In chapter 55 Bingley stops by Longbourne, again. And again. And again. What is he UP to?
Elizabeth and Darcy are finally in a room together at another party and then... Well and then Morgan threatens to quit the project. Tune in to find out why!
We did it. We figured it out--in a far reaching conversation which starts when Mrs. Bennet comes out as a surprising mama bear for Lizzie, and Lizzie hates...every...second of it...we discover a few things.
This book doesn't have enough affection for other women, and it's not wet enough. Come probe the spongy depths of our thinking as we tackle Bingely's return to Netherfield Park!
Shut up Jane we know you're excited! Stop lying!
In this public access read a long Lizzie receives a letter from her favorite aunt explaining all the important deets about Mr Darcy and the mystery surrounding Lydia's big day. As beloved Mrs. Gardiner reveals Mr. D's real problem isn't all the things we've talked about--it's obstinance. Do we agree? Do you?
Listen and let us know!
Knock knock! Who's there? A whole ass wife in the form of Lydia, of course.
In chapter 51 Lydia and Wickham return to make everything awkward over the course of a short ten days. Just enough time for Lydia to drop a bombshell at the very end of the chapter.
Does the text like Lydia, or is it just us giggling and kicking our feet in the air every time she gets the spotlight?
In Chapter 50, Jane Austen creaks open a window in Mr. Bennet's psyche. And it sends your readers into a discussion of family, community, growing, and - of course - love. It also recalls Jane Eyre.