Dear visitors,

Mrs. Darcy is all aflutter... The lovely Jan H joined her circle of authors and you can read chapters 1-3 of her captivating P&P Regency what-if "The Journey" here

Enjoy!

And welcome to the club, Jan.

Renée

wonderful! i like it a lot!
hope you will write soon again :)

Very interesting twist to the P & P theme! I am intrigued and look forward to the next installment.

Bravo!!! It's a very good story! I enjoy a lot! I hope a new chapter soon

Thanks, Renee, for including me in your lovely site. And thanks to each of you who have responded here or by e-mail. I appreciate each of your kind and generous comments.

This is a "what-if" story and I have played havoc with the plot. I hope the characters, however, remain fairly true to Miss Austen's originals.

-Jan H

YW, Jan, and I'm most happy to have you here!

Good news for you, dear readers, the next chapter of Jan's lovely The Journey will be posted today.

Renée

Mrs. Darcy has kept her promise: chapter 4 is up. Enjoy!

Hmmmm...Darcy had better snap to attention! Looks like he's got a little competition and the guy definitely has Darcy at a disadvantage at the moment.

Jan's villian is showing a little of his own appeal.

Fun story!

Dear Jan H ,I 've read the new chapter today and I would like to say :BRAVO !!! Mr darcy has found a very strong opponent in Mr.Morgan...I wonder which one Lizzy will choose

Dear readers, I've just posted chapter 5. Enjoy!

Renée

Hello!! I'read this new chapter with a big interest!! I love the way you transpose Jane Austen's dialog of the first proposal ("your arrogance, your selfish disdain of the feelings of the others..."etc) in the current of events. The escape of Darcy and Lizzy is full of suspense too

Those is so great and is unlike any other P&P story I've read! Please update it soon!

Thanks, Mixon and MissyMay!

I confess that when I wrote this story, it was just pure escapism. The whole plot is rather far out, but fun for me to imagine. It gave me a chance to let my imagination run wild.

In P&P2, Mrs. Bennet says something to the Gardiners upon their late arrival at Longbourn about being afraid they had been set upon by robbers or something like that. I began reading up on highwaymen and even though they were not as prevalent in the early 1800s as in the previous century, it was still an infrequent peril for travelers.

Also, it provided a situation for Darcy and Elizabeth to be thrown into each other's constant company, something I always like.

Dear fans of Jan's great story... I've just posted chapter 6

And Jan. I so agree with you... I want our beloved heroes to be in each other's company as much as possible too!

Have a nice Sunday!
Renée

Jan H - You said that you posted chapter 6 of The Journey, but I can not find it. Any help in finding it would be appreciated. It's a great story by the way.

Girls, I'm so sorry. I forgot to put the link to the new chapter on the index page of Jan's pages. It's there now and here the direct link to the appropriate page, enjoy!

Renée

Again I must say : bravo!!!! I love your writting so much, thank you... And above all I love the last scene in the cave

Thanks, Mixon - you make me want to write!

So? What are you waiting for...?

Renée <-- who would love to read another fabulous Jan H story!

Time, Renee, just time.

I was a little afraid of that . But fortunately we still have quite a few lovely chapters of The Journey to look forward to. Enjoy chapter 8, dear readers!

Renée

I just have to say i love this story and look forward to every update! Felt so badly for Elizabeth tho! "A mistake", Darcy should have just put is foot in his mouth on that one, ouch. Can't wait for more!

Jan:
I got goosebumps when reading this! It is so riveting. Please update soon!

Egads! How excrutiating for both Darcy and Lizzy to be subjected to Fitzwilliam's sharing of Darcy's bumbling. You'd think he'd curb his tongue until he knew a bit more about Lizzy, but NO....Of course if Darcy hadn't said it, he wouldn't have had to regret it, eh?

I see trouble on the horizon! LOL

The last scene with Fitzwilliam is almost "funny"...but for Darcy it's the beginning of a lot of problems . Pleasssssssssse I want more!!!!!!!!!!!

What a clever story, Jan H - I am always so very impressed when writers take a total risk an go out on a limb with a line of the story AND it works beautifully - your weaving in of lines from the book or movie add to the cleverness. I am so enjoying the story, but not surprised as I've read a couple of your other stories and liked them a great deal as well. Well done, and do keep writing - you are too good not to!

Jan,

I am not normally a huge fan of all the hundreds of "what if..." stories out there yet for some reason this one has captured me. You write beautifully, capture the Austen style very well,and your whole premise with the bandits etc. if very unique.

Now if Lizzy can stop being such a putz! What is with that girl? She feels all sorry for Morgan and gets mad at Mr. Darcy! Poor guy never gets any breaks.

Keep up the good work and don't keep us hanging too long.... the suspense may kill me!

Thank you, Sharon! I'm glad you like this "what-if." I agree, there are a lot of them out there.
And Maura, Mixon, MissyMay, Maya (my, what a lot of M's!)and Rita, thank you for your comments. Taking the time to send a message means so much to me.

I'm afraid Elizabeth will remain a "putz" for awhile in this story and, as usual, misunderstandings between our favorite couple continue. If we think about the timeframe, it's still quite early in their relationship. They met in early Autumn and it's now the end of November-first part of December. Elizabeth still doesn't know the truth about Wickham or Darcy. She and Darcy's relationship has fast-forwarded in this story because they were forced into intimate circumstances.

This, and "The Engagement" which I read yesterday and today, are absolutely fabulous. I suspect you may be channelling Miss Austen - the tone is absolutely spot on with her wonderful novel. I am bookmarking this site to keep up with your work. Lovely, lovely! Thank you!

Thank you so much, kcarol! What lovely comments! Channeling Jane Austen? I wish. Of course, my kids think I'm old enough to have been her contemporary .

Jan: I think I speak for many readers when I ask with great anticipation when we can expect to be treated to more of your fabulous tale?

I reread it this weekend and even a second time through couldn't get through it fast enough.

No pressure--just a huge fan clamoring for more!

Maya, I promise, the next chapter will be posted very soon. With a bit of luck today or tomorrow.

Renée

As promised, chapter 9 is up! Enjoy.

Thank you for the new chapter!!! As always it was entertaining!! The scene in the library was so good ,you used Jane Austen's dialog with a great cleverness. Congratulation!! And now Lizzy is in love with Mr Darcy...please give us the next chapter!!!

Just in case the announcement on the main page escaped your notice... chapter 10 of Jan's The Journey is up. Enjoy!

Renée

Oops... here's the link

I'm lost. Chapter 10 truly surprised me.
Lizzy has always been lively and witty, stubborn, easy to misjudge others, but also ready to change her mind when facing truth. Indeed intelligent and wise:
even wiser than her own father when it came to propriety matters and to how easily the repute of the whole family whould be at stake with a "faux pas". And yet here she stubborny resists all reasonable objection and is ready to face family disgrace.
It seems she overestimated every man in her path, except Darcy.
ANyway: great piece. Keep going - pleeease!
ciao.paola.

Jan.Please keep going!I am dying to read on!Your writing is excellent.Please do not let poor Mrs Darcy wait for so long.Thanks for sharing your writing with us.
Eli

Rush over to Jan's pages and enjoy chapter 11 over her fabulous The Journey!

Dearest
I have enjoyed this chapter as much as ever.Thank you and Tanya.I shall love to have some more tomorrow.Will you, will you, willll you ?
Thanks again
Love Eli

This story is so good, you have no idea how happy I was when I saw the update!
It's so sad that Elisabeth en Darcy don't have a clue about their feelings....
I hope they will talk about it in the next chapter!

gimme more......

please

Thank you for each of your responses. They mean so much to me.

Paola, I'm sorry Chapter 10 makes you feel lost. I agree with your description of Elizabeth, but in this story she loves Darcy so much that she would sacrifice her own happiness and that of her family to spare him marriage to one he does not love. I do not think she underestimates him, but rather misunderstands his feelings for her. She believes he responds out of sacrificial duty, not love for her. She truly fears that he cares for someone else. In turn, she is willing to sacrifice her own reputation to spare him a marriage of convenience.

I know they're pitiful, but it allows me further opportunities to make them wallow in angst.

I know they're pitiful

Oh no, not at all, dear Jan, your characters are so romantic they make us entirely, perfectly and incandescently happy... in the end!

Her feelings are a bit reverse to the book, right? In which Darcy, after having helped Lydia, doesn't want her to marry him out of gratitude, but for himself and himself alone. So, he'd rather stay single than marry someone who doesn't return his love. Awwww, he's the best!

I hope to upload another chapter soon, dear readers.

Renée

What a great story. I just happened upon this website and here I am after 5 straight hours of reading this terrific story. PLEASE hurry with the next installment!! I'm dying here waiting for it!!!!

Jan, I put off starting to read this at first, because I wasn't sure from the summary that it was for me... but oh my goodness, once I did start I couldn't stop!

I love it... it's refreshingly original and such fun! And I love that she doesn't realise he loves her - not that I want her to be unhappy, but it's just so wonderfully angsty - plus I remain confident you're going to make all well in their worlds by the end!

Can't wait for another chapter

~Splatt~

Thank you, Splatt and Jennifer! I'm glad you like the story and be assured I'm a happy ending person. Jennifer, I'm thrilled that you found this website. There's loads of cool stuff here. Mrs. Darcy is a busy little woman who does a great job. (I happen to know she's little 'cause I've seen pictures of her).

Mrs. Darcy is a busy little woman who does a great job. (I happen to know she's little 'cause I've seen pictures of her).



Indeed I am, dear Jan. Can you imagine? The Dutch are the tallest people in the world! So, I must be the exception to the rule with my 1.59 meter (= 5.216 535 433 feet)

Girls, you can expect a new chapter this weekend!

Renée

That is good news Renee, cause the weather forcast here foretold rainy Saturday ,stormy Sunday and cold 1st of May.Three days without romantic stories is too much for my apetite.
Thanks
Eli

Don't worry, be happy... Chapter 12 is up! Enjoy!

I have just found - and immediatelly read - chap.12: how utterly sweet they both are (Lizzy and Darcy of course).
I also love the way you mingle your own prose with pieces from the book. and how well they come together.
the more I read, the more I like it.
paola.

Aarrggghhhh... Jan how can you do this to us? You get them so near yet so far... I am dying here!

This was so bittersweet, but all I wanted to do was bang their heads together and make them see what's staring them in the face!

You are not good for my nerves, I begin to have sympathy with Mrs Bennet.

PLEASE don't make us wait too long for another chapter!