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The Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection Kindle Edition

by Jennifer Becton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Contains the novels Charlotte Collins and Caroline Bingley and the short story "Maria Lucas." Also includes bonus deleted scenes from Caroline Bingley. Get the entire Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection in one ebook for one low price!

Charlotte Collins
When Charlotte Lucas married Mr. Collins in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, she sacrificed love for financial security. After his death, Charlotte and her sister Maria are thrust into a world of country dances and eligible gentlemen. But when an unprincipled suitor compromises Charlotte's reputation, she struggles to extricate herself from her slander, thus revealing the nature of true love.

"Maria Lucas"
In this continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Maria Lucas marries Mr. Jonas Card in an attempt to extricate herself and her sister Charlotte from a dire financial situation. Mr. Card loves Maria and has vowed to woo her. Alas, she views him only in friendly terms. But through a series of unexpected events, Mr. Card succeeds in wooing his wife without saying a word. (5000 word short story)

Caroline Bingley
Banished from her brother's household, Caroline Bingley is forced to return, humiliated and distressed, to her mother's home in the north of England, but she does not intend to remain there long, for nothing will prevent her from taking her rightful place in London society. When all that Caroline has ever dreamed of attaining--an ancient family name, a title, and a home of her own--is finally within her reach, will she grasp for it even if it means disregarding the workings of her own heart? Or will she cast off the trappings of society and give herself to true love?

Bonus: Deleted Scenes from Caroline Bingley!

Other Works in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection
Mary Bennet (A Novella)

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005R92L9W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Whiteley Press, LLC (September 30, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1037 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 434 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 061559512X

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Jennifer worked in the traditional publishing industry for twelve years as a proofreader, copy editor, and freelance writer. In 2010, she accepted the challenge to self-publish her first novel Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Upon discovering the possibilities of the expanding ebook market, she created Whiteley Press, LLC, an independent publishing house.

Jennifer also writes thrillers under the pseudo-pseudonym J. W. Becton (http://www.jwbecton.com). Absolute Liability, the first in the six-book Southern Fraud Thriller Series, spent eight weeks on the Amazon Kindle Best Sellers list and three nonconsecutive weeks on the Indie Reader Best Sellers list. Death Benefits, At Fault, and Moral Hazard are available now!

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OLT

Best P&P sequel I've read.

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2011

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The first e-book by J. Becton that I read was Absolute Liability (A Southern Fraud Thriller) , a contemporary mystery, Book 1 in a planned series, with Book 2, DEATH BENEFITS, most likely to be available in Jan 2012. Since I enjoyed that mystery, I went looking for more books by Becton and was delighted to find this. It's a double delight for me as a longtime PRIDE AND PREJUDICE fan and now as a fan of Becton's writing.

There are so many books written as sequels to, continuations of, or variations on P&P that it boggles the mind. Why mess with the almost perfect real thing written by Jane Austen? Her story developed perfectly, ended perfectly and didn't cry out, in my mind, for any sequels or variations on its theme. But I ordered Becton's PERSONAGES out of curiosity and because her stories focus on secondary characters of P&P, not on Elizabeth and Darcy. I don't usually like anybody messing around with Austen's famous couple.

This, BTW, is the collection of Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice , Maria Lucas: A Short Story in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection , and Caroline Bingley: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice , all of which are available separately. So this is quite the bargain at $4.99 for all three.

As for the stories, they stay very true to the writing style and the characters of Austen's book. Charlotte Lucas' story takes place several years after her marriage to the odious and pompous Mr. Collins. She is now widowed, in her 30s, and financially just barely able to maintain her independence, living in a very small cottage near Rosings that she rents from Lady Catherine. Her younger sister Maria comes to stay with her and begs her to get involved in social doings around the area because Maria wants to see and be seen as she looks for a potential husband. But in so doing, Charlotte finds herself in the sights of 2 gentlemen who seem to be interested in her. Becton's Charlotte retains her no-nonsense, practical, proper personality given to her by Austen but in the course of this e-book she discovers her secret desire for love and romance, not just security.

The little short about Maria was of the least interest to me and really not necessary, IMO. Maria figures heavily in Charlotte's story and I'd had enough of her by that time. However, Caroline Bingley's story was good fun. Who doesn't hate her from P&P? So it was quite an accomplishment on Becton's part to get the reader to actually sympathize with and care about her. Within reason, of course. She does still retain some odious qualities even to the very end of Becton's tale. But still...you'll like her better after reading this.

So my hat's off to Jennifer Becton. She did not take license with the characters of Elizabeth and Darcy. They are minor characters in these stories. And her development of these 3 secondary characters, Charlotte, Maria and Caroline, stays true to P&P. If you like P&P continuations, these are some of the best I've read.

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Nodin

This is very well done

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2012

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I've read some really awful continuations of Jane Austen - this isn't one of them. I loved the story of Charlotte Collins, she was one of my favorite characters in P&P because she was practical. For the day, and even in my own life, I realize that practical has a place. It has to be at least considered, even in love. For instance, I probably couldn't marry a struggling artist because I'm terrified of poverty. I identify with Charlotte in that way, and face it, she was pretty much on the shelf.

This is a lovely, warm continuation of her story - and little sis Maria's entertwined, which probably has been done before but I haven't run across them. A very good read.

It includes also the story of Caroline Bingley which is a bit harder to get into because I just didn't like her. Who did? But Jennifer Becton has surprises there for you as well as you begin to understand Caroline's upbringing and family background. She grew up, and that probably explains it all. Although there are many who grow older without seeming to attain wisdom with it, this Caroline wasn't one of them.

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Nancy G

Uneven, but interesting

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020

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Without betraying too much of the plot, the Charlotte Collins story was quite good and really gave a sense of who Charlotte was, what her circumstances were, and what lie behind her decisions. And she evolves quite a bit in this story, emerging as a different and stronger Charlotte. In P&P, Charlotte was a likable character, and this continues in this story and in Maria Lucas. But Caroline Bingley was such an awful character in P&P that I felt she was unredeemable in a continuation of her story. I bought this collection to see if it could be done, but I was right. Although this story tells us much more about Caroline's background, and she becomes more understandable, she does not become any more likable in this. We come to understand why she is the way she is, but there is no sense of any growth as a person - she remains the same shallow, vain, hurtful person that she was in P&P. As a result, it is hard to care much about the intrigues of this continuation. The writing is excellent, but Caroline's flaws are so entrenched that I doubt that even Jane Austen herself could make anyone care about Caroline Bingley. While there is a sort of karmic delight in what occurs, the lack of development of the character makes this a disappointment. Moreover, the motivations of the two lovers in the story are elusive - one can't imagine why or how they could ever come to love each other or make each other happy.

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Cyndibunnia

Pride and Gossip

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2012

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You know how when a story ends and you want to know what happens to the others? Sure the main characters live happily ever after but what about the girl who marrys the silly guy just so she has a husband? And then what if the silly guy dies? You don't want to miss the rest of stories and every one of them has a twist that will bring you back and have you asking what happens next?

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Betsy M.

A bunch of stories all in one book

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013

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It was nice to have all of these books in one collection. I particularly liked the Caroline Bingley story. Since I (along with most of the reading public) thoroughly dislike Caroline, it was interesting to read something from her point of view. I did have to stop and realize how really young Caroline was. The other books were equally interesting with well developed characters.
The writing was good--okay, not as good as Jane Austin's, but pretty good, especially when compared to other Austin derivative novels.

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2012

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Great bargain -- 3 stories for $5.99! Also, one of the better Pride & Prejudice sequels! I liked Charlotte Collins' story line and she was more developed as a character here.

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Karen Marie Overn

Well-written, feel-good stories

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2015

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Jennifer Bectons continuing stories are well-written and (mostly) plausible. She found character traits with each of them that I liked, and I think she did a good job developing the plots. Absolutely worth the money if you like Jane Austen fan fiction. (Tip: try Shannon Winslow`s fan fiction, too. They are very good:)

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M

An enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2013

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Best Pride & Prejudice continuation I've read thus far. Compelling story lines; an enjoyable read. I didn't want the stories to end :)