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Lydia
In her fifteen years, Lydia Bennet has certainly drawn attention to herself everywhere she has gone.
As the youngest of five daughters Lydia has been indulged by her mother, and upon growing up is now beyond restraint and determined to have her way. Her romantic imaginings of seeing the world, falling violently in love, and attending balls, parties, dinners and the theatre are her only escape from the unrelenting boredom of life in a small village.
Happily for Lydia, the Militia comes to Meryton for the Winter to supply all the glamour, uniforms and charming young men she could wish for, and immediately there is one, and one only, for whom Lydia has eyes and plans. Unfortunately, her looks, youth and wit are of no consequence to him without an accompanying fortune.
Unperturbed by his disinterest, Lydia weaves her way towards ensnaring the man of her dreams for her own happily-ever-after.
Author’s As this story involves characters and some situations that occur in both Pride and Prejudice and Wickham’s Wife , some necessary scenes have been repeated from Lydia’s perspective. I hope that rather than detracting from the overall narrative, they provide a more complex understanding of Lydia’s behaviour.
As the youngest of five daughters Lydia has been indulged by her mother, and upon growing up is now beyond restraint and determined to have her way. Her romantic imaginings of seeing the world, falling violently in love, and attending balls, parties, dinners and the theatre are her only escape from the unrelenting boredom of life in a small village.
Happily for Lydia, the Militia comes to Meryton for the Winter to supply all the glamour, uniforms and charming young men she could wish for, and immediately there is one, and one only, for whom Lydia has eyes and plans. Unfortunately, her looks, youth and wit are of no consequence to him without an accompanying fortune.
Unperturbed by his disinterest, Lydia weaves her way towards ensnaring the man of her dreams for her own happily-ever-after.
Author’s As this story involves characters and some situations that occur in both Pride and Prejudice and Wickham’s Wife , some necessary scenes have been repeated from Lydia’s perspective. I hope that rather than detracting from the overall narrative, they provide a more complex understanding of Lydia’s behaviour.
404 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 16, 2024
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Lydia: A Backstory to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
In her fifteen years, Lydia Bennet has drawn attention to herself everywhere she has gone.
As the youngest of five daughters Lydia has been indulged by her mother, and is now beyond restraint and determined to have her way. Her romantic imaginings of seeing the world, falling violently in love, and attending balls, parties, dinners and the theatre are her only escape from the unrelenting boredom of life in a small village.
Happily for Lydia, the Militia comes to Meryton for the Winter to supply all the glamour, uniforms and charming young men she could wish for and immediately there is one, and one only, for whom Lydia has eyes and plans. Unfortunately, her looks, youth and wit are of no consequence to him without an accompanying fortune; but unperturbed by his disinterest, Lydia weaves her way towards ensnaring the man of her dreams for her own happily-ever-after.
Author’s note: As this story involves characters and some situations that occur in both Pride and Prejudice and Wickham’s Wife, some necessary scenes have been repeated from Lydia’s perspective. I hope that rather than detracting from the overall narrative, they provide a more complex understanding of Lydia’s behaviour.
C. J. Hill is the author of eight historical novels based directly or indirectly upon Jane Austen’s delightful characters who are so familiar, but masterfully undefined enough so that every reader imagines differently how they will turn out, how they will behave, and the choices they will make beyond the novel’s final chapter. Hopefully, in these adaptations they will continue to surprise and delight their new and old readers alike.
Originally from England, C. J., lives in New Zealand. When not lost in the Regency or reading multiple books, she can be found gazing out to sea, sampling wine, or taming her garden, all the while paying close attention to the conversations going on in her head. She apologizes if at times she appears inattentive.
Get her attention through any of these sites; she'll be delighted to hear from you!
https://cjhillauthor.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CJ-Hil...
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Lydia: A Backstory to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
In her fifteen years, Lydia Bennet has drawn attention to herself everywhere she has gone.
As the youngest of five daughters Lydia has been indulged by her mother, and is now beyond restraint and determined to have her way. Her romantic imaginings of seeing the world, falling violently in love, and attending balls, parties, dinners and the theatre are her only escape from the unrelenting boredom of life in a small village.
Happily for Lydia, the Militia comes to Meryton for the Winter to supply all the glamour, uniforms and charming young men she could wish for and immediately there is one, and one only, for whom Lydia has eyes and plans. Unfortunately, her looks, youth and wit are of no consequence to him without an accompanying fortune; but unperturbed by his disinterest, Lydia weaves her way towards ensnaring the man of her dreams for her own happily-ever-after.
Author’s note: As this story involves characters and some situations that occur in both Pride and Prejudice and Wickham’s Wife, some necessary scenes have been repeated from Lydia’s perspective. I hope that rather than detracting from the overall narrative, they provide a more complex understanding of Lydia’s behaviour.
C. J. Hill is the author of eight historical novels based directly or indirectly upon Jane Austen’s delightful characters who are so familiar, but masterfully undefined enough so that every reader imagines differently how they will turn out, how they will behave, and the choices they will make beyond the novel’s final chapter. Hopefully, in these adaptations they will continue to surprise and delight their new and old readers alike.
Originally from England, C. J., lives in New Zealand. When not lost in the Regency or reading multiple books, she can be found gazing out to sea, sampling wine, or taming her garden, all the while paying close attention to the conversations going on in her head. She apologizes if at times she appears inattentive.
Get her attention through any of these sites; she'll be delighted to hear from you!
https://cjhillauthor.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CJ-Hil...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
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May 19, 2024
Innocent Wickham, who simply has little control over himself and does not think too much about the future, is the author’s signature feature. Lydia practically raped the poor guy, and he didn’t even think about seducing her, let alone eloping with her. Darcy is the beast who forced the poor man to marry an unloved woman, forever depriving him of the opportunity to become happy with the virtuous and successful Mrs. Young. Oh well!
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