by Jane Austen
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Who's Who
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
The 411 for Those Not in the Know
Some Emotions You Might Find in This Book
About the Authors
Who's Who
Mr. Bennet, master of Longbourn Mrs. Bennet, lady of Longbourn Jane Bennet, 1st daughter
Lizzy Bennet, 2nd daughter
Mary Bennet, 3rd daughter
Kitty Bennet, 4th daughter
Lydia Bennet, 5th daughter
Mr. Collins, the Bennets' distant relative Mr. Gardiner, Lizzy's uncle
Mrs. Gardiner, Lizzy's aunt Sir William Lucas, master of Lucas Lodge Lady Lucas, lady of Lucas Lodge Charlotte Lucas, Lizzy's BFF
Fitzwilliam Darcy, master of Pemberley Georgiana Darcy, Darcy's younger sister Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Darcy's aunt and lady of Rosings Estate Colonel Fitzwilliam, soldier and Darcy's cousin George Wickham, soldier and Darcy's ex-BFF
Mrs. Reynolds, Pemberley housekeeper Charles Bingley, master of Netherfield Park Caroline Bingley, Bingley's sister Louisa Hurst, Bingley's sister Mr. Hurst, Bingley's brother-in-law Colonel Forster
Mrs. Forster
Lieutenant Denny
Mary King, Wickham's love interest
- Volume 1 -
Mrs. Bennet
REPLY
Lady Lucas: Duh, everyone knows that!
Mr. Bingley has checked into Netherfield Park.
Mrs. Bennet, Lady Lucas, and 20 others like this.
Mrs. Bennet
OMG, babe, guess who just bought Netherfield Park!
Charles Bingley
Mr. Bennet
Single or married?
Mrs. Bennet
SINGLE!! Will you go see him?
Mrs. Bennet
Mrs. Bennet
What?! Why not?!?!
Mrs. Bennet
Go without me. My fingers are crossed for Lizzy!
Mrs. Bennet
Lizzy?! But Jane's the prettiest! And Lydia's the most fun! I don't know why you Lizzy the most....
Mrs. Bennet Mrs. Bennet took a quiz.
Using one emoji, describe your daughters.
Jane:
Lizzy:
Mary:
Kitty:
Lydia:
Kitty likes this.
REPLY
Mrs. Bennet
I'm so over Bingley!! He just moved in & it's all anyone talks about anymore!!
Mrs. Bennet
If I knew you were of him, I wouldn't have gone over there this morning.
Mrs. Bennet
WHAT?! OMG! Best husband everrr!!!
Mrs. Bennet
Lady Lucas, what did your husband say about Mr. Bingley?!?! I need details!!
Lady Lucas
Young! Handsome! Charming! #AllTheThings
And that he'll be GOING TO OUR BALL.
Mrs. Bennet
OMG!!! We'll be there!
Dancer
Charles Bingley asks Charlotte Lucas to dance.
Charlotte Lucas accepts. #SwipesRight
Charles Bingley asks Jane Bennet to dance.
Jane Bennet accepts. #SwipesRight
Charles Bingley asks Jane Bennet to dance again.
Jane Bennet accepts. #SwipesRight
Charles Bingley suggests Fitzwilliam Darcy ask Elizabeth Bennet to dance.
Fitzwilliam Darcy declines. #SwipesLeft
Bingley: Darcy, c'mon! Ur really not going to dance with anyone?
Darcy: Your sisters are all taken. None of these other girls are good enough 4 me.
You got the prettiest 1.
Bingley: I know, right? #SorryNotSorry
Bingley: But her sister Lizzy seems cool.
Darcy: Meh. Not hot. Besides, if no1 else wants her, why should I?
Bingley: You are the WORST wingman.
Jane
Lizzy, dance w/ that hot guy Darcy!
Lizzy
Look at your Dancer feed. He's a jerk.
Jane
Maybe it was an accidental swipe left?!
Lizzy
Whatevs. I won't let a guy like that ruin my night.
Mrs. Bennet OMG such a fun night! Bingley and Jane danced twice! Not the first dance (damn you, Charlotte Lucas! Lol jk jk). But still, TWICE! OH!!! And this other guy, Darcy, was a complete to everyone all night long. He didn't even dance with Lizzy!!! Lame!
REPLY
Mr. Bennet: Everyone please disregard the above. There's nothing to here....
Jane
Lizzy, I think I'm in love <3 <3 <3
I can't believe Bingley asked me to dance--twice!
Lizzy
I can. Do you have any idea how pretty you are? Hint:
Bingley's sisters, though...
Jane
Mrs. Hurst & Miss Bingley?
Lizzy
Yeah...#Yikes They think they're hot sh*t, huh?
Jane
Maybe they're not so bad once you get 2 know them.
Lizzy
Hopefully I'll never have to!
Group text: Jane, Charlotte, Lizzy Jane
Charlotte, Bingley danced with you first!
Charlotte
But he danced with you twice!
Darcy really should have danced with Lizzy.
Lizzy
He had me on his Not Hot list, that's for sure. I needed an extra shawl for all that #Shade.
Charlotte
SMH. Ya, he's stuck up. But let's be real...he has reason 2 b, with his and everything else going for him.
Lizzy
I'd be cool with his pride if he didn't trample on mine. #HatersGonnaHate
Mary Bennet
REPLY
Lizzy
IDK why u play it so cool w/ Bingley, Jane. He's not going to know u him!
Jane
That's the whole point! Wait & .
Charlotte Ladies, 9x out of 10, u should act more into a guy than u feel, to keep him interes
ted. That's the best way to it down. Happiness in is a matter of chance.
REPLY
Lizzy: You don't rly mean that.
Charlotte: Yes & the less u know about a man before u , the better!
Lizzy: Haha, or u could always play hard 2 get!
I may have been wrong about Lizzy. The more I her, the more I'm into her . I have 2 find out more....Looking forward to the ball @ Sir Lucas's.
Dancer
Sir William Lucas suggests Fitzwilliam Darcy ask Elizabeth Bennet to dance.
Fitzwilliam Darcy asks Elizabeth Bennet to dance.
Elizabeth Bennet declines. #SwipesLeft
Miss Bingley
What's up, Darcy? Wanna get out of here?
Darcy
I've just been thinking about how much I a girl with a nice set.
Miss Bingley
EXCUSE ME
Darcy
Of . lol
Miss Bingley
Oh kk. Ha! Want a pic? bats eyes
Darcy
Yeah, if u have 1 of Lizzy.
Miss Bingley
Srsly?? I'll keep my out for your Save the Date.
Darcy
STFU
Miss Bingley
Jane, can u come visit Netherfield? We'd luv 2 u.
Jane
Yes! Be there asap.
Jane
Mom, can I borrow the carriage?
Mrs. Bennet
No. Go on so when it , they'll invite you to sleep over!
Jane
R u serious?
Mrs. Bennet
Completely.
Mrs. Bennet
Did Jane come back? No?! Great! My plan worked! Mwahahaha!
Lizzy
I hope she's okay.
Mrs. Bennet
I'm sure she's fine.
Jane
Omg, I'm so from being caught in the . Lizzy, will u come here?
Lizzy
OTW now! Hang on. xo
Group text: Lizzy, Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Bennet Lizzy
Mom, I'm going to see her. I'll walk if I have to.
Mrs. Bennet
What? You'll look like a disaster when you get there!!!
Lizzy
I don't care what I'll look like. All I care about is my sister!
Mr. Bennet
Are you sure, Lizzy?
Lizzy
Yes, it's only a couple miles.
Lizzy has checked into Netherfield
Jane likes this.
FirstClassMD Update
Jane has a "Violent Cold."
Jane ...still sick...glad i have Lizzy by my side.
Lizzy likes this.
REPLY
Bingley: Get better soon!
Miss Bingley: Ugh. Being sick is the worst. I hope that never happens 2 me! Gross!!!
Group text: Mrs. Hurst, Bingley, Darcy, Miss Bingley Mrs. Hurst
Did u guys see Lizzy when she showed up this a.m.? Her had 6 inches of mud on it! Lolz.
Bingley
TBH, I thought she looked great.
Miss Bingley
Oh, come on. Darcy, tell him he's insane. #HotMess
Darcy
Actually, just #Hot.
Miss Bingley
Wutever.
Mrs. Hurst
She's nice, but her is a disaster & they don't have any connections. So sad!
Miss Bingley
They're sooooo poor, lolz. Thank goodness we're not poor!
Group text: Lizzy, Miss Bingley, Bingley, Mrs. Hurst Lizzy
Hey, Jane is . Where r u guys?
Miss Bingley
Playing s. We can deal u in.
Lizzy
No thx. I'm just gonna catch up on my reading.
Miss Bingley
Lizzy hates everything except reading.
Lizzy
???
Bingley
Lizzy, feel free 2 borrow any book from my library.
Lizzy
Thx!
Miss Bingley
Our library is nowhere near as impressive as Darcy's. I know bc I've been there. BTW, Darcy, how's your sister?
Darcy
Georgiana is .
Mrs. Hurst
Um, guys, ICYMI I just played trump. Let's get back to cards! Team Hurst FTW!
Bingley
It's not about winning. It's about having fun!
Miss Bingley
rolls eyes GTFO.
Miss Bingley Wut do men 4 in a woman? Wut does it mean 2 b accomplished?
REPLY
Mrs. Hurst: They should b good @ crafting, DIY, etc. You know, the usual.
Darcy: If those are "the usual" skills every girl has, then why does that make them accomplished? Your standards r 2 low.
Miss Bingley: She must also b good @ ....
Lizzy: Is that all?
Miss Bingley: She should have a certain something in the way she walks and talks...be expressive & well spoken. Etc.
Darcy: And she should always want 2 better herself with .
Lizzy: Good luck finding her!
Mrs. Bennet, Kitty, and Lydia have checked into Netherfield.
Mrs. Bennet The gang's all here! Hooray! Oooh, nice drapes!
REPLY
Group text: Mrs. Bennet, Miss Bingley, Lydia, Bingley Mrs. Bennet
I can't believe my poor Jane is still so !!! She's been here for days now. I do hope Bingley's taking good care of my beautiful, sweet, very single Jane!
Miss Bingley
We are giving her the best care possible.
Lydia
bingley, when r u gonna have a ball????
Bingley
Oh, um, we'll figure it out when Jane is better.
Miss Bingley
Oh, Charles, u r so easy 2 sway. #PushOver
Darcy Writing an 2 my sister, Georgiana.
REPLY
Miss Bingley: I the way u write s.
Miss Bingley: U should write every everrr.
Miss Bingley: Hellooo?
Miss Bingley: Fine. I'm gonna play piano, then. Any requests??
Dancer
Fitzwilliam Darcy asks Elizabeth Bennet to dance.
Elizabeth Bennet declines. #SwipesLeft
Today was so weird. Miss Bingley showed off on the piano (so "accomplished"!), and Darcy asked me to dance again. Then I played the piano , and I'm % sure I caught Darcy staring at me while I was playing. WTF is that guy's deal?? No worries, bc Jane is almost better, so I can go soon!!
Today was so awesome. Lizzy played piano 4 us & I totally stared @ her the whole time. She had no freaking clue. Man, I have 2 keep reminding myself that she is poor w/ no connections. FML.
Jane Finally back 2 normal!!! Thanks everyone 4 the well wishes. xox
Lizzy likes this.
REPLY
Mrs. Bennet:
Mrs. Bennet: I mean yay!
Bingley: Come hang out w/ us downstairs!
Group text: Miss Bingley, Lizzy, Darcy Miss Bingley
Lizzy, let's go for a walk around the room.
Lizzy
Why?
Miss Bingley
Darcy, won't u come?
Darcy
I know u r only going 4 a walk so I can get a better view.
Darcy
REPLY
Lizzy: Sweet weakness. I'll keep it in mind for job interviews.
Darcy: Don't hate. There's something wrong w/ everyone.
Lizzy: Me? Hate?? U r the one who chooses 2 hate everyone, my friend. #SeeAbove #SlowClap Darcy: And u r the 1 who chooses 2 the in me always.
Lizzy: Touche.
Lizzy leaves Netherfield tomorrow. Not sure how I feel about that. I hate 2 admit it, but she's kinda growing on me. Plus, it's hysterical 2 c Bingley's sister freak out. She's insanely jealous. (Or maybe just insane?)
