Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

How would Pride and Prejudice change if Colonel Fitzwilliam accompanied Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy to Netherfield?

Imagine Mr Darcy befriending a mysterious resident of Meryton who refuses formal introductions but has a close relationship with the Bennet family.

Elizabeth Bennet, the second of five daughters of Mr Thomas Bennet, captures the interest of the wealthy and handsome Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy almost immediately. However, when Darcy deliberately misinterprets her family's expectations for a prosperous marriage and insults her in a manner unlike anything seen in Jane Austen's acclaimed Pride and Prejudice, he faces a critical choice: leave forever or make amends. Sulking in the library, he resolves to depart and forget her, but a mysterious figure from the Meryton neighbourhood, closely acquainted with the Bennets, offers him advice on how to win Elizabeth's heart.

Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker offers an unexpected twist on Pride and Prejudice. With Colonel Fitzwilliam joining Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy at Netherfield, Elizabeth Bennet's keen wit unravels the motives of Mr Darcy's longtime adversary, Lieutenant George Wickham. Meanwhile, Georgiana Darcy defies her brother and cousin, arriving in Meryton amidst a storm, and Caroline Bingley, Lieutenant Wickham, and Lady Catherine all conspire to prevent our hero and heroine from finding their happily ever after.