Blourish & Flotts: Beautifully Retold

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 18Elizabeth arrives at the Netherfield ball certain of seeing Mr. Wickham, only to learn he has conveniently gone to town. Her temper sours, and her partner Mr. Darcy is no easier to handle than she expected. Mr. Collins, meanwhile, is determined to introduce himself to a grand stranger in the room.Between awkward dances, sharp exchanges over books and character, and her mother's loud boasting at supper, the evening tests everyone's patience. Elizabeth watches Jane's happiness with Mr. Bingley and tries to hold her own dignity. Pride and prejudice clash in every conversation.About This ProductionThis episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Pertinent LinksRead the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 17Elizabeth recounts Mr. Wickham's story to Jane, and the two sisters weigh what to believe about Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley. Jane is determined to think well of everyone, while Elizabeth is less inclined to forgive.An invitation to the long-awaited Netherfield ball arrives in person, and the household turns its thoughts to dancing. Mr. Collins makes his intentions toward Elizabeth known, and a week of unrelenting rain keeps everyone indoors.About This ProductionThis episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Pertinent LinksRead the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 16Mr. Collins is delighted by Mrs. Philips's drawing room, and the evening at Meryton settles into card tables, lottery talk and polite chatter. Then the arrival of Mr. Wickham draws every eye, and Elizabeth finds herself the one he chooses to sit beside.Over the course of the night, Wickham speaks warmly and carefully, offering Elizabeth a story about Mr. Darcy that she is eager to believe. Elizabeth leaves the party with her thoughts full of him, while her cousin and sister talk without pause on the ride home.About This ProductionThis episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Pertinent LinksRead the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 15Mr. Collins settles his matrimonial plans on the Bennet sisters, first on Jane, then quickly on Elizabeth, while Mrs. Bennet eagerly embraces the idea. Mr. Bennet, desperate for quiet, sends his cousin off on a walk to Meryton with the girls, and the stroll turns into an outing full of bonnets, gossip, and officers.Their walk brings a handsome stranger into view, a new officer named Mr. Wickham, and the whole party is charmed. When Darcy and Bingley ride up the street, the meeting between the two gentlemen leaves Elizabeth puzzled, and the chapter closes on a question nobody in the room can answer.About This ProductionThis episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Pertinent LinksRead the original workJoin the community on Discord

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — Chapter 14Mr. Collins dines with the Bennets and cannot stop praising his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, while Mr. Bennet quietly enjoys every pompous word. Mrs. Bennet eagerly asks about the great lady and her sickly daughter, and her questions reveal how much the family is counting on marriage.When tea is over, Mr. Collins is asked to read aloud, but he refuses a circulating library novel and chooses a sermon book instead. Lydia's restless chatter interrupts him, and his offence sends him to a backgammon table, where a quieter kind of rivalry begins.About This ProductionThis episode is part of a faithful reading of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Pertinent LinksRead the original workJoin the community on Discord