Re: The Engagement
Congratulations! I loved the story and I am going to purchase the e-book.
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I like Suzanne O's take! That would be a good one to write.I agree that Longbourne is not a big enough estate to be attractive to the Miss Bingleys, even if Jane inherited it at the time of her...
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Would Jane being the heir change much for Bingley's sisters or Darcy? Granted, in our eyes Jane would be a more desirable catch, however, Darcy declared her very pretty but she smiled too much,...
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That is wonderful news, and congratulations on yet another published book. It seems I am off to Amazon to buy...
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Sandy C Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Would Jane being the heir change much for> Bingley's sisters or Darcy? Granted, in our eyes> Jane would be a more...
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Nikki N Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Unlike in canon, Darcy would not be afraid that> Jane might be pressured by her mother to accept a> man she did not love...
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Congratulations! I love that story and just ordered the book at Amazon. Do they (editors) make you re-title your story to distinguish it? Or do they think it more enticing? Curious.Much luck with the...
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Lewis's 'Rocks in the Stream' (here at dwg) also has Jane as the heiress to Longbourn. In that story there's no Collins and Mr Bennet had died a few years before, so Jane has already inherited via her...
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Thanks Margaret! I had forgotten that story and it's a favorite of mine!Time for another read.
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Thank you, Dorothee! I hope you enjoy the 'new and improved' version.
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Hi, Kathy! It's wonderful to see you're still here at DWG. My publisher doesn't make me change the title. I know that some do. It was my decision to change this title, and sometimes I wonder if it was...
View ArticleRe: plot idea -- Jane as heiress of Longbourn
I agree with most of your thoughts, but I think you might be overestimating the desirability of an estate specifically in a woman's name. Most men expected to have (or in Bingley's case, purchase) an...
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Thank you for recommending Lewis´ story. I just reread it. It is excellent.Lisette
View ArticleRe: plot idea -- Jane as heiress of Longbourn
Lizzy C. Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I think you might be overestimating the desirability of an> estate specifically in a woman's name. Most men> expected...
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Suzanne O Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------.>> Canon never actually says that this is what Darcy> thought. It's easy to read between the lines and> guess that...
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The thing is, I think Darcy's main reason for thinking the connexion unhappy was the behavior of Mrs. Bennet and the younger girls. As long as they continued to behave the way they did, he would still...
View Articlenot Jane as heir but
There is also the story of Bingley moving into Longbourn as quite poor and the heir? which would give the same perspective of Longbourn without the senior Bennetts which is another plot twist or what if?
View ArticleSandy C, you took the words right out of my mouth
That is, before I could say them, so I second you in saying this, Even Jane as an heiress still has no connections and is not part of the London society and Bingley marrying Jane certainly would not...
View ArticleRe: plot idea -- Jane as heiress of Longbourn
Suzanne O Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The thing is, I think Darcy's main reason for> thinking the connexion unhappy was the behavior of> Mrs. Bennet and the...
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