Can Charlotte follow her own advice on romance? November 5, 1811 Elizabeth said, “It is evident whenever they meet, that he does admire her; and to me it is equally evident that Jane is yielding to the preference which she began to entertain for him from the first, and is in a way to be …
Category: Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
P&P The Untold Stories: A Party at Lucus Lodge
- By Jack Caldwell in Jack Caldwell, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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November 1, 2023
The Lucas Lodge Party (from Sir William’s POV) November 1, 1811 IT WAS A CAPITAL NIGHT AT LUCAS LODGE. Sir William Lucas was hosting a gathering in honor of the ____ Militia Regiment, and the lodge was filled with the principal families of the district: The Longs, the Gouldings, the Phillipses, and the Bennets. The …
P&P The Untold Stories: Elizabeth Reflects on the Assembly
- By Shannon Winslow in Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories, Shannon Winslow
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October 16, 2023
Lizzy Agrees with Her Mother? – an uneasy prospect October 16,1811 The Bennet ladies had only just settled into their carriage to commence their short journey home from the Meryton assembly when Lydia, obviously very well pleased with herself, burst forth with, “What a ball! I declare, it was as if the whole affair was …
P&P The Untold Stories: Charlotte Lucas at the Meryton Assembly
- By Abigail Reynolds in Abigail Reynolds, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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October 16, 2023
Charlotte’s Evening at the Assembly October 16, 1811 Not so many years ago, Charlotte had hated attending assemblies. Now they were among her chief pleasures, as she enjoyed the music and the opportunity to visit with her friends, but when she had been younger, she had been agonizingly aware that she might as well have …
P&P The Untold Stories: Darcy at the Meryton Assembly
- By Alix James in Nicole Clarkston, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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October 16, 2023
Mr. Darcy and the Insult October 16, 1811 The bon ton, it was not. Fitzwilliam Darcy was accustomed to being noticed, but not openly stared at. He sipped idly of his drink whenever some bold local appeared set to approach him, and gazed apathetically out at the uncivilized melee when he was left alone. One of …
P&P The Untold Stories: Mr. Bingley Returns Mr. Bennet’s Call
- By Mary Simonsen in Mary Lydon Simonsen, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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October 7, 2023
Now it’s Mr. Bingley’s turn! October 7, 1811 In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet’s visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. – Pride & Prejudice Five days had passed since Mr. Bennet had called on Mr. Bingley at Netherfield Park. The delay in returning the gentleman’s call was …
P&P The Untold Stories: Mr. Bennet calls on Mr. Bingley
- By Mary Simonsen in Mary Lydon Simonsen, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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October 3, 2023
What did Mr. Bennet say to Mr. Bingley when he called at Netherfield? October 3, 1811 Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley…though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of …
P&P The Untold Stories: Bingley Takes Possession of Netherfield
- By Abigail Reynolds in Abigail Reynolds, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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September 25, 2023
What will Caroline Bingley think of Netherfield Park? September 25, 1811 Note: This vignette follows one from last week, Bingley Takes Possession of Netherfield. Caroline Bingley glared at her brother as their carriage rattled over the cobblestones of a little country town. “Charles,” she said in a deceptively honeyed voice, “you know I do not …
P&P The Untold Stories: Lady Catherine Interviews Mr. Collins
- By Diana Birchall in Diana Birchall, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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September 19, 2023
Lady Catherine conducts a job interview with Mr. Collins… September 19, 1811 Mr. Whitaker, the clergyman of Hunsford, was dead. Lady Catherine, however, could not bring herself to regret it. “Certainly,” she said, “I shall mourn as much as is proper; that is, I shall wish him every mercy at the seat of Judgment, but …
P&P The Untold Stories: Netherfield Park is Let at Last
- By Abigail Reynolds in Abigail Reynolds, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories
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September 18, 2023
Welcome to the very first vignette in our new Austen Variations group project, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories. You can find an explanation of this project here. For now, cast yourself back in time to this date 212 years ago! Mr. Bingley views Netherfield Park for the first time September 18, 1811 Mr. Anderson …
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