Variations -- a series of Jane Austen “what-ifs”

The following is a series of short stories, each one starting with a different point of departure from JA canon. I hope you enjoy them.

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I. - An Uninterrupted Visit

(Pride & Prejudice - Lydia does not go to Brighton)

II. - A Most Deserving Couple

(Pride & Prejudice - What if Wickham really did fall for Lydia?)

III. - Three Conversations

(Pride & Prejudice - Lizzy does not go to Derbyshire)

IV. - Reflections

(Mansfield Park - Sir Thomas Bertram looks back on life)

V. - Lovers' Vows

(Mansfield Park - Edmund pays a call on Fanny)

VI. - Highbury Hijinks

(Emma - Frank Churchill & Jane Fairfax attend the Christmas Eve party)

VII. - A Very Worthy Young Man

(Sense & Sensibility - Edward meets Elinor first)

VIII. - Combe Magna

(Sense & Sensibility - Marianne marries Willoughby)

IX. - We Have Mrs. Radcliffe to Thank

(Northanger Abbey - Things at Northanger Abbey are not what they seem)

X. - In the Year Eight

(Persuasion - Frederick writes from his new command, the Laconia)

Audience
adult
Length
short · 62 pages

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