P&P The Untold Stories: Wickham Make a Plan

What did Wickham know, and when did he know it?

Author’s Note: When I first agreed to write this scene back in 2011, I thought it would be quick and easy. Instead it changed my understanding of the plot of Pride & Prejudice! I always thought it was coincidence that Wickham had decided to charm Elizabeth, but it’s not a coincidence at all.

If you read P&P, you’ll see that Jane Austen gives us an enormous amount of stage directions for the scene of Elizabeth’s first meeting with Wickham. We’re t...