Pride & Prejudice

Alice writes:
The events in the first half Pride & Prejudice set of a swirl of confusion and even deception in the second. With the arrival of the militia, including a charming, handsome young lieutenant Mr. Wickam, who is sociable and witty enough to win Lizzy's admiration... But has some how lost Mr. Darcy's approval. Elizabeth, convinced that Wickam is the better man, takes his view over Darcy's, harshly lowering her view of him[Darcy]. Meanwhile, Mr. Bingley has mysteriously left Netherfield, an action Elizabeth attributes to his sisters' plotting to separate him and Jane. And as if that weren't enough, the dreaded cousin Mr. Collins has arrived, with his impertinent manners and an annoying tendency to rant. Still, he is the only male relation they have, and will therefore inherit their small estate at Longbourne when Mr. Bennet dies. This is a source of great distress to Mrs. Bennet, who knows very well that the only chance her five daughters have of good lives is good marriages. Between complications with Mr. Bingley, a new reason to detest Mr. Darcy, and the tedious Mr. Collins (who intends to propose to a most unwilling recipient), the Bennets are thrust into complications that very few of them know about. Elizabeth's view of Mr. Wickam is thrown on it's head when she learns a few things that the lieutenant neglected to tell her. Jane finally comes to an understanding about a few things, becoming less trusting and childish. And even Mr. Darcy, proud, important Mr. Darcy learns a few things. Of course, some characters do not change at all, like Mrs. Bennet and Lydia, and a certain army lieutenant gets what he justly deserves, but the story has just enough drama in it to be interesting, and all the romance it needs to charm. One of Jane Austen's more famous novels, Pride & Prejudice is the story of a family of diverse characters and those who surround them.