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In this variation, Mr. Darcy arrives at Ramsgate too late; Georgiana Darcy has eloped with George Wickham. He finds the couple at Gretna Green, but the deed is done; Georgiana is now Mrs. Wickham. Unfortunately for Wickham, Georgiana’s dowry is protected by a trust, and the money will not be released to him. Wickham is enraged, and it does not take long for Georgiana to understand that she has made a terrible mistake. After pacing the halls of Pemberley for months, lost in despair, Mr. Darcy decides to honour his promise to his good friend and visit Bingley at Netherfield. There, he meets...

Alas! Mr. Bingley broke his leg just as he was about to travel to Netherfield to sign the lease papers; but surely his good friend Mr. Darcy would be willing to journey to Netherfield to take care of these tiresome legalities. Would he not? Reluctantly, Mr. Darcy agrees. Unfortunately, he is forced to travel without his trusted valet, Franklin, whose sick mother requires his presence in Derbyshire. Rather than accept a substitute valet, Mr. Darcy elects to travel alone and enjoy some rare moments of solitude. A gentleman cannot get into fashionable clothing without assistance, so Mr. Darcy ...

Elizabeth travels with her aunt and uncle, the Gardiners, to Derbyshire. Reassured that the family is away from home, she agrees to visit Pemberley, but encounters Mr. Darcy. He is elated to have a second chance with her, as he has reason to hope that her feelings for him have changed. But an unkind fate intervenes when Jane’s letters, containing the news of Lydia’s elopement, arrive when Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley are visiting. Unable to contain her despair, Elizabeth tells her visitors of Lydia’s misstep. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley leave at once, and so are unaware of the arrival of a...

In this variation, Mr. Darcy’s mother, Lady Anne, is alive and well. She begs her son, Fitzwilliam, to remain at Pemberley rather than visiting his good friend, Charles Bingley, at Netherfield. As a result, Mr. Darcy meets Elizabeth Bennet for the first time when he journeys to Rosings Park at Easter in order to propose to his Cousin Anne, as his mother requested. Though he had every intention of marrying his cousin, he soon realises that Cousin Anne simply cannot compare to the charming and witty Elizabeth Bennet. As for Elizabeth, she cannot help but be attracted to handsome, well-...

An unbelievable thing has just happened at Meryton’s Assembly Ball. A feather worked its way loose from Miss Bingley’s turban, swooping unerringly for Mr. Darcy’s unprotected eye! Instinctively, the gentleman in question raised his hand and stepped backward to avoid the object, tripping Miss Elizabeth Bennet and then falling upon her prone form. Scandalous! A marriage must occur, of course. But he does not want to marry an unknown country miss and she most certainly does not want to marry the proud, dour Mr. Darcy. Can they find their way to one another despite this inauspicious ...

In this variation, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth is on holiday at the seaside with the Gardiners. She intervenes when she sees a young lady being forced into a carriage by a man and an older woman. The young lady’s handsome older brother, Mr. Darcy, expresses his gratitude to her for saving his sister, and they part. Elizabeth expects never to see him again. Imagine her surprise, then, when some two years later, he appears in Meryton as the friend of Netherfield’s new tenant, Mr. Bingley. And imagine her fury when Mr. Darcy, the man she has dreamed about for the past three years, ...

The new tenant of Netherfield Park leaves Meryton without offering for Jane. He loves her but is reluctant to take on the support of her entire family in the event of Mr. Bennet's death, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are thus determined to force Jane to wed Mr. Collins. Lizzy will do anything to save Jane from such a fate! She spirits Jane away to the Gardiners in London. Determined not to let history repeat itself, they introduce themselves to new acquaintances as orphans with no other siblings. Romances flourish with Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, but the two sisters are all too aware that the ...

Mr. Darcy is delighted to take his wife sailing while the couple is in Brighton. But what is intended as a romantic holiday turns into tragedy when Elizabeth is swept off the deck and into the sea. Mr. Darcy will never forget the sight of his beloved Elizabeth sinking beneath the waves, and he is plunged into despair. Some miles down the coast, a young woman’s nearly lifeless body is discovered and brought to a nearby doctor. When she finally awakens, she has no memory of her past and is entirely dependent on the goodwill of the doctor and his sister. Elizabeth’s absence has unexpected ...

It’s time for Georgiana’s debut, so the Darcys are off to London for the Season. The Bingleys are coming to London as well, in the hopes of getting Caroline Bingley married off at long last! Elizabeth agrees (with some trepidation) to include Caroline in the social activities planned for Georgiana, in the hope that Caroline will find a husband in the Darcys’ wider social circle. Can Caroline learn some manners at long last? Can Georgiana overcome her shyness in order to win the Earl of her dreams? Happily, Mrs. Annesley is on hand to teach the young ladies the rules of the Marriage Game!

Charlotte Lucas marries Mr. Collins, a man she can neither love nor respect, but what more can a plain-faced girl with no dowry hope for? When Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam visit Lady Catherine, Charlotte and the Colonel conspire to help Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy reach an understanding before the visit ends. In the process, Charlotte falls in love with the Colonel, and learns that he cares for her as well! Alas, their love is doomed, as Charlotte is very much married. When Mr. Bennet dies, Charlotte and Mr. Collins soon find themselves living at Longbourn. But life at Longbourn is far ...

People’s characters are formed in large part by the events of their lives. We are all familiar with the story of Anne Elliot and her eventual reunion with Captain Wentworth. But what of Elizabeth Elliot? What events in her life have made her into the rather unattractive character we see in Persuasion? How did the Elliots fall into such financial difficulties? And why does Mrs. Clay have such a hold on her? These questions are all answered in Persuaded: The Story of Elizabeth Elliot. Without warning, Elizabeth is removed from school following the death of her beloved mother. With little ...