Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: the Twitter version
Sept. 29
@Bingley joins Twitter.
@MrsBennet its a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a gd fortune must B in wnt of a wife.
Fri Oct 4
@TweetMeme: #FF @Bingley and @Darcy (how to get rich quickly resources; also dating).
@MrsBennet dear Mr Bennet, will you follow @Bingley? He may marry one of our #daughters #dating
Tues 15 Oct
@Collins dear @MrBennet, I propose myself the satisfaction of following u and ur family.
@MrsBennet I just can’t see why HE has to inherit your father’s estate! Odious man!
Tue 5 Nov
@Bingley follows @Jane.
@Kitty and @Lydia follow the entire Militia officers TweepML list and buy TweetAdder.
Mon 18 Nov
@Collins joins Twitter. So does @Wickham.
@Wickham Get rich quickly! I made more than 400 dollars yesterday!
Fri 22 Nov.- Mon 25 Nov
@Elizabeth Rain.
@Jane Rain.
@Kitty Rain.
@Lydia Rain.
@MrsBennet Nothing else than the prospect of a ball could make this sufferable.
Tues 26 Nov
@Elizabeth #ball at #Netherfield. @Darcy thinks I’m not handsome enough?! #jerk
@Darcy follows @Elizabeth #fine eyes.
@MrsBennet: @Bingley danced twice with @Jane and twice with @Elizabeth and then with @Charlotte. Create your dance list here! http://bit.ly/dance
Wed 27 Nov
@Collins: I <3 @Elizabeth!
@Elizabeth: As if!
Sat 30 Nov
@Collins: I <3 @Charlotte.
@Elizabeth: Erm, what?!
? Dec
@MissBingley: dearest @Jane, I’m afraid @Bingley will not return to #Netherfield.
@MrsBennet: Delete from Prospective Husbands group. Bother.
Mon 30 Dec
@Jane: off to London! Any tweeps in town? Meet me in #Cheapside.
@twittermonitor . @MissBingley I noticed @Jane has unfollowed you.
Thurs 9 Jan
@Collins: devoted husband to @Charlotte.
@Elizabeth: Weird!
@MrsBennet: @Elizabeth it’s all your fault!
Thurs 5 March
@Elizabeth to @Jane arrived to #Hunsford, @Collins‘ parsonage. House well kept, Charlotte happy. Lady Catherine is @Darcy‘s aunt!
Fri 6 March
@Collins: #FF @LadyCatherine. Her chimney costs 800 pounds.
Sat 7 March
@Elizabeth: Dinner at #Rosings.
@LadyCatherine: Miss @Elizabeth gives her opinion very decidedly for so young a person.
Mon 23 March
@Elizabeth: @Darcy and @Fitzwilliam arrive to #Rosings. @Fitzwilliam is nice, #FF
Tues 24 March
@Jane: been in town (almost) three months. Seen lots of plays. Aunt is lovely! No trace of @Bingley. Sigh.
Thurs 9 April
@Darcy Miss @Elizabeth In vain ive struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not B repressed. U must allow me 2 tell U how ardently I admire & luv U
@Elizabeth: @Darcy As if! #jerk
Fri 10 April
@Darcy: Dear @Elizabeth . @Bingley still follows @Jane; kindly unfollow @Wickham, he’s a spammer.
Early in May
@Elizabeth: returned to #Longbourn. The officers to remove to Brighton. @MrBennet: don’t let @Lydia follow!
Tues 4 Aug
@Elizabeth toured #Pemberley with aunt and uncle; ran into @Darcy. House is huge, he seems way more attractive. Did I say house was huge?
Wed 5 Aug
@Elizabeth: Darcy and his sister visited. @Bingley still remembers Jane. Back on track.
Fri 7 Aug
@Elizabeth: @Darcy received DM from @Jane; sorry can’t make the dinner at #Pemberley, @Lydia eloped, PLEASE DON’T RT!!!
@Darcy: @Elizabeth I will leave you now.
@Elizabeth sigh.
Mon 17 Aug
@MrsBennet Lydia getting married, servants will have a bowl of punch to celebrate! Please RT!
Mon 31 Aug
@Lydia devoted wife to @Wickham; so happy he wore the blue coat for the wedding!
Fri 4 Sept
@Elizabeth: dear @MrsGardiner, @Lydia mentioned @Darcy at her wedding, please explain.
Sun 6 Sept
@Mrs.Gardiner dear @Elizabeth, @Darcy found Wickham&Lydia, bought his comission and got them married! Thought he DMd you.
Thu 17 Sept
@MrsBennet: OMG, @Bingley expected at #Netherfield. Cook bought fat goose. Wonder if I can persuade @MrBennet to follow again?
Wed 23 Sept
@Darcy: dear @Bingley, I have been a fool about @Jane; she does love you.
@Bingley: you wanker!
Sat 26 Sept
@Bingley: went for a shooting party @MrBennet‘s. Shot 6 geese. @Jane and I are engaged!
Sat 3 Oct
@LadyCatherine: Miss Elizabeth, a report of a most alarming nature has reached me. Are you to marry my nephew, @Darcy?
Tues 6 Oct
@Darcy: dearest @Elizabeth, yr answer 2 my aunt taught me 2 hope as I nevr allowed myself 2 do before! R yr feelings still wht they wr back in April?
Wed 7 Oct
@Darcy: dear @MrBennet, will you allow me to ask for the hand of your daughter @Elizabeth?
@MrBennet: to @Darcy: yes; to @Elizabeth: are you mad?!
@Elizabeth: Papa, I <3 him!
@MrsBennet: you’ll have more servants and carriages than Jane!
Before Christmas
@Elizabeth: I do!
@Darcy: I do!
@Jane: I do!
@Bingley: I do!
@LadyCatherine: the shades of #Pemberley have been polluted!
@MrsBennet: Three daughters married!
@MrBennet: Any more suitors for @Kitty or @Mary?
@Lydia: we could use some extra money…
@RestoftheWorld: the Bennets are the luckiest family in the world!
@JaneAusten: the end. Later peeps!
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