What if the beloved characters in Pride and Prejudice were lawbreakers?
The twelve stories in Crime and Prejudice imagine a deliciously seamy underside to Jane Austen's world. Arson, highway robbery, petty crime, and murder mingle with fox-hunting, bawdy-houses, gaming-tables, and transportation to Australia in these tales recounted to Elizabeth Darcy by her friends and family.
Discover why Mr. Bennet became a pug owner and a poisoner; how Elizabeth Darcy started a riot while agitating for women's enrolment at Cambridge; where Caroline Bingley found forbidden love; and, of course, when Mr. Darcy actually came by his wet shirt.
Praise for Crime and Prejudice:
The twelve stories in Crime and Prejudice imagine a deliciously seamy underside to Jane Austen's world. Arson, highway robbery, petty crime, and murder mingle with fox-hunting, bawdy-houses, gaming-tables, and transportation to Australia in these tales recounted to Elizabeth Darcy by her friends and family.
Discover why Mr. Bennet became a pug owner and a poisoner; how Elizabeth Darcy started a riot while agitating for women's enrolment at Cambridge; where Caroline Bingley found forbidden love; and, of course, when Mr. Darcy actually came by his wet shirt.
Praise for Crime and Prejudice:
"Delightful!” — Stephanie Barron, author of the Being a Jane Austen Mystery series
"Bingley would approve!” — Crispin Bonham-Carter, Mr Bingley in the BBC 1995 series of Pride and Prejudice
"Wickedly funny in a way Jane Austen would enjoy . . ." — Dr Gillian Dooley, author of She Played and Sang: Jane Austen and Music
"A refined sense of mischief and a complete mastery of Austen-esque style and tropes." — Martin Langfield, bestselling author of The Malice Box
"Capital!" — Professor Paul Baker, author of Fabulosa! The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language
Bonus stories
For a free bonus story about Georgiana Darcy in PDF or eBook format, click HERE. For the audiobook, click HERE.
For a free bonus story about Mr Bingley in PDF or eBook format, click HERE.
For the audiobook, click HERE.
For a free Pride and Prejudice-inspired story about amateur sleuth Ms Maple in PDF or eBook format, click HERE.