A Selection of Pride and Prejudice Sequels
for your reading pleasure
All titles are available from the Port Jefferson Free Library or can be interloaned from other Suffolk County Libraries
compiled by Monica Williams
Aiden, Pamela.
An Assembly Such As This: A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman.
Despite his status as a romantic hero, Fitzwilliam Darcy remains a something of an enigma. Pamela Aidens series attempts to make him a more well rounded figure and to detail his actions when he is not present in the novel. Beginning with the Merryton Assembly, it follows Darcys growing awareness of his affection for Elizabeth Bennet and her fine eyes. Other titles in this series include (in order of publication) Duty and Desire, and These Three Remain.
Aiken, Joan.
Lady Catherines Necklace.
A rare sequel that does not focus on the Darcys or the Bingleys. It turns its attention to those at Rosings: Lady Catherine, Anne de Bourgh, and the Collinses. A sudden snowstorm causes a carriage accident near Rosings. Lady Catherine extends her hospitality to the injured, the Delevals a brother and sister. The Delevals may appear to be gentry who have gotten lost, but they may have more sinister intentions. After all, Lady Catherine does keep her very expensive diamond necklace in her home
Altman, Marsha. The Darcys and the Bingleys Pride and Prejudice Continues: A Tale of Two Gentlemens Marriages to Two Most Devoted Sisters
One of the most comical of the Pride and Prejudice series, focuses not only on the expected happy marriages of the two couples, but also presents vignettes detailing the origins of Darcy and Bingleys long standing friendship. Other characters from the original novel make an appearance to create an entertaining and well rounded sequel. Other titles in this series include: The Plight of the Darcy Brothers, and Mr. Darcys Great Escape.
Aston, Elizabeth.
Mr. Darcys Daughters.
In an ironic twist of fate, Darcy and Elizabeth have five daughters of their own and two younger sons. Like their mother and her sisters, each girl has her own distinct personality. While on a diplomatic trip to Turkey, Darcy and Elizabeth leave the girls with Col. Fitzwilliam and his wife. Each girl has her unique story. Love is lost and found and London will never be the same again after the Darcy sisters have entered society. Additional titles in this series include (presented in order of publication) The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Althea Darcy, The True Darcy Spirit, The Second Mrs. Darcy, The Darcy Connection, and Mr. Darcys Dream.
Bebris, Carrie.
Pride and Prescience: A Mr and Mrs. Darcy Mystery.
This is the first in a mystery series featuring Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy as sleuths. The story begins at their wedding breakfast where Caroline Bingley announces her engagement to a wealthy American. She marries him, and then odd events begin occurring. Miss Bingley is found walking the streets of London unattended with no memory of how she got there. After several incidents Darcy and Elizabeth are compelled to investigate. Containing touches of the Gothic 19th century novels, this series is a new vision of Mr. and Mrs. Darcys happy ever after.
Berdoll, Linda.
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife.
The novel explores the more carnal side of Darcy and Elizabeths relationship beginning with their wedding night. Lydia, Wickham, Jane, and Bingley are also part of the story. This may not be the novel for Jane Austen purists. The additional titles in this series are Darcy and Elizabeth Nights and Days at Pemberly.
Birchall, Diana.
Mrs. Darcys Dilemma.
Set 25 years after Pride and Prejudice ended, the novel finds Elizabeth and Darcy living at Pemberly with their three children- two sons and a daughter. Lydia Wickham is not so fortunate, burdened with such a husband and eight children. She implores Elizabeth to allow her two oldest daughters to visit. Elizabeth invites the girls, and the old adage of no good deed goes unpunished is well proved by Bettina Wickham. Her sister Cloe is a very different type of girl. Each sister must find her own way.
Collins, Rebecca Ann.
The Pemberly Chronicles Series.
The Pemberly Chronicles begins by tracing the married lives of the Darcys and the Bingleys. Set against the backdrop of Industrial Revolution era England it explores triumphs, tragedies, gains, and losses of the Darcys, the Bingleys, and their descendents. It is a ten volume series. Six volumes have been published in the United States.The titles in volume order are:The Women of Pemberly, Netherfield Park Revisted, The Ladies of Longbourne. Mr. Darcys Daughter, My Cousin Caroline, Postscript from Pemeberly, Recollections of Rosing, and A Woman of Influence. All the titles will be available as of November 2010.
Odiwe, Jane.
Lydia Bennets Story.
Her own father called her one of the silliest girls in England. In Pride and Prejudice Lydia certainly proved that true. This book, while it allows Lydia to be silly for a while, gives her a chance at redemption. She is transformed into someone deserving of sympathy, not scorn.
Slater, Margaret.
The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy.
Written literally as though it is Mr. Darcys diary, it traces his supercilious attitude at the Merryton assembly and his gradual redemption as he begins to realize that Elizabeth Bennet is the key to his present and future happiness. The diary fills in the gaps of time when Darcy is not present in the novel, and further explores his close and loving relationship with his beloved sister Georgina.
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