Project Gutenberg 2013-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 148 Brinton, Sybil G. (Sybil Grace) 1874 1928 Brinton, Sybil Grace Austen, Jane 1775 1817 Old friends and new fancies : $b an imaginary sequel to the novels of Jane Austen Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Friends_and_New_Fancies Produced by Margaret Sullivan, Clare Graham at http://www.girlebooks.com and Marc D'Hooghe "Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen" by Sybil G. Brinton is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work seeks to continue the stories of beloved characters from Jane Austen's novels, exploring their lives and relationships after the original narratives have concluded. The characters, including Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, and Georgiana Darcy, are central to the unfolding drama, engaging in new romantic entanglements and family dynamics. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, who are contentedly married and looking to foster happiness among their friends, particularly regarding Georgiana Darcy's engagement to Colonel Fitzwilliam. However, as Elizabeth observes signs of unease in Georgiana, she discusses her concerns with Darcy, leading to a decision to address the engagement's suitability. The chapter details the Darcys' interactions with other familiar characters and sets the stage for both personal and social challenges as they navigate relationships, expectations, and the influence of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, encapsulating the spirit of wit and intricate social commentary characteristic of Austen's works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mate selection -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 665605 665747 2024-10-18T11:03:07.997884 2023-09-19T06:45:36.202693 text/html text/html 646220 2024-04-03T20:45:37 text/html 332640 2024-10-18T11:03:18.033849 application/epub+zip 344326 2024-10-18T11:03:11.674879 application/epub+zip 317176 2024-10-18T11:03:10.284870 application/epub+zip 594745 2024-10-18T11:03:23.000811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575927 2024-10-18T11:03:17.159817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534250 2022-09-20T03:46:20.738898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649329 649481 2024-10-18T11:03:07.079858 2023-09-19T06:45:35.356678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 629429 2024-04-03T21:21:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18561 2024-10-18T11:03:23.137785 application/rdf+xml 14795 2024-10-18T11:03:10.866837 image/jpeg 3511 2024-10-18T11:03:10.568839 image/jpeg 331002 2024-10-18T11:03:08.057871 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia