In Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, there is a span of time between Mr. Darcy's second proposal to Elizabeth Bennet of 6 October 1812 and the marriage service, 16 December 1812, about which nothing was written and has long been a mystery. In this book, we finally learn what really happened in those ten and a half weeks: who said what to whom, and what they chose not to express aloud...
The characters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice return in Volume I of The Adventures of Miss Mary Bennet, in which we discover Mary has been living a lie. That is, until Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy raise the Bennet family fortunes. She tosses off the deceptions used to keep suitors at bay-her unnecessary spectacles and annoying manner-and declares to Mr. and Mrs. Bennet that she will remain a spinster for life. Intrigued by this remarkable transformation, Elizabeth Darcy invites Mary to Pemberley, where Mary falls into an incredible adventure that could be torn from the pages of one of her favorite Gothic novels.
In Volume II of The Adventures of Miss Mary Bennet, in which the characters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice return, even Mary's recent success in publishing cannot take away the sting of a regal visitor or the distress of a difficult decision. She has little time to fret about her future before a summons arrives from Pemberley, where she overhears shocking news about the man an outraged Georgiana Darcy loves and is determined to prove innocent. Their inquiries result in peril, giving Mr. Darcy good reason to tell his wife that their sisters might need a firmer hand in the future. Mary receives a second summons-this time from Lady Catherine de Bourgh, who is determined to dictate the course of Mary's next novel, and to see that Mary becomes a governess, unaware that Mary has begun to rethink her determination to remain a spinster.
Continuing The Adventures of Miss Mary Bennet, Volume III, in which the characters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice return: Caroline Bingley provokes; Major Ashton vexes; Lady Catherine manipulates; Mr. Collins annoys; Jane and Mr. Bingley depart; Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth anticipate; and Georgiana and Mary endure a London season where complications and a carriage catastrophe affect how Mary's story will end.
This latest novel by S.M. Klassen continues the adventures of Mary in Mary, Mary, How Extraordinary. In the first volume of this Regency Era Above-Stairs/Below-Stairs mystery series, Mary travels to York with her husband where he is to help prepare for the prince's upcoming visit. Georgiana Darcy soon joins them, she and Mary charged by Elizabeth Darcy and Jane Bingley to discover what is ailing their younger sister. The situation is muddled by what could be poisonings, Mary and Georgiana's two clever maids playing a major role in uncovering a devious plot. Meanwhile, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth have a happy event, Mrs. Bennet is plagued by Mr. Collins, and Miss Anne de Bourgh must suffer the consequences of a recent action.
