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Crime and Prejudice
SKU: 978-1-7637051-2-8
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:
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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
Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2025 (winners to be announced in November)
Finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards audiobook category, February 2025
