Tag: Elizabeth Bennet

P&P Missing Scenes – The Bennet Sisters Pack Up Before the Wedding

Jane and Elizabeth make their final preparations for their new lives…   Only two more days. Less than 48 hours. Elizabeth paused to stare out the window, forgetting to watch Agnes as she separated Elizabeth’s and Jane’s clothes into piles to be packed in their trunks. And Agnes needed supervision. She was one of several …

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P&P Missing Scenes – Darcy’s Reaction to Finding Elizabeth and the Gardiners at Pemberley

  Darcy has just handed Elizabeth Bennet into the carriage after happening upon her at Pemberley. As the horses begin to move, carrying her away, he begins to reflect on finding Elizabeth at his beloved home…     Darcy’s gaze followed the carriage carrying Elizabeth Bennet as it wound its way around the lake. After …

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Elizabeth and Miss Bingley Face Off – excerpt from a WIP

Here, as promised, is part 2 of chapter 2 of my current work-in-progress – a variation of my own popular novel The Darcys of Pemberley, this time written entirely from Georgiana’s point of view. This is a flashback scene where Georgiana remembers what happened when Elizabeth (and the Gardiners) visited Pemberley, only to be met …

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Jane in January: Jane Austen’s Darling Child – Cassandra Grafton

We’re in our 4th and final week of ‘Jane in January’ and hope you have enjoyed our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.”     As you know, the 28th January is the anniversary of the publication of Pride & Prejudice, and I have been giving some thought as to how Jane Austen may have felt on that …

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Jane in January – P&P Missing Scene – Elizabeth Hears from the New Mrs. Collins

We’re in week 3 of our ‘Jane in January’ event and hope you are enjoying our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.” Christmas is over and the Bennet household has shrunk from a large, merry party to a small, subdued family group. The Gardiners have left Longbourn to return to London, taking Jane with them. And now …

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Lizzy Bennet’s Diary: Chapter Ten by Cassandra Grafton

It’s time for the final extract from Lizzy’s journal as Lizzy Bennet’s Diary concludes below! I hope you have enjoyed them, and thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout the posting of the story. You are all brilliant! A couple of things of note: firstly, as these extracts only cover Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship as far as …

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Lizzy Bennet’s Diary: Chapter Nine by Cassandra Grafton

Lizzy Bennet’s Diary continues below! Many thanks to everyone following and commenting! You make my heart smile!  😀  If you’ve missed the other chapters, you can find them in the Readers’ Library here at Austen Variations.   Lizzy Bennet’s Diary Extracts from the Journals of Miss Elizabeth Bennet ~o0o~ Chapter Nine Longbourn, the 6th day of …

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Lizzy Bennet’s Diary: Chapter Eight by Cassandra Grafton

Lizzy Bennet’s Diary continues below! I hope you are enjoying these extracts and thank you to everyone who has commented on the story so far. If you’ve missed the other chapters, you can find them in the Readers’ Library here at Austen Variations.   Lizzy Bennet’s Diary Extracts from the Journals of Miss Elizabeth Bennet …

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Lizzy Bennet’s Diary: Chapter Seven by Cassandra Grafton

Lizzy Bennet’s Diary continues below! I hope you are enjoying these extracts and thank you to everyone who has commented on the story so far. If you’ve missed the other chapters, you can find them in the Readers’ Library here at Austen Variations.   Lizzy Bennet’s Diary Extracts from the Journals of Miss Elizabeth Bennet …

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Lizzy Bennet’s Diary: Chapter Six by Cassandra Grafton

Lizzy Bennet’s Diary continues below! I hope you are enjoying these extracts and thank you to everyone who has commented on the story so far. If you’ve missed the other chapters, you can find them in the Readers’ Library here at Austen Variations.   Lizzy Bennet’s Diary Extracts from the Journals of Miss Elizabeth Bennet ~o0o~ Chapter Six …

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