What did Mr. Darcy think when he first saw Elizabeth Bennet? How did Miss Bingley talk her brother out of proposing to Jane Bennet? And how did Lady Catherine de Bourgh find out Mr. Darcy was on the verge of proposing to Elizabeth? 25 authors of Austen-inspired fiction decided to answer these questions and more. Here are the scenes Jane Austen never wrote: ones that happened off stage, such as Mr. Collins proposing to Charlotte Lucas, and actual Pride and Prejudice scenes from the point of view of different characters.
Each author wrote according to their own inspiration, so PRIDE & PREJUDICE: THE SCENES JANE AUSTEN NEVER WROTE is not a complete novel in and of itself. It is a collection of scenes written independently and designed to complement the original. The reader can start at the beginning or dip into any scene they choose.
Contributing authors include Abigail Reynolds (Mr. Darcy's Noble Connections), Sharon Lathan (Miss Darcy Falls in Love), Regina Jeffers (The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy), Mary Simonsen (Becoming Elizabeth Darcy), Susan Mason-Milks (Please, Mr. Darcy), Jack Caldwell (The Three Colonels), C. Allyn Pierson (Mr. Darcy's Little Sister), Shannon Winslow (The Darcys of Pemberley), Colette Saucier (Pulse and Prejudice), Jane Odiwe (Project Darcy), Monica Fairview (Steampunk Darcy), Maria Grace (Twelfth Night at Longbourn), Diana Birchall (Mrs. Darcy's Dilemma), Marilyn Brant (Pride, Prejudice, and the Perfect Match), Karen Doornebos (Undressing Mr. Darcy), Nina Benneton (Compulsively Mr. Darcy), Susan Adriani (The Truth About Mr. Darcy), J. Marie Croft (Mr. Darcy Takes a Plunge), Vera Nazarian (Mansfield Park and Mummies), Cailin Rubino-Bradway (Lady Vernon and her Daughter), Kara Louise (Pirates and Prejudice), and Heather Lynn Rigaud (Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star).
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Sample from the Table of Contents
September 18, 1811 – Netherfield Park is Let at Last!
September 19, 1811 – Lady Catherine Interviews Mr. Collins
September 20, 1811 – Bingley Seeks Darcy’s Opinion of Netherfield
September 25, 1811 – Bingley Takes Possession of Netherfield
October 5, 1811 – Mr. Bingley Returns Mr. Bennet’s Call
October 9, 1811 – Mr. Bingley Goes to London
October 15, 1811 – The Bennet Sisters Prepare
October 15, 1811 – Louisa and Edward Hurst at the Meryton Assembly
October 15, 1811 – Charlotte Lucas at the Meryton Assembly
October 15, 1811 – Post Assembly Discussion at Longbourn
October 16, 1811 – Darcy Realizes He is Susceptible to Elizabeth Bennet’s Charms
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March 30, 1812 – Darcy Begins His Campaign to Win Elizabeth’s Affections
March 31, 1812 – Fitzwilliam and Darcy Visit the Parsonage Again
April 3, 1812 – Darcy Hints Elizabeth Would Know Rosings Park Better on Future Visits
April 7, 1812 – Darcy is Determined to Make Elizabeth His Wife
April 9, 1812 – Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Walk in the Woods
April 9, 1812 – Darcy Plans His Proposal
April 10, 1812 – Fitzwilliam Takes His Leave of the Parsonage
April 10, 1812 – Elizabeth Reads Darcy’s Letter
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September 23, 1812 – Darcy Apologizes to Bingley for His Duplicity
September 24, 1812 – Much Ado About Nothing
September 27, 1812 – Mr. Bingley Proposes
October 1, 1812 – Mr. Collins Shares Gossip with Lady Catherine
October 3, 1812 – Darcy Learns of Lady Catherine’s Confrontation with Elizabeth
October 3, 1812 – Lady Catherine Leaves Longbourn in a Dudgeon
October 4, 1812 – Mr. Bennet Hears from Mr. Collins
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November 16, 1812 – I Plight Thee My Troth, or, The Wedding
November 16, 1812 – Caroline Bingley Acknowledges the New Mrs. Darcy
November 16, 1812 – The Wedding Night (Charles and Jane)
November 16, 1812 – Wedding Night on the Road to Pemberley
November 17, 1812 – A New Day Dawns for the Darcys
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