Hello,
everybody, Jack Caldwell here. It’s been a while since I’ve been here. Last
time I talked about my grand sequel to Pride
& Prejudice and Sense &
Sensibility, THE THREE COLONELS – Jane Austen’s Fighting Men.
Today, I’m going to introduce my latest book, a comic re-imagining
of Pride & Prejudice called THE
COMPANION OF HIS FUTURE LIFE.
Some of you may recognize this title. It was on the fan fiction
boards several year ago, and was warmly received. For those unfamiliar with the
book, I’ll give you a short synopsis.
One of the great "what-ifs" among Pride & Prejudice
aficionados is: If Mr. Collins married
Mary Bennet instead of Charlotte Lucas, how would that influence Mr. Darcy's
dogged pursuit of the elusive Elizabeth?
I take that thought and run with it. In my story, Mr. Collins
decides that a pretty and pious Mary would make him a better wife than a lovely
and lively Lizzy. Because Mary is now living in Hunsford as Mrs. Collins, Jane
joins Elizabeth visiting Rosings Park at Easter. Yep, Jane’s in Hunsford, too,
right when Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam visit. Does that mean Jane is
there when Colonel Big-Mouth spills the beans about Mr. Bingley? What do you
think?
