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The Bennet family is a fictional family created by the English novelist Jane Austen in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.The family consists of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters: Jane, Mary, Catherine, Lydia, and Elizabeth, who is the novel's protagonist.
On discovering that Elizabeth's youngest sister Lydia has fallen prey to and run off with Mr. Wickham, Darcy tracks them down and induces Wickham to marry Lydia, thus saving both Lydia and her family from social disgrace. Darcy's intervention was done not to win Elizabeth—he attempted to keep her from knowing of his involvement—but rather ...
Mrs. Darcy even contributes financially, dipping into her personal funds "by the practice of what might be called economy in her own private expenses," [note 6] to assist the Wickhams. Meanwhile, Darcy himself, out of love for Elizabeth, helps advance his brother-in-law's career: "For Elizabeth's sake, he assisted him farther in his profession."
Elizabeth and Mr Darcy by Hugh Thomson, 1894. Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her friends and family. Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters.
LibriVox recording by Karen Savage. Pride and Prejudice is the second novel by English author Jane Austen, published in 1813.A novel of manners, it follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist of the book, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.
Episode 6 After Lydia carelessly mentions Darcy's involvement in her wedding, Mrs Gardiner enlightens Elizabeth: Darcy found the errant couple and paid for everything needed to resolve the situation, including a large payment to Wickham. When Bingley and Darcy return to Netherfield in the autumn, Darcy apologises to Bingley for interfering in ...
It is June 1803, six years after the marriage of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet, as recounted in Pride and Prejudice. One evening, George Wickham and his wife Lydia (Elizabeth's sister) are travelling by carriage to Pemberley for a ball with Captain Denny. Wickham and Denny have an argument, and leave the carriage in anger.
Lydia lets slip to Elizabeth that Darcy was at her marriage, and Mrs. Gardiner confirms that Darcy arranged the financial settlement that induced Wickham to marry Lydia. Bingley and Darcy call to pay respects to the Bennet family, and Bingley asks for Jane's hand and is accepted.