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Kimbelle Pease

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WARNING: In deference to a truth universally acknowledged that men do not behave the same when no women are present as they do in mixed company, this vagary does have occasional uses of profanity. The men in my life would consider it amusing but naïve to afford the same semantics of conversation for wholly different circumstances such as these, or they would should one of them choose to read it.
This vagary proposes an alternate telling of the original Pride and Prejudice and considers what may have happened should the characters have been afforded a slightly altered set of circumstances. What if Mr. Darcy had accepted quite early that he was falling in love with Elizabeth? What if Elizabeth was the least stubborn of her sisters? What if Mrs. Bennet was allowed to settle in mind and spirit? What if Mr. Bennet exerted himself on behalf of his daughters? What if Mr. Collins was in some way welcomed as the next owner of the estate? Those are only some of the twists within this tale, and while not canon, I hope I gave your favorite character a moment unto themselves that will make you smile.
CAUTION: I want to specifically state that this vagary is not for all Pride and Prejudice genre readers. If one reads to find fault in what is not canon, I’ve been most forthcoming about the fact that it is a vagary, so you should already be on your guard and perhaps pass it by. For those of you who are strict authoress-guidelines conscious, I will argue that in all time periods people spoke with the use of contractions. To that end, I was true to life rather than follow her pointed non-use of them. Outside conversation, however, you will not find them, and I hope that soothes any feathers which may be ruffled at such a bold defiance.
CAUTION: My editor also requested that I issue a point of clarification on her behalf. I confess that as an author em-dashes drive me nanabas, so in conflict with her excellent advice, I did not include many of them where she said they should be. Despise me for it if you must, but no novel, story, prose, or verse ever hinged on one’s use. The lacking or use of a comma, however, has cost millions. I promise that for those, I let her fully guide me.
NOTE: My personal pleasure in writing this book was the intent to make any who read it find themselves staying up at night; not because ODCs are near death, have been forced to do that which they despise, or are off chasing Lydia again, but because I believe I am not the only one of us who dearly loves to laugh.
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- By: Eselle Teays
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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“This Work Is, By His Royal Highness’s Permission, Most Respectfully Dedicated, By His Royal Highness’s Dutiful And Obedient Humble Servant, The Author.” Underneath the dedication was a line written by the Royal Librarian during the Regency, Mr. Stanier Clarke: ‘A Scribbler: The Honorable Miss Elizabeth Bennet.’ What is the story behind this novel, which was distinguished enough that the Prince Regent, later George IV, requested a dedication to himself? Was the author from the peerage, or did she earn the title? —Prologue, From the Hedgerows to Windsor After Hunsford, ...
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Wonderful P&P Variation
- By Sharon on 02-22-25
By: Eselle Teays
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The Formation of Just Such a Plan: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
- By: Kimbelle Pease
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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One warning, two cautions, and two notes: WARNING: Portions of this book focus on some of George Wickham’s worst crimes against young ladies. While the revenge taken is not fully or graphically detailed, it is extreme. “He had certainly formed such a plan, and without meaning that it should effect his endeavour to separate him from Miss Bennet, it is probable that it might add something to his lively concern for the welfare of his friend.” Pride & Prejudice, chapter 45 This vagary proposes an alternate path for the characters of Pride and Prejudice. Some character aspects are ...
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Rather boring
- By Aleinad on 06-21-24
By: Kimbelle Pease
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Engagement of Convenience
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Florence Gold
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The autumn of 1811 arrives in Hertfordshire with an unexpected breath of joy. Netherfield is finally let, and after several rounds of eager speculation, all of which promise the arrival of a large party to occupy the fine estate, only five figures appear. Yet, through their elegant presence, they bring colour to the otherwise dull and sleepy town. Soon, the arrival of a militia regiment for the winter makes the hearts of all the young ladies beat faster. Alas, around the same time, Mr Bennet’s health rapidly declines, casting dark clouds over Longbourn, which, in the event of his death, ...
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Boring
- By maryann johnson on 06-15-25
By: Florence Gold
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Blended Bennets
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Blended whiskey, blended family. Thomas Bennet is a successful second son, a man who went into trade when his older brother, Harold, inherited Longbourn. When Harold passes, Thomas and his two children (James and Elizabeth) return to Longbourn to live with Harold’s widow (Fanny) and four daughters (Jane, Mary, Catherine and Lydia). A full length novel that is a clean, low angst reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
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Great story
- By Valerie Cunningham on 06-18-25
By: Victoria Lynn
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Becoming Elizabeth
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Robert Francis
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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“You will be coming out at your next birthday and you must act like the daughter of a gentleman so you can attract a husband!” Mrs. Bennet reminded her. “Yes, Mamma.” Elizabeth’s mouth was saying “yes,” but her heart was saying “no.” She visualized what it would be like at her first assembly. Would she dress like her older sister and be expected to flirt with prospective suitors? How would John Lucas and her other pals react to her if she acted as a young woman instead of as one of the boys? As her mother droned on, she conjured a picture in her mind. Her mother was there ...
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Unfortunate
- By Bradley Perkins on 06-16-25
By: Robert Francis
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Mr. Darcy's Deception
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Kate Speck
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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What if Mr. Darcy owned Netherfield and was persuaded to take a holiday there as a seemingly a modest gentleman? He has his father's brother, the honourable Judge Darcy, to support him with the heavy burdens on his shoulders during his respite in Hertfordshire after Georgiana’s difficult summer. Elizabeth Bennet does not form her prejudice against Bingley's visitor and a platonic friendship forms. This story contains several adventurous scenarios with mild language and reference to kidnapping and sexual innuendo.
By: Kate Speck
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Lady Fetton's Longbourn Legacy
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In this clean reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Thomas Bennet has a much older sister, Marianne, who enters into an arranged marriage when she is fifteen and Thomas is five. The siblings have little contact and no real interest in each other. Marianne is widowed and remarries and in the process becomes Lady Fetton, a Duchess and a very wealthy woman. Years pass and after Marianne is widowed a second time she returns to Longbourn and becomes involved in the lives of the Bennets only weeks before the Bingleys and Darcy arrive at Netherfield. Mr. Darcy and Miss Bingley, ...
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It should've been listed as a vagary, not a variation
- By Shay on 08-29-24
By: Victoria Lynn
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Assumed Virtue
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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What if Mrs. Bennet is a well-educated tradesman’s daughter, Mr. Collins takes his parish duties seriously and Mr. Bennet overcomes his laziness? A clean reimagining of P&P, focusing on the gentlemen of our story.
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Really awful
- By Teresa Kendall on 04-17-24
By: Victoria Lynn
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The Diary
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Kate Speck
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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Elizabeth Bennet purchases a blank diary for her own use when her life changes while in Ramsgate. In this variation, she meets Georgiana first and thinks the worst of her brother but also finds the mysterious gentleman fascinating. Will she be able to overcome her prejudice to find the proud man worthy, when he is keeping several secrets while holding her own? Rated T for mild language and adult situations
By: Kate Speck
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Leasing Longbourn
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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What if there were no entail? When Mr. Bennet dies, the Bennet ladies are given a new home at their Uncle Gardiner’s estate, Netherfield Park. When Mr. Bingley looks to lease an estate close to London, Longbourn seems the perfect solution. And he brings with him his best friend Fitzwilliam Darcy, along with Miss Bingley, Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, retired Col. Fitzwilliam, and the longtime mentor of Darcy and Fitzwilliam, Mr. Wickham. Lady Anne Darcy, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and other family members plot against our favorite couple. Will they succeed in their efforts to compromise Miss Darcy?
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AI reading or robotic, reading or whatever this is, makes it awful
- By shakira on 01-15-25
By: Victoria Lynn
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Their Cottage Near Ramsgate, A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Melanie Schertz, A Lady
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Elizabeth Bennet has led a peaceful life at her family's estate of Longbourn. Then she met the handsome Fitzwilliam Darcy at the Meryton assembly. Rather than being sullen, Darcy realized from the start that there was something special about the young lady. Her world was about to be turned upside down with the revelation of her true parents, and the person who wanted them dead. Only, her parents' deaths did not discourage the man who hated her birth father, who had spurned the man's sister. Wanting to discover Elizabeth's whereabouts, Baron Frances would stop at nothing to claim her as if ...
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Nice story
- By Kate Heck on 06-19-25
By: Melanie Schertz, and others
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Mr. Darcy's Bargain
- A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
- By: Regina Jeffers
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Darcy and Elizabeth are about to learn how “necessity” never makes a fair bargain. When ELIZABETH BENNET appears on his doorstep some ten months after her refusal of his hand in marriage, FITZWILLIAM DARCY uses the opportunity to "bargain" for her acceptance of a renewal of his proposal in exchange for his assistance in bringing Mr. George Wickham to justice. In Darcy's absence from Hertfordshire, Wickham has executed a scam to defraud the citizens of Meryton, including her father, of their hard-earned funds. All have invested in Wickham's Ten Percent Annuity scheme. Her family and ...
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Great story
- By Fabulous Mrs B on 03-22-25
By: Regina Jeffers
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Love In The Afternoon
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Kate Speck
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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What if Elizabeth Bennet had been carrying a secret for three years before being formally introduced Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley? Love is instant but they must overcome several obstacles before they find their happily ever after. Rated T for lightly-descriptive sexual situations, mild language, and topic of premarital relations
By: Kate Speck
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Lies, Dreadful Lies, and Courtship
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Alice Mulvey
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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"It is remarkable how many great romances begin with a lie." When Fitzwilliam Darcy returns to Netherfield with an outrageous proposal, a false courtship to protect his sister's future, Elizabeth Bennet is certain he has lost his senses. Yet as she learns of Lady Catherine's threats and his devotion to Georgiana, Elizabeth finds herself agreeing to the charade. Their arrangement is meant to be temporary. He gains protection from his aunt's schemes, while she escapes her mother's desperate matchmaking and secures Bingley's return for Jane. Simple, practical, and absolutely not romantic. As ...
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Interesting book
- By Fabulous Mrs B on 04-29-25
By: Alice Mulvey
Long and complicated
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Good Story
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Surprise ending!
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Why does a story set in Regency England have an American narrator?
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Unique storyline first half of book
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Confusing
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What is the moral of the tale?
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