Succession: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

In this variation, Mr. Darcy's mother, Lady Anne, is alive and well. She begs her son, Fitzwilliam, to remain at Pemberley rather than visiting his good friend, Charles Bingley, at Netherfield. As a result, Mr. Darcy meets Elizabeth Bennet for the first time when he journeys to Rosings Park at Easter in order to propose to his Cousin Anne, as his mother requested. Though he had every intention of marrying his cousin, he soon realises that Cousin Anne simply cannot compare to the charming an...