 'large, handsome, stone building'
2. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The AI-generated image above shows Pemberley House, the home of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'.
This book tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a middle class young woman who meets and, eventually, falls in love with him.
But, to begin with, the two characters are complete opposites. Where Elizabeth is down-to-Earth, Mr Darcy is proud and pompous.
This is reflected in his estate, which is described as a 'large, handsome, stone building' and 'backed by a ridge of high woody hills'.
There is also a stream at the front 'without any artificial appearance', and its banks 'were neither formal, nor falsely adorned'.
This symbolises how Mr Darcy's arrogant facade coexists with true honesty and integrity, which Elizabeth's visit to Pemberley
