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In the Pride and Prejudice Variations series, Abigail Reynolds explores the roads not taken in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, imagining lively plot twists and ecstatically happy endings. Here the story picks up from a pivotal point in Pride and Prejudice —Mr. Darcy's infamously... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Miss Elizabeth Bennet: The second oldest Bennet sisterfrom Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Lives in Hertfordshire England with her parents and 4 sisters.
- Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: a proud and wealthy gentleman from Pemberley in Derbyshire
- Georgiana Darcy: Mr. Darcy's younger sister
- Jane Bennet: Elizabeth's older sister
- Mary Bennet: The third oldest Bennet sister
- Kitty Bennet: The fourth Bennet Sister
- Lydia Bennet: The youngest of the Bennett sisters
- Mr. and Mrs. Bennet: Elizabeth's parents
- Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner: Elizabeth's aunt and uncle who live in Cheapside in London
- Mr. Bingley: Leases Netherfield in Hertfordshire and best friend of Mr. Darcy
- Mr. Collins: Clergyman and cousin to the Bennet sisters. The Bennet home is entailed to him.
- Mrs. Charlotte Collins: Elizabeth's friend and wife of Mr. Collins
- Lady Catherine De Bourgh: Mr. Darcy's aunt (his mother's sister) who wants him to marry her daughter Anne. She lives at Rosings in Kent.
- Anne De Bourgh: Lady Catherine's daughter, Mr. Darcy's cousin. A sickly girl.
- Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam: Darcy's cousin
- Mr. Wickham: A rogue who is only looking to get rich by marriage. Envious of Mr. Darcy.
- Mrs. Darcy: Add a description of this character.
- Elizabeth
- Georgiana
- Miss Bingley
- Colonel Fitzwilliam
- Jane
- Miss Bennet
- Mrs. Reynolds: Pemberley's Housekeeper
- George Wickham
- Lydia
- Mrs. Gardiner
- Wilkins
- Lizzy
- Richard
- Matlock
- Mary
- Pemberley
- Lady Derby
- Mrs. Fletcher
Quotes edit
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O farewell grief and welcome joy, Ten thousand times therefore For now I have found mine own true love, Whom I thought I should never see more.
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‘the fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.’”
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“‘Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,’
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[1]The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington,
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It has not yet been blessed by the church, but last night you and I took one another as husband and wife. Every word I will say during our wedding is already true, and as God hears prayers, he knows that my commitment to you is every bit as solemn and holy to me now as it
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“‘Fortune favors the brave,’
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“Madam, I must recall never to be on the wrong side of a dispute with you!
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First Sentence edit
It was nearing noon on a hot June day when Colonel Fizwilliam stepped out of the stuffy coach into the raucous noise of London.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Pemberley Variations. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Abigail Reynolds (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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