{"product_id":"crime-and-prejudice-julia-l-miller-9781763705135","title":"Crime and Prejudice: A playful peek behind the scenes of Jane Austen's world","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print prize 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the beloved characters in \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e were lawbreakers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe twelve stories in \u003cem\u003eCrime and Prejudice \u003c\/em\u003eimagine\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ea deliciously seamy underside to Jane Austen's world. Arson, highway robbery, petty crime and murder mingle with fox-hunting, bawdy-houses, gaming-tables and transportation to Australia in these tales recounted to Elizabeth Darcy by her friends and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover why Mr. Bennet became a pug owner and a poisoner; how Elizabeth Darcy started a riot while agitating for women's enrolment at Cambridge; where Caroline Bingley found forbidden love; and, of course, when Mr. Darcy actually came by his wet shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eCrime and Prejudice \u003c\/em\u003eshort stories are playful, subversive, sometimes poignant, but always faithful to the spirit of the original characters and their author's acerbic wit. These people are flawed, like us, but endearing in their struggles to overcome their limitations, particularly those placed on women in Regency England. For ultimately, it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune has no want at all of a husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like Richard Osman and Alexander McCall Smith, and love Jane Austen, \u003cem\u003eCrime and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e is for you!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia L. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763705137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763705135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wild Card Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Julia L. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48996058005759,"sku":"9781763705135","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crime-and-prejudice-julia-l-miller-9781763705135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}