![]() How did the marriages work out? Almost 200 years later, we have an answer in the form of a satisfying sequel called “Death Comes to Pemberley,” a mystery by the ingenious P. Eventually, Lizzy teaches him more “gentlemanlike” manners and they marry in a double wedding with Darcy’s friend Bingley and Lizzy’s sister Jane, whom Darcy had initially striven to keep asunder. “Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?” he rudely asks, grudgingly confessing his love and demanding her hand in marriage. A proud, clever girl named Elizabeth Bennet - who has four sisters a silly, social-climbing mother a smart but passive father and no family fortune to speak of - is pursued, reluctantly, by a dashing, arrogant wealthy man named Fitzwilliam Darcy, who loves her but considers her beneath him. Perhaps you’ve heard of it: “Pride and Prejudice.” ![]() Sixteen years later, the book appeared under a different title. ![]() Called “First Impressions,” it was written by a country girl whose father was so impressed by his daughter’s sage and vivacious creation that he sent a letter of inquiry to a publisher, who refused even to look at the manuscript. ![]() Aspiring writers take heart: one of the most beloved novels of all time was rejected when it was fluttered in front of publishers in 1797 - or so the historical record suggests. ![]()
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