In the classic Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice, readers are given plenty of insight into Elizabeth Bennett’s point of view and mindset, but very little is given of Mr. Darcy. Indeed, Fitzwilliam Darcy remains such an enigma for most the novel that he is, by far, the most popular Austen character with contemporary Austen-esque [...]
Category Archive — pride and prejudice
Epic Fail
It’s never easy being the new girl at school; it’s even worse when you’re mother is the new principal and you obviously stand out. When Elise Benton and her family move from quiet Amherst, MA to glitzy Los Angeles, Elise quickly realizes she is out of her depth. For her new classmates at Coral Tree [...]
Austenland
Jane Hayes is a 30-something New Yorker with a good job, supportive friends and one deep, dark secret: she’s obsessed with Mr. Darcy and Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. In fact, her obsession has ruined her love life on more than on occasion, since she inevitably compares her dates to Mr. Darcy and finds them lacking. [...]
