
Arrogance and Inheritance
A Pride and Prejudice Variation
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Stevie Zimmerman
If a different Mr. Collins was the heir to Longbourn, what would have happened?
Gregory Collins inherited a flourishing wine importing business in London from his father and is now a prosperous tradesman. Upon discovering he is the heir presumptive to a relative's estate, he realizes he must make the journey to meet the family, as he has no knowledge of landowning or agriculture. He is determined to amass as much knowledge as he can so that when he comes into possession, he can tend to the land and its tenants properly. Rather than hoping to evict the Bennets from the estate when their father dies, he desires to re-establish the familial bond, so there will be no difficulty living together, although he expects Mr. Bennet will live for many years more.
Mr. Collins may not be physically attractive, yet he is not repulsive or unintelligent. He is precisely the sort of man the two elder Bennet daughters had always assumed their meager dowries would enable them to marry. While becoming the wife of someone active in trade would be a lowering of status temporarily, the security of their family would be ensured. When Mr. Collins comes to understand the value of the eldest two Bennet daughters and considers if it would be advantageous to everyone if he married one, how will Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy react in the face of competition?
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The variation began well, featuring a version of Mr. Collins quite unlike the one readers might expect. I enjoyed the personality the writer gave to this successful and sensible man in trade. He has to compete with Mr. Bingley, but this is where my enjoyment faded a little. If Jane is to choose someone other than Bingley, it still has to be for love. In this case, it felt as though Jane accepted Mr. Collins mainly because he asked first, and for the sake of her family, thus breaking the sisters’ shared vow to only marry for love. She does, at least, get her happy ending.
Turning to Elizabeth and Darcy, I never truly felt the love between them. It takes until the end of the book for them to reach an agreement (intentional word). In the meantime, there’s lots of matchmaking on the part of Darcy’s and Mr. Collins’s adoptive family to get them together. Eventually, Darcy decides it would be acceptable to marry her, but not until his family convinces him. And, after further delay, she basically says okay—not in so many words, of course..
I thought the writing was good, but the plot and emotions did not meet my expectations.
Five stars for the narration; three for the story.
A Different Mr. Collins
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A different Mr Collins
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In this variation, we have a completely different Mr. Collins show up as the canon Mr. Collins passed away. This tradesman Mr. Collins was not a sycophant and was one who wanted to learn. He also saw the value in the oldest two Bennet girls. If you are one that Jane and Bingley must end up together then this is not a story for you. Here Jane is appreciated and not left with a broken heart.
Col F’s family has some serious matchmakers who make a mess of things for Darcy and Elizabeth.
I also got the audiobook when it was released as it was narrated by the fantastic Stevie Zimmerman. She completely made this story even better!
A totally different Mr Collins
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Low Angst
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Enjoyable story
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Great read
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