Midjourney Prompts: Classic Novel Illustrations
To get classic novel illustration-style images with Midjourney, use the pattern: main characters & relationship + clear scene + mood + style suffix. This post gives 10 ready-to-use prompts and a formula (niji71), so you can create on LimaxAI in one click.
Overview
Classic novel illustration prompts usually include: title, main characters and who is in front/behind, clear setting (place, era, lighting), mood keywords, and a fixed style line (e.g. detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style).
Example prompts (niji71)
Below are 10 English prompts and short scene descriptions you can use directly in Midjourney on LimaxAI.
| Novel | English prompt | Scene |
|---|---|---|
| Pride and Prejudice | English gentleman Mr. Darcy in tailored Regency suit standing in front, graceful Elizabeth Bennet in a flowing empire-waist gown turning her head behind, candlelit ballroom with clear chandeliers and dancing couples, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Darcy and Elizabeth, ballroom, romantic novel style. |
| Romeo and Juliet | Young Romeo in Renaissance attire holding a rose in front, Juliet in a delicate gown leaning over a stone balcony behind, clear moonlit Verona courtyard with ivy walls, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Romeo and Juliet, moonlit Verona. |
| Les Misérables | Jean Valjean in a worn coat carrying Cosette in front, Inspector Javert in dark uniform watching from the shadows behind, clear Paris cobblestone street with gas lamps and rain reflections, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Valjean and Cosette, Paris street, gas lamps and rain. |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | The Count of Monte Cristo in elegant black cloak holding a silver mask in front, a startled noblewoman in a jeweled gown stepping back behind, clear opera house foyer with velvet stairs and mirrors, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Count and noblewoman, opera foyer. |
| Wuthering Heights | Brooding Heathcliff in a dark coat standing in front, Catherine in a wind-tossed dress reaching out behind, clear Yorkshire moorland with dramatic clouds and bending grasses, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Heathcliff and Catherine, Yorkshire moor. |
| Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina in a fur-trimmed winter dress holding gloves in front, Count Vronsky in military uniform hesitating behind, clear snow-dusted railway platform with steam and iron beams, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Anna and Vronsky, snowy platform. |
| Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre in modest Victorian dress holding a small book in front, Mr. Rochester in a dark waistcoat leaning toward her behind, clear Thornfield Hall corridor with warm fireplace light, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Jane and Rochester, Thornfield corridor. |
| The Great Gatsby | Jay Gatsby in a crisp tuxedo holding a champagne glass in front, Daisy Buchanan in a shimmering flapper-style dress blurred by distance behind, clear mansion garden party with lights, jazz band, and the far green dock light, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Gatsby and Daisy, garden party, green light. |
| Dracula | Count Dracula in aristocratic cape standing in front, a pale young woman in a nightgown stepping back behind, clear gothic castle corridor with stained glass and moonbeams, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Dracula and woman, gothic castle. |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Captain Nemo in a naval coat pointing outward in front, a fascinated guest in travel attire leaning toward the porthole behind, clear submarine interior with brass instruments and a luminous underwater reef outside, detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style. | Nemo and guest, submarine, underwater reef. |
Formula
Pattern: [Character A] in [outfit] [pose] in front, [Character B] in [outfit] [pose] behind, clear [setting with lighting], detailed color illustration, romantic novel book style.
Sample
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