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Barry S. Richman is a military veteran whose work explores character, restraint, and moral consequence within the Regency world of Jane Austen. His lifelong engagement with Pride and Prejudice began unexpectedly in 2003, while recuperating at home after a routine medical procedure. What began as a single rereading soon became a sustained immersion; he has yet to put Austen’s world down.

Over the next two decades, Richman read thousands of Pride and Prejudice variations, developing a deep familiarity with the canon and its many interpretive traditions. His wife—whom he fondly calls his own “Jane Bennet”—watched him finish novels at a remarkable pace and eventually suggested that he write one himself. For years, he dismissed the idea, citing t ...more

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	Follow The Drum: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (The Bennet Sister Variations: A Pride & Prejudice-Inspired Series) 4.35 avg rating — 539 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doubt Not, Cousin: A Pride & Prejudice variation (The Bennet Sister Variations: A Pride & Prejudice-Inspired Series) 4.36 avg rating — 480 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Affections and Wishes by Amy D'Orazio (Goodreads Author), Barry S. Richman (Goodreads Author), Elsie Fulbrook 4.34 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scarred Duchess 4.47 avg rating — 223 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before The Storm: A Doubt Not Cousin Saga: Colonel Fitzwilliam (The Matlock Fitzwilliams Book 1) 4.42 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After The Fall: A Sequel to Before The Storm (The Matlock Fitzwilliams Book 2) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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