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Pride And Prejudice, Jane Austin Jane Austin was born in 1775 in Stevenson, Hampshire. Her family wasn't rich but managed to give her a decent education. At fourteen she began to write little plays for home theatricals. She also wrote nonsense story's to entertain her family. After her father's retirement they moved to the town of Bath. She was writing First Impression, now called Pride and Prejudice but couldn't get it published till 1813.

Jane led a quiet life and never married. She died in 1817. She has written several novels: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Mansfield (1814), Emma (1816), North anger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818). Jane Austin published her novels anonymously. It wasn't till the twentieth century that she became really famous. Jane used to write about love and money.

WORK: Pride and Prejudice is the title of Jane Austin's first novel. It deals with a very proud man and a woman that has too many prejudices. It isn't before they both see that they are wrong that they can love each other. Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel in which manners are very important. It's been first published in 1813. My version: Blackbirds 1992 THEME: Idea's and manners can be changed.

I don't know what else to make of it. It's the only lesson I can find in the novel. I read because I enjoy it, not because I want to be taught life visions. STORYLINE: Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austin [Chapter 1] Mrs. Bennet tells her husband, Mr. Bennet, to visit the new owner of Netherfield, Mr. Bingley. He is quite rich and he is single which makes him a wanted man with all the girls in the neighbourhood. Mr. Bennet tells her that he won't be visiting him because he likes to fool around with her.

Mrs. Bennet is thinking about their five daughters, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine and Lydia. One of them might fall in love with this Mr. Bingley and that would suite her just fine. [Chapter 2] Mr. Bennet did visit Mr. Bingley, being one of the first. He didn't tell his wife or his daughters about is till the evening after the visit.

They were all over him, wanting to know everything about Bingley. His wife praised him to be such a good father and couldn't stop telling him that she knew he would visit Bingley. [Chapter 3] The girls hear from their neighbour, Lady Lucas, what Mr. Bingley is like, for their father refused to tell them. It seems that he was a good looking young man.

All of them were looking forward to the next ball. A few days later Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet' visit. The girls wanted to meet him and he wanted to meet them, but Mr. Bennet avoided that in his own teasing way by talking to him alone. An invitation for dinner was given and they were turned down for Mr. Bingley had to be in town for a few days. He came back for the next ball, taking his sister and his brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst and his other sister, Miss Bingley, and his best friend, Mr. Darcy who made himself a name as being to pride to talk to anyone besides his acquaintances. At the ball Mr. Bingley danced with Jane twice which was explained as that he likes her more than all the other ladies.

Lizzy heard Mr. Darcy talking about herself saying he didn't think her pretty. Coming home Mr. Bennet was still awake, hoping that his wife would tell him how disappointing she found Mr. Bingley, but instead she told him how font she was of him and how font he seemed to be of Jane. Then she told him about the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy. [Chapter 4] Jane tells Elizabeth how much she likes Mr. Bingley.

They talk about him, he inherited quite some money and two years later he bought Netherfield. He is the opposite of his friend Mr. Darcy. They are both very clever but very different in all their other habits. Jane tells Lizzy that his sisters and Darcy are staying at Netherfield with Mr. Bingley. They all think of Jane as a very sweet girl.

[Chapter 5] The Lucas' lived near the Bennets. They had a good relation and one of their daughters, Charlotte, was a good friend of Eliza, during a visit from the Lucas's there was a conversation about Mr. Darcy, how rude he behaved during the ball, not even talking to his neighbours, not dancing and so on. Elizabeth says that she could have forgiven him his pride if he hadn't stamped at hers. [Chapter 6] The Bennet ladies returned the visit and went to Netherfield. Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley didn't approve of them all, they only want to get to know Jane and Elizabeth for they think the others are not admirable. Then Charlotte comes to visit Lizzy and they talk about Jane and Mr. Bingley.

Charlotte thinks Jane ought to make sure she gets married to him and not wait for him to get to know her better. She thinks they " ll have the same chance of happiness as when they know each other for a year. Lizzy thinks she's crazy, she tells her that Jane doesn't want to marry someone she doesn't love. She wants to be sure and she tells Charlotte that she thinks Charlotte wouldn't act that way either. At the next ball, Mr. Darcy has a good look at Eliza again and finds she has very pretty eyes. He starts to listen to her conversations and she gets angry about it.

She tells Charlotte and when Mr. Darcy comes over she tells him to stop it, in a very polite way as always. Sir William Lucas had a chat with Darcy and then tried to make him dance with Elizabeth. But instead of Mr. Darcy saying no, she told him she wasn't going to dance with him. They both said nothing when Charlotte came and started guessing what Mr. Darcy was thinking. He told her: He was thinking of a great pair of eyes, Miss Bennet's eyes. [Chapter 7] The youngest, Catherine and Lydia were font of the officers who came to the neighbourhood.

Mr. Bennet tells them they are two of the silliest girls in the country. Now Mrs. Bennet tells him he is crazy to talk about his own daughters in that way, they " ll get married if he keeps doing that. Then someone brings a letter for Jane, it's from Caroline Bingley, she and her sister want to invite Jane for dinner that evening for the men are out to dine with the officers. Jane asks for the carriage but her mother knows there is a storm coming up and she would like to see her daughter stay at Netherfield for a wile. So she tells Jane she can't have the carriage and she has to go by horse. Next morning by breakfast there is a letter for Lizzy, it's from Jane she is ill and staying with the Bingleys.

She'd like her sister to come and visit her. Lizzy too can't have the carriage and decides to go there by foot. It's about three miles. Coming there, she was brought to her sister who didn't felt better at all and by three o'clock, when Elizabeth wanted to go home she was asked to stay. So she sent a note home and someone brought her some clothes.

[Chapter 8] The sisters talked about Eliza, how unarguable it was for her to walk all the way to Netherfield and how dirty her dress had become by it. The gentlemen however think she is very nice and like her for what she did. Caroline tries to make Mr. Darcy to see Lizzy as a detestable person, but although Darcy's behaviour towards her doesn't change, he does starts to like her. [Chapter 9] Jane isn't getting better and they are at Netherfield for some days.

Caroline is false towards Elizabeth. Lizzy however doesn't mind and finds Mr. Bingley very concerned about her sister. Mrs. Bennet, Lydia and Catherine paid a visit to Netherfield. Elizabeth defended Mr. Darcy against her mother by telling her she didn't understand what he had mend to say. Before they leave Lydia asks Mr. Bingley when he is given the ball he promised to give. He tells her to wait until at least her sister has recovered from her cold.

[Chapter 10] A few days later Mr. Darcy is writing a letter to his sister. He is interrupted by Miss Bingley every few minutes. At least Elizabeth takes part in the conversation. She has a polite quarrel with Darcy and finally he ends his letter and they go to bed. The next day Jane was much better and after dinner Elizabeth took her down stairs. Mr. Bingley was very glad Jane was feeling better and he made her sit at the fireplace.

They talked the whole evening. Mr. Darcy was reading and Miss Bingley tried to do so too. But she couldn't and instead she started irritating again. She managed to make Lizzy walk through the room. She wanted Mr. Darcy to react, but he was smart and told them there could only be two reasons for them to walk through the room.

Because they had some secret affairs to discuss or because they know that they look prettier that way. If it is the first, he is in the way, if the second he can observe them better by sitting in the chair. Another quarrel follows and then they go to bed. [Chapter 12] The next morning Elizabeth wrote her mother that Jane was much better and that they should sent the carriage. Her mother however thinks they should stay till Wednesday.

The girls decide to ask for Bingley's carriage. So the next morning the are taken home. Their mother is mad, they shouldn't have come home. Their father however is glad that his eldest daughters are home again for he thinks the conversation level had sunk to a minimum dept with them being away. [Chapter 13] Next morning Mr. Bennet tells them that there will be a visitor, it's his cousin Mr. Collins who they have never seen.

He is Mr. Bennet's only inheritor. Mrs. Bennet is upset, he can through he and the girls out of the house as soon as Mr. Bennet is dead. Mr. Bennet reads the letter out loud. Mr. William Collins writes that Mr. Bennet and his father had a very bad relationship and that now, as his father passed away, he would like to try and heal the breach. Mr. Bennet wrote him a letter that he was welcome. Mr. Collins arrived just before dinner.

[Chapter 14] Mr. Collins starts talking about Lady Catherine de Bourgh his patronages's. She is Sir Lewis de Bourgh's widow. She and her daughter live across Rosings Park. Mr. Bennet is glad that his cousin is as absurd as he had hoped. And Mr. Collins keeps looking at the girls, mainly at Jane. [Chapter 15] Mr. Collins intents to marry and it seems that Jane is in his view.

Next morning dear Mrs. Bennet however tells him that Jane is likely to marry Mr. Bingley. Now William goes after Elizabeth. Mrs. Bennet believes that soon both Elizabeth and Jane will be married. The girls and Mr. Collins decide to walk to Meryton. There they meet two officers, Mr. Denny and his friend Mr. Wickham, who they never met before.

Then they see Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy. When Mr. Darcy sees Mr. Wickham his face gets all red and the other goes white. They greet and than Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy leave. The two eldest noticed the hostile manners and they wonder what going on between them. The girls and the two man walk to the house of Mr. and Mrs. Philip, there uncle and aunt. Mr. Collins got introduced.

Kitty and Lydia talked about Mr. Wickham and their aunt promised them that Mr. Philip would ask around about him. On their way home Lizzy and Jane talk about what they saw. [Chapter 16] During Mr. Collins's stay they visited Meryton again. Their uncle had invited Mr. Wickham too. After he came in he sat down besides Elizabeth who thinks that he is not like the other officers, he has good manners and is the opposite of Mr. Darcy. During his chat with Lizzy he asks her how long Darcy has been staying at Netherfield now and then he tells her that the late Mr. Darcy was the best friend he ever had.

However, he doesn't like his son for he dishonoured the memory of his father. The late Mr. Darcy had been his godfather and after he died Mr. Wickham would have got a living if Mr. Darcy's son hadn't ignored his will. He also tells her about his sister, Miss Darcy. She is about 16 years old and quite handsome, but further, she is too much like her brother. She lives in London with a lady, some sort of governess. Lizzy tells him about Mr. Bingley, that he is a wonderful man and that he can't know anything about Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Wickham tells her that Darcy can be very nice. Mr. Collins was talking to Mrs. Philips and Wickham heard them talking about Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Wickham tells them that Lady Anne Darcy was Lady Catherine's sister. Wickham tells Lizzy that Miss de Bourgh will inherit a very large fortune and that she and Darcy are to be married.

At least that is what every one thinks. Lizzy thinks Mr. Darcy has too much pride and his aunt, Lady Catherine is an arrogant woman. After dinner they went home and Elizabeth couldn't stop thinking about Mr. Wickham and what he had told her. [Chapter 17] Next day Lizzy talks with Jane about what she heard. Jane doesn't believe Mr. Wickham, she only sees the good sites of people. Jane doesn't know who to believe anymore except that Mr. Bingley will be the victim if the affair becomes public.

Then they have to stop talking because Mr. Bingley and his sisters arrive to give them the long expected invitation for the ball at Netherfield. The two sisters only talked to Jane and Lizzy and they left so soon that even their brother was surprised. But they did manage to escape from Mrs. Bennet's civilities. Jane was looking forward to an evening with her two friends and of course their brother and Lizzy was hoping on dancing with Mr. Wickham.

Lizzy was in such a good state, she even talked to Mr. Collins, freely. It wasn't a good idea however because now she was to dance with him at the ball. [Chapter 18] Ball time at Netherfield. Elizabeth is looking for Mr. Wickham, she can't find him. She never thought about him not being there till she heard his friend Mr. Denny. He tells her Wickham wanted to avoid seeing a certain person and so he had business in town.

Lizzy goes to her friend Lady Charlotte Lucas and after talking to her she feels better. The first two dances however, are for Mr. Collins and she doesn't like that. Later that evening when she is talking to Charlotte again Mr. Darcy suddenly asks her for a dance. Dancing with him is odd, he doesn't say a worth so Lizzy decides that he must be punished for that. She starts a conversation. After a while she tells him she that she has a new acquaintance.

Mr. Darcy gets upset and when he finally answers he is [{bitter}]. Mr. Lucas interrupts their conversation by mentioning that Mr. Bingley and Jane are dancing together. It seems to bother Darcy but he is dancing too. Elizabeth is analyzing his character, it doesn't work. Later Miss Bingley tells Eliza that she shouldn't give Mr. Wickham to much credit for she thinks that he is lying.

Lizzy thinks Miss Bingley is in love with Mr. Darcy and that she is ignorant. Jane tells her sister that Mr. Bingley doesn't know anything about Wickham but that he thinks Wickham isn't a respectful man. Mr. Collins tells Lizzy he heard that Mr. Darcy is Lady Catherine's nephew and he is going to talk to him. Lizzy wants to stop him but she fails. Collins talks to Darcy who gives him a little bow and then moves on.

Collins thinks Darcy likes him. Lizzy hears her mother and Mrs. Lucas talk about Jane being married to Mr. Bingley. She sees Darcy looking at them and she is ashamed about her mother's behaviour. Mary starts singing and only Mr. Bennet understands Lizzy and makes her stop. Unfortunately Mr. Collins starts his performance than. Bingley and Jane haven't noticed anything but Mr. Darcy did and he doesn't like what he has seen and heard.

Finally they go home. [Chapter 19] Next day, after breakfast Mr. Collins asks Lizzy to marry him. She turns him down. [Chapter 20] Her Mother tells her that if she doesn't marry him she " ll never talk to her again. Elizabeth talks to her father who tells her the opposite. Now her mother is really upset.

[Chapter 21] Next morning Miss Lucas comes to visit Elizabeth. She listens to Collins for a while and then they go to town. They pick up Mr. Wickham and walk around for some time. When they return their is a letter for Jane from Caroline Bingley, they left Netherfield and they probably won't come back. Jane is a little upset for she really likes Mr. Bingley. Lizzy tries to reassure her by telling her that Miss Bingley wants her brother to marry Miss Darcy.

She is trying to keep him away from her. She tries to explain to her that Miss Bingley herself is in love with Mr. Darcy. She hopes that when there has been one marriage, a second isn't that much trouble anymore. They decide not to tell there mother about the Bingley's not coming back this winter. [Chapter 22] That evening Miss Lucas stays for dinner and listens to Mr. Collins again.

She is up to something. Next morning Mr. Collins is due to go home but before he leaves he goes to the Lucas's and proposes to Charlotte. She " ll marry him. Elizabeth thinks she is crazy. Charlotte tells her she thinks that she " ll be as happy with him as with every other man. [Chapter 23] Sir William Lucas is sent by Charlotte to tell the Bennet's about the engagement.

Mrs. Bennet is angry with Elizabeth for a week, with Mr. and Mrs. Lucas for a month and with Charlotte even longer. Lizzy and Charlotte don't talk about the subject any more. Jane writes a letter to Caroline Bingley and hopes to hear from her soon. They get a letter from Mr. Collins, he " ll be coming to make arrangements for the marriage. Elizabeth starts fearing that Mr. Bingley's sisters will succeed in keeping him away from Jane.

Mrs. Bennet complains about Collins that he " ll put them out off their home once Mr. Bennet passed away. [Chapter 24] There comes a letter form Miss Bingley, they " ll be staying the winter in London. They are staying at Darcy's. Miss Darcy is praised too much in the letter.

Lizzy tries to comfort Jane but she fails. After an argument about man and her own situation Jane still doesn't believe that Miss Bingley, Mrs. Hurst and Mr. Darcy have something to do with Bingley staying in London. Mr. Bennet asks Lizzy about Mr. Wickham. Would she marry him? Elizabeth doesn't know, she isn't sure about what to think of Mr. Darcy anymore. [Chapter 25] Mr. Collins leaves Longbourn.

A few days later Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner arrive. (Mrs. Bennet's sister). They " ll be staying for Christmas. Their aunt knows about Mr. Bingley and Jane because they wrote her some letters. Mrs. Gardiner asks Jane to go to London with them after Christmas. She will, she hopes to see her friend there.

Mrs. Gardiner and Mr. Wickham have some friends in common where they talk about. Mrs. Gardiner remembers Mr. Darcy used to be described as an ill natured boy who was very proud. [Chapter 26] Mrs. Gardiner warns Lizzy, she shouldn't fall in love with Mr. Darcy merely because every one dislikes him. She tells Lizzy that Wickham might fall in love with her but Lizzy is sure he won't because she sees him as a dear friend and nothing more. The Gardiners and Jane leave for London and soon after that Mr. Collins returns. Jane promises Charlotte to visit her in Hunsford in March, with Charlotte's father and her sister Maria.

After the wedding they started writing to each other. Charlotte pretends to be very happy and she praises everything she has and every one she meets. Then Elizabeth receives a letter from Jane. She has visited Caroline and it took weeks before Caroline returned her visit to her.

Lizzy is sorry for her sister but hopes Mr. Bingley will soon marry Miss Darcy to find out what he has thrown away. Lizzy writes to her aunt that Lydia and Kitty like Wickham even better than she does. [Chapter 27] It's March. Elizabeth, Mary and Mr. Lucas will be visiting Charlotte in Hunsford.

But first they pay a visit to the Gardiners in London. Jane is happy to see Lizzy and Mrs. Gardiner wants to know everything about Miss King, Mr. Wickham's new friend. Lizzy gets an invitation for a holiday. They have a nice evening in the theatre.

[Chapter 28] Next morning they drive to Hunsford. Mr. Collins shows them around and leads them to their rooms. Later there are some other guests. Miss de Bourgh and Mrs. Jenkinson, who lives at Rosings too. They have come to invite every one for dinner at Rosings the next day. [Chapter 29] Mr. Collins tells Lizzy not to worry about her dress for Lade Catherine won't mind if it is simple.

Lizzy finds some resemblance between Lady Catherine and Mr. Darcy. After dinner Mrs. de Bourgh starts questioning Elizabeth about her life, her family, habits and friends. They disagree about many things but finally she stops to play cards. Mr. Collins can't stop talking and apologising where as Mr. Lucas doesn't say a worth. Lizzy is happy to leave. [Chapter 30] Sir William only stayed a week at Hunsford.

Mr. Collins showed him the country. After he left Mr. Collins spent his time in the garden and the girls didn't get to see him very often. They had some dinners at Rosings. Easter was coming and so was Mr. Darcy. There will be a party at Rosings. The they after his arrival Mr. Collins went to Rosings to meet him.

Coming back there are two gentlemen with him. Mr. Darcy and his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam. [Chapter 31] During the next week they saw Mr. Fitzwilliam a few times. Darcy was only seen at the church. Finally they get an invitation to spent the evening at Rosings. Lizzy is talking to Fitzwilliam and Darcy is looking curious in their direction.

Darcy and Lizzy are fighting again, with words of course. Darcy tells her that he can't make new acquaintances himself, he thinks he misses that talent. Lizzy is playing with him and his cousin is helping her. Now Darcy starts praising her because see is able to talk to strangers without any trouble. Finally Lady Catherine's carriage took them home. [Chapter 32] Next morning Lizzy writes a letter to Jane.

The other girls are out and she was home alone. The doorbell rings and Mr. Darcy comes in. She asks Darcy about the well being of his friend, Mr. Bingley and when they will be going back to Netherfield. After a while Lizzy noticed that Darcy was being much nicer than usual. He noticed it too and changed his manners at once. Charlotte and Maria come in and soon Mr. Darcy leaves.

Charlotte thinks he's in love with Elizabeth. Darcy and Fitzwilliam come to pay a visit every day. [Chapter 33] Darcy and Lizzy meet in the park sometime, very strange, non of them speaks, they just walk. Still Lizzy doesn't believe that Darcy is in love with her. Mr. Fitzwilliam comes to visit Lizzy and she finds out that Mr. Darcy isn't the only one who has something to say about his sister. His cousin also has to take care of Georgiana.

Fitzwilliam tells that Darcy told him that he saved a dear friend from marrying the wrong woman last summer. Lizzy is furious but her visitor doesn't notices it. Lizzy refuses to go to Rosings that evening, she stays at home having a headache. [Chapter 34] After the others left for Rosings Lizzy starts reading Jane's letters again. She wants to find out who Darcy really is. Jane used to be cheerful even in her letters but Lizzy thinks she misses that now.

She hears the doorbell and soon after Mr. Darcy walks into the room. He is worried about her health. Silence. Then he suddenly starts telling Elizabeth that he loves her even though he doesn't want to. Elizabeth is surprised and angry, she tells him that she isn't in love with him etc. Darcy becomes pale and angry.

He wants to know why she gives him so sort an answer. Lizzy tells him that she can't love the man that ruined her sisters happiness. Some one is in a real bad state now. Darcy thinks he was kinder to his friend than to himself. Lizzy asks him about the Wickham affair. He doesn't answer that but tells her that if she thinks so ill of him he had better not asked for her hand.

According to Lizzy he couldn't have said or done worser thinks to make her refuse. Darcy thinks she has to many prejudices. Lizzy thinks he is much to pride. He wishes her well and happiness and leaves.

Lizzy starts crying but goes to her room when she hears the carriage coming. [Chapter 35] Next morning Lizzy wants to walk in the park but she is afraid of meeting Darcy there and so she walks through the lane. She can't resist however and looks over the gate into the garden, when Darcy sees her he comes and gives her a letter. Elizabeth starts reading: Darcy was convinced that Jane didn't love his friend Mr. Bingley and because he knew that Bingley did he wanted to keep him from seeing Jane.

He says that he doesn't know Jane as well as Elizabeth does and perhaps he made a mistake. Lizzy asked him about Wickham last night. He couldn't give her an explanation then because he had no control over himself. Now he wants to tell her what really happen.

Wickham was always nice to the late Mr. Darcy but when he wasn't in the room he behaved very different. After the old Mr. Wickham died he wrote to Darcy and told him he wanted to study law. Darcy gave him lb 3,000. A few years later he asked for money again and Darcy refused to give any.

Wickham turned violent and started to tell things that never happened. Darcy wants to tell her something that happened when his sister, Georgiana was 15. He asks Elizabeth not to talk about it for nobody but his cousin knows about it. Wickham stayed with Georgiana and her governess for a while.

Darcy didn't know about it then. Georgiana thought she was in love with Wickham, but when Darcy returned Wickham took of. Darcy is sure he was after her inheritance, lb 30,000. Darcy hopes that Lizzy now understands why he dislikes Mr. Wickham. If she still doesn't believe him she is free to ask Colonel Fitzwilliam. [Chapter 36] Lizzy walks around for another two hours.

She reads the letter over and over. She doesn't want to believe Darcy she can't help doubting Wickham's words. He said he never got any money while Darcy writes that he gave him lb 30,000. She remembers that nobody but she was told about the money Wickham didn't get till Darcy left Netherfield.

After he left everyone talked about it. She starts believing Darcy and she is ashamed of herself merely for her prejudice. She even thinks different about Darcy keeping Bingley away from Jane though she still doesn't think it was right. Coming home she hears that the two gentlemen paid a visit, both looking for her.

[Chapter 37] Next morning after Darcy and his Cousin left Rosings they get an invitation for dinner. Lady Catherine wants Lizzy to stay a few more weeks but Mr. Bennet asked her to come home so she " ll leave next Saturday. Her uncle sent a servant for the journey. [Chapter 38] Saturday morning at breakfast Mr. Collins asked Lizzy about her stay at Hunsford.

She is glad to tell him that she liked it and that it wasn't bore once. They almost forgot to sent a message of thanks to Rosings before they drove of heading for London. Lizzy and Maria are to stay with the Gardiner's for a few days. She wants to tell Jane about Darcy's proposal but being afraid that she has to say something about Bingley to she decides to wait till they are home.

[Chapter 39] Coming at Hertfordshire the girls are invited by Lydia and Kitty for tea. Lydia tells them that Miss King went to her uncle to stay so Wickham is free. They also tell that the officers are going to be replaced to Brighton. The girls want to go there in the summer with Mr. Bennet. On their way home Lydia tells them how they dressed a boy in woman's clothes and that the officers didn't noticed it. The Lucas's were at the Bennet's place for Maria and they stayed for dinner.

The younger girls left for town again but Elizabeth doesn't want to join them, she doesn't want to meet Wickham as long as possible. [Chapter 40] Next morning she tells Jane everything about Darcy's proposal. Jane thinks she was right in turning him down. Lizzy starts telling her about the letter. Jane is sorry for Darcy, she is sure that he suffered a lot mainly because Lizzy thought so bad of him.

Elizabeth looking at Jane still thinks she isn't happy. She doesn't tell her about the other part of the letter because she thinks Bingley is the one who should tell her the truth. [Chapter 41] The officers are to leave in a few days and all the young ladies in town are depressed. Jane and Lizzy however are in a good state which their younger sisters don't appreciate. Elizabeth is more ashamed as ever before because she feels that Darcy was right. What he told his friend about the Bennets was quite true.

She is ashamed of her family's manners. Lydia received an invitation from Mrs. Forster, the colonel's wife to join them to Brighton. Lizzy tells her father to take better care of Lydia for she is much to free. He should teach her better manner. Mr. Bennet tells her that were ever she and Jane come they " ll be loved for who they are and nobody will judge them after their silly sisters. The last night in town some officers come to dine at Longbourn.

Wickham asks Elizabeth how she liked Hunsford. She tells him about her meeting Mr. Darcy and Mr. Fitzwilliam there. Wickham says that Fitzwilliam's manners are much finer then Darcy's. Elizabeth tells him that Darcy's manners improve on acquaintance. Mr. Wickham is alarmed, still he attacks Darcy in their conversation.

Next day the officers, Mrs. Forster and Lydia leave for Brighton. [Chapter 42] At home Lizzy is looking to her holiday with the Gardiners, though she'd liked it better if Jane could come with them too. Some time before the holiday she receives a letter from her aunt. The holiday plans have been changed, they " ll going to Derbyshire in stead of the Lake. Jane will take care of their four cousins. On their way to Derbyshire Mrs. Gardiner decides she wants to see Pemberley, Darcy's property.

Elizabeth tries to change her mind but she fails. That evening she asks a maid whether Darcy is at Pemberley and gets a no as answer. At least she won't meet Darcy there. [Chapter 43] Pemberley is a very large property.

Pemberley House itself is a large, beautiful, stone building, around it a huge park. Elizabeth adores the place. It contains everything one needs and nothing one doesn't need. Lizzy would almost regret not being Darcy's wife. Darcy's housekeeper surprises Lizzy by saying that she has known him all his live and that she never got a wrong word of him. After visiting the house from the inside they go to the garden.

Elizabeth looks back at the house which she left with a warm feeling towards its owner when she sees Darcy coming to the garden. He wasn't supposed to come home till the next day. Elizabeth feels ashamed for being at his place without being invited. Darcy didn't know much to say himself but what he did say was meant well.

They walked in the park for a while when they met Darcy again. He walks with them inviting Mr. Gardiner for fishing as often as he likes. Elizabeth doesn't know what to think of his kindness. Darcy invites her for tomorrow's party, Georgiana wants to meet her. [Chapter 44] Next morning Darcy and Georgiana drive to the inn where Elizabeth is staying with her family.

Elizabeth is so nerves that even her uncle notices what is going on. Lizzy expected a proud, unembarrassed girl but is glad that she was wrong for Darcy's sister is only a little shy. They like each other at once. Then Bingley comes in too. During their conversation Lizzy feels that Miss Bingley didn't succeed in bringing his brother and Georgiana together. She finds only friendship between them.

Bingley mentions his leaving Hertfordshire. Lizzy thinks that he still is in love with her sister. They are all invited for dinner at Pemberley. Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner are sure that Darcy is in love, they don't know what to think of Elizabeth's feelings. Next morning after breakfast Mr. Gardiner goes to Pemberley to fish.

[Chapter 45] Elizabeth is convinced that Miss Bingley is jealous of her by now and she is curios to know how she will behave. At Pemberley they are greeted by Georgiana, Mrs. Hurst, her sister and Mrs. Annesley, the governess. During the conversation Bingley's sisters say nothing. After Miss Darcy ordered some fruit the gentlemen come join them.

Miss Bingley asks Lizzy about the officers, whether they are still in town. She tries to make ill of the Bennets, specially Elizabeth. Darcy's sister gets upset by the question and falls in silence. Darcy himself is glad that Lizzy answers without making any trouble. Caroline's scheme hit the wrong way. After the Gardiners and their cousin leave she speaks ill of the Bennets and especially of Elizabeth.

Darcy nor Georgiana answer. Miss Darcy thinks Caroline must be wrong for Darcy only spoke good of Lizzy. [Chapter 46] Next morning Lizzy receives two letters from Jane. The firsts one had been missent. Jane writes that there has been a massage from Colonel Forster. Lydia and Wickham are gone!

Lizzy opens the second one. The Colonel searched for them, he thinks they are in London though they intended to go to Scotland. Jane asks them to come home for their father will need some help to find them. Lizzy wants to find her uncle but Darcy comes in.

She is too upset so the servant is to find the Gardiners while Darcy takes care of her. Elizabeth starts crying, then she tells him what has happened. Darcy starts walking up and down the room. Finally he says goodbye and leaves. Lizzy could feel is concern. The Gardiners are cocked and agree in leaving as soon as possible.

An hour later they set of for Longbourn. [Chapter 47] During the journey Mrs. Gardiner thinks that Wickham isn't that bad, he " ll marry Lydia. If he doesn't he's in big trouble. Lizzy doesn't believe it for Denny got a letter from Wickham, he never wanted to marry her.

Besides, her aunt doesn't know everything about Wickham. Lizzy feels guilty for she didn't tell her family about it. They reach Longbourn at lunch time the next day. There is no news yet.

Kitty tells that Lydia wrote to her that they were in love. Elizabeth reads Lydia's letter to Mrs. Forster. She thinks it a bad letter but she's glad that at least Lydia though she was going to marry. [Chapter 48] It town people are speaking ill about Wickham. Even Jane starts to believe that they didn't went to Scotland to be married. Mr. Gardiner sends them a letter.

They are still looking for Lydia. He asks Colonel Forster to question his men about Wickham's relations. Lizzy thinks he doesn't have any. There is a letter from Collins.

He tells Mr. Bennet to throw Lydia out, it'd be the best for the other girls. Their uncle writes that Wickham has play debts. He " ll need at least lb 1000. Mrs. Gardiner and the children leave and Mr. Bennet comes home. It's not before tea time that they talk to him. He says Lizzy was right when she said he didn't teach Lydia good manners.

He tells Kitty that she isn't to go out till he's sure she does something useful ten minutes every day. [Chapter 49] There comes a letter from Mr. Gardiner two days later. He has found them and if Lydia gets lb 5000 after her parents are dead and lb 100 every year, they " ll marry. Mr. Bennet thinks his brother in law gave Wickham Money for he doesn't demands much, in fact it ridiculous. He wants to pay it back but doesn't know how much. But there are no debts anymore.

He starts writing a letter to Mr. Gardiner to tell him he agrees. Mrs. Bennet who has been in bed all the time now goes to her sister to tell the news. [Chapter 50] Mr. Bennet is glad he saved some money, if he only knew how much he has to pay back. Mrs. Bennet is talking about houses in the neighbourhood that would be good for Lydia. Mr. Bennet tells them they can have every house but they won't enter his. Elizabeth thinks of Darcy, she misses him.

She thinks he would have excepted Wickham in her family if it had happened in another way. She fears that he doesn't want to see her again. Mr. Gardiner writes Lydia and Wickham will settle in the North. Mrs. Bennet doesn't like it. Elizabeth and Jane talk to their father, finally he agrees that Lydia and Wickham may come to Longbourn after their marriage.

[Chapter 51] After the wedding Lydia and Wickham arrive at Longbourn. Mrs. Bennet welcomes them as if she hadn't seen them for years. Mr. Bennet is very quiet. Jane and Elizabeth feel uncomfortable but the couple itself behaves as always. Lydia is very proud of being married her behaviour is really embarrassing.

She invites them all to visit her in the North. Lizzy leaves the room, she can't hear it anymore. Next day Lydia tells Elizabeth that the morning of the wedding her uncle was called away for business. She was afraid he wouldn't be back in time for he was to give her away. Then she though that Mr. Darcy could do it for he was there too. Lydia is shocked, it mend to be a secret.

Elizabeth writes to her aunt she wants to know what Darcy was doing in London. [Chapter 52] Lizzy receives a letter from her aunt. She writes that Darcy was the one who found Lydia. He left Derbyshire the day after Lizzy received Jane's letter.

He went to Mrs. Young, his sister's former governess. It took him three days before she told him were he could find Wickham. Darcy talked to Wickham several times. They agreed that Darcy paid Wickham's debts and he " ll give him lb 1000 after they are settled. Elizabeth is ashamed for she thought ill of him a few days ago. But she still wonders why Darcy did it.

Her aunt writes that Darcy thought it was his fault that Wickham had no money. Wickham comes to her and asks her what she thinks of Pemberley and Georgiana. He also mentions he saw Darcy in town. Lizzy says he's probably making wedding arrangements for his marriage with Miss Bingley. She walks to the house fast for she wants to get rid of him.

[Chapter 53] Lydia and Wickham leave and after a few days they hear that Mr. Bingley is coming to Netherfield again. Jane says she doesn't care but Lizzy feels she does for she behaves different. Mrs. Bennet wants her husband to welcome him again but he refuses. The last time she promised him Bingley would marry one of his daughters but he didn't, so no visit. Three days after his arrive Bingley comes to visit them. Darcy is with him.

He is very silent and Lizzy wonders why he came at all. She is ashamed for her mothers behaviour and feels uncomfortable. But at least Jane and Bingley talk. When they leave they are invited for a party. Last time they were invited Bingley left for business. [Chapter 54] Mrs. Bennet invited many others for the party.

At dinner Bingley sits beside Jane. Darcy is unlucky, he sits near Mrs. Bennet. After dinner Lizzy hopes to talk to him but she has a sister around her all the time. She only talks to Darcy when he brings back his cup of coffee. After playing cards the visitors leave. Mrs. Bennet is very happy, she thinks it was a good party and Bingley seems to be font of Jane so they " ll be married soon.

Jane complains to Lizzy that she doesn't believe her when she says she doesn't love Bingley. [Chapter 55] A few days later Bingley visits them alone. Darcy left for business but he " ll be back. Next day he's invited for breakfast. He's so early they aren't even dressed.

Jane refuses to go downstairs alone. After dinner Mrs. Bennet wants to leave Jane and Bingley alone. She takes everyone out of the room. Jane looks at Lizzy that she should stay, so when her mother and Kitty go upstairs Elizabeth goes back in. Bingley stays for supper and next day he comes back to shoot with Mr. Bennet. After dinner they sat in the drawing room.

Lizzy had written a letter and wanted to go in for she knew her mother had left Jane with Bingley again. This time she had better not gone in. Seemed as if they had been kissing. Elizabeth felt even worse than they did for coming in.

Bingley whispers something to Jane and leaves the room. Elizabeth is happy for them. Jane goes to tell her mother that she " ll marry Bingley who has gone to Mr. Bennet. When Bingley leaves after supper Mr. Bennet congratulates his daughter and says he's sure she " ll be very happy. Bingley told Jane he didn't know she had been in London last winter. His sisters didn't tell him.

[Chapter 56] A week after the engagement Mrs. Catherine de Bourgh pays them a visit. She is very insolent on her behaviour and only wants to talk to Elizabeth during a walk. She says she heard that Elizabeth is to be married with Darcy soon after Jane and Bingley. She wants Lizzy to promise her she " ll never marry Darcy should he ask her to. He is to be married with her daughter. Lizzy refuses to give such a promise and so Lady Catherine leaves in anger.

She behaved very cruel. [Chapter 57] Lizzy thinks Lady Catherine will talk to Darcy so if he doesn't come back soon she will no longer have any hope that he loves her. Then he " ll probably marry his cousin. Mr. Bennet takes Lizzy to his library to show her a letter from Collins in which he writes that his second daughter is said to marry Darcy. He asks her about her feelings for Darcy but Lizzy only smiles. Everyone still thinks she hates him.

Collins also warns them for Lady Catherine for when she heard that Darcy might propose to Lizzy she set of in hurry. It hurts Lizzy when she hears her father speak so ill of Darcy, but then he doesn't know the real Darcy. [Chapter 58] A few days later, when Bingley comes for breakfast as usual, he isn't alone. Darcy is with him.

Bingley succeeds in avoiding Mrs. Bennet by taking Jane, Elizabeth and Kitty out for a walk. They set of for the Lucas's were they " ll drop Kitty. Bingley and Jane are very slow walkers so when finally Elizabeth and Darcy are alone Lizzy tells him that she knows what he did for her sister and she thanks him. Darcy says he had his reasons but finally he only wanted it for her happiness. He talked to his aunt and he wants to know what she feels for him. They talk about many thinks but merely about their feelings after Darcy made his first proposal to her.

Hours later they finally go to Longbourn. [Chapter 59] That night Elizabeth tells Jane about her engagement to Darcy. Jane thinks she's joking but finally she very happy for them. (Elizabeth tells her all about Pemberley). Next morning when Bingley and Darcy walk to the front door Mrs. Bennet is angry for Darcy coming again she doesn't see how much she hurts Lizzy. Seems like Bingley also knows what's going on for is very happy to Lizzy.

Mrs. Bennet tells Lizzy to go out with Darcy and have a walk. Couldn't be better! That evening Darcy comes from the library and tell her that her father wants to see her. Elizabeth is so upset that her father still thinks less of Darcy's character then she does that she's almost crying.

But finally Mr. Bennet is satisfied. He just didn't want to loose his daughter thinking she wouldn't be happy for she is in a disposition already. It's an unequal match. That night when they go to bed Lizzy tells her mother that she's engaged to Darcy. Her mother is thrilled, but for the wrong reason as it seems.

She only thinking of his money. During the next day, after talking to Darcy for hours her father tells her that he she is right. He likes Darcy better then he thought it possible. [Chapter 60] Darcy asks Elizabeth for some paper and writes a letter to his sister and his aunt. Georgiana loves the new and she really hopes her sister-in-law likes her. Lizzy writes to the Gardiners and her father to Mr. Collins, who arrives two days later.

The Collins's escaped from Lady Catherine's bad humour. The Philips are really cruel. They still have prejudices against Darcy. Elizabeth tries to shield Darcy of for those people. [Chapter 61] After the marriages Mr. Bennet leaves Longbourn more often then ever before.

He spends much time at Pemberley were he is very welcome. After a year the Bingleys leave Netherfield and get settled 30 miles from Pemberley. Kitty spends many time with her two eldest sisters and becomes a very handsome girl. Mary stays with her mother. For Elizabeth's sake Darcy keeps financing Wickham and Lydia but they don't enter Pemberley except for Lydia, a few times. Even her love for Wickham is over.

Miss Bingley wants to keep visiting Georgiana so she drops all her rejections and is a welcome visitor. Elizabeth and Georgiana come along very well and thanks to Lizzy Georgiana becomes much less shy. Elizabeth has to persuade her husband to write to his aunt after she behaved very abusive. Finally Lady Catherine gives in and she " ll be visiting Pemberley.

The Gardiners are loved for ever for Darcy and Elizabeth feel they brought them together by their holiday at Derbyshire. CHARACTERS: Main character is Elizabeth Bennet through whose eyes we see the story. At first she thinks first impression is everything then she meets Fitzwilliam Darcy. He is pride and that makes him unloved. When he finally sees this he changes. Jane Bennet, the eldest daughter can only see the good in people, her luck that Charles Bingley is really a good person.

They are both able of forgiving others. The other relations are minor characters. Mrs. Bennet only wants her daughter to be well settled but she behaves so foolish you wish not to know her. Mr. Bennet cares for his children but tries to avoid his wife so he's not a very happy man. TIME: The novel takes plays in the nineteenth century. He story is chronologically written and deals with about two years of their lives.

In the last chapter you are told what becomes of the characters after the marriages of the two eldest daughters. PLACE: The story is set in Longbourn, Hertfordshire, England, between London and Luton. Rosings is a property in / near Hunsford and Pemberley is near Derbyshire, north of Hertfordshire. TECHNIQUE AND STYLE: Chronologically written, no flashbacks or long memories The last chapter tells us what becomes of the character after the story has end. (see personal opinion) The novel has 302 pages and deals with two years of their lives.

There is no narrator, we see everything through Elizabeth's eyes. (There is no I person). I can see only one subject that is essential for the plot. It is when Darcy starts to change his manners after Elizabeth refuses to marry him and when she herself starts to see Darcy in a different light. PERSONAL OPINION OF THE BOOK: I think Pride and Prejudice is a very good book.

It deals with something that is still important if in another way. People judge one another after their behaviour and their manners. That is not something that has stopped because we " re living in another century now. I can place myself in the characters quit good and my imagination works very well too, so I had my part of fun in this novel. The manners and behaviour's were very well described. Once you know who is who and who feels whatever for who, it isn't difficult or boring at all.

Only Collins, his speeches I'd rather have skipped. It is not funny to read his admiration, or whatever it is, for Lady Catherine de Bourgh every second page for half a page. Though, it's perfect for setting his character. It gives him something stupid, like he can't do without an ignorant patroness. It's like he owes her something. Bureau SM&C, Postbus 40223, 7504 RE Enschede, Tel: 053-4 36 16 26, Email: (c) 1999.