false 2458974 3 "Those with a taste for the balance and humour of Austen will find a worthy companion volume."-Book News<br><br>The weddings are over.<br><br>The guests (including millions of readers and viewers) wish the two happy couples health and happiness. As the music swells and the credits roll, two things are certain: Jane and Bingley will want for nothing, while Elizabeth and Darcy are to be the happiest couple in the world!<br><br>The couples' personal stories of love, marriage, money, and children are woven together with the threads of social and political history of nineteenth century England. As changes in industry and agriculture affect the people of Pemberley and the neighboring countryside, the Darcys strive to be progressive and forward-looking while upholding beloved traditions.<br><br>Rebecca Ann Collins follows them in imagination, observing and chronicling their passage through the landscape of their surroundings, noting how they cope with change, triumph, and tragedy in their lives.<br><br>"A lovely complementary novel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Austen would surely give her smile of approval." <br>-Beverly Wong, author of Pride & Prejudice Prudence 2466169 1 4 2008 The Pemberley Chronicles: A Companion Volume to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (The Pemberley Chronicles, #1) total:121|5:18|4:28|3:31|2:30|1:14| 121 369 304 59 1 3 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 05:23:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 04:17:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 02 13:26:59 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 21:09:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 20:02:55 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 20:10:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 18:25:59 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 13:59:18 -0700 2008
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I purchased The Pemberley Chronicles yesterday with high hopes for enjoyment, especially since there were five other books in the series sitting next to it one the shelf. While Collins does state in the preface she makes no attempt to mimic Austenâ€...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 13:24:48 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 13:24:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 27 18:43:34 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 19:18:56 -0700 2009 I am not a "sequel enthusiast"- when it comes to the classics of English Literature- but over the last ten years there has been an oversupply of Jane Austen sequels and as a teacher of Literature I felt compelled to read some of them. Sadly, I found many repetitive and based more on...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 17:35:23 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 17:48:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 22:55:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 22:59:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 17:56:08 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 17:57:49 -0700 2008
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