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See also Ellen Moody's alternative calendar for Pride and Prejudice .
[Chronological links are only in place to September 1812.]
The year 1811
Before Michaelmas (i.e. Sept. 29, one of the four
`quarter days' according to which houses etc. were rented):
Bingley takes possession of
Netherfield .
Tues 15 Oct.
Mr. Collins's letter sent to
Mr. Bennet , who does not tell his family. About this time,
the Meryton assembly is held , and
Darcy's snub takes place.
[Illustration <JPEG> ].
A day later, the Lucas-Bennet confabulation .
[Not dated.]
Bingley and Jane become mutually attracted.
Charlotte gives advice to Elizabeth . Darcy
begins to find Elizabeth attractive. Evening at Sir William Lucas's .
[Illustration <JPEG> ].
Lydia and Kitty frequently visiting Meryton,
on account of the officers of the recently arrived militia regiment quartered
there .
Tues 12 Nov.
Jane is invited to dine at
Netherfield . [Illustration <JPEG> ]
Wed 13 Nov.
News of Jane's illness ;
Elizabeth goes to Netherfield .
Thurs 14 Nov.
Mrs. Bennet at Netherfield .
Elizabeth remains .
Fri 15 Nov.
Elizabeth
examines Darcy's temperament . Darcy
begins to feel his danger .
Sat 16 Nov.
Darcy adheres to his book .
Sun 17 Nov.
The Bennet sisters leave Netherfield .
Mon 18 Nov.
Arrival of Mr. Collins .
Tues 19 Nov.
First appearance of Wickham .
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Wed 20 Nov.
Supper with the Philipses .
Elizabeth's conversation with Wickham .
Thurs 21 Nov.
The Bingleys visit Longbourn .
Elizabeth suspects that Mr. Collins
intends to propose to her .
Fri 22 Nov.-Mon 25 Nov.
A succession of rain .
Tues 26 Nov .
The ball at Netherfield.
Elizabeth and Darcy dance .
Elizabeth's relations "expose themselves" in
front of Darcy [Illustration <JPEG> ].
Wed 27 Nov.
Mr. Collins proposes
[Illustration <JPEG> ];
Bingley goes to London .
Thurs 28 Nov.
Elizabeth talks with Wickham .
The Bingleys leave Netherfield .
Fri 29 Nov.
Mr. Collins at Lucas Lodge .
Sat 30 Nov.
Mr. Collins returns to Hunsford .
Charlotte Lucas breaks the news of her
engagement to Elizabeth .
Tues 3 Dec.
Mr. Collins promised letter of thanks
arrives .
Mon 16 Dec.
His return to Longbourn .
? Dec.
Letter from Caroline Bingley to Jane .
Sat 21 Dec.
Mr. Collins's departure .
Mon 23 Dec.
The Gardiners come for Christmas .
Mon 30 Dec .
They leave, taking Jane .
1812
Early in Jan.
Mr. Collins at Lucas Lodge .
Mon 6 Jan.
Jane has been a week in town .
Tues 7 Jan.
She calls in Grosvenor-street .
Wed 8 Jan.
Charlotte says good-bye .
Thurs 9 Jan.
The wedding .
Late in Jan.
Four weeks pass away without Jane's
seeing Bingley .
Early in March
Elizabeth's farewell to Wickham ;
she goes to London .
?Thurs 5 March
Arrival at Hunsford
?Fri 6 March
Miss de Bourgh at the Parsonage
[Illustration <JPEG> ].
?Sat 7 March
They dine at Rosings .
?Thurs 12 March
Sir William leaves .
?Thurs 19 March
End of Elizabeth's first fortnight .
Mon 23 March
Darcy and Fitzwilliam arrive .
Tues 24 March
They call at the Parsonage .
Jane has been in town (almost) three months .
Fri 27 March
It was doubtless on Good Friday that
Darcy was `seen at church' .
Sun 29 March, Easter Day
The evening is spent at Rosings .
[Illustration <JPEG> ]
Mon 30 March
Darcy's first visit to the parsonage ;
from thenceforth Darcy
and/or Colonel Fitzwilliam
frequently visit the Parsonage.
Thurs 9 April
Elizabeth's conversation with
Colonel Fitzwilliam . Darcy proposes .
Fri 10 April
Darcy's letter .
Elizabeth's self-reproaches begin .
She has spent five weeks in Kent .
Sat 11 April
Fitzwilliam and Darcy leave Kent ,
after a stay of `nearly three weeks' .
Fri 17 April
The evening spent at Rosings .
[Illustration <JPEG> ]
Sat 18 April
Elizabeth goes to London , after
a visit of six weeks (and a few days).
Early in May
Jane, Elizabeth, and Maria Lucas return to
Longbourn .
Late in May
The ----shire regiment, with Lydia, removes to
Brighton .
June
Lydia's sixteenth birthday.
Mid-June
Northern tour is postponed to mid-July .
Sat 1 Aug .
Lydia's elopement .
Sun 2 Aug .
Colonel Forster sends an express to
Longbourn .
Mon 3 Aug .
Jane mails her first letter to Elizabeth .
Colonel Forster comes to Longbourn .
[Illustration <JPEG> ].
The Gardiners and Elizabeth at
Lambton .
Tues 4 Aug.
Jane mails her second letter to Elizabeth .
Mr. Bennet goes to town .
The Gardiners and Elizabeth tour Pemberley
[Illustration <JPEG> ].
Wed 5 Aug.
Colonel Forster back at Brighton .
Mr. Bennet writes to Jane .
Darcy and his sister visit Elizabeth; Bingley
says it is `above eight months' since 26 Nov .
Thurs 6 Aug.
The Gardiners and Elizabeth at
Pemberley .
Fri 7 Aug.
Elizabeth hears from Jane; the dinner at
Pemberley is cancelled, and the Gardiners and Elizabeth leave
Lambton .
Sat 8 Aug.
They arrive at Longbourn .
Darcy leaves Derbyshire for London .
Sat 9 Aug.
Mr. Gardiner leaves Longbourn .
Tues 11 Aug.
Mrs. Gardiner hears from her
husband .
Fri 14 Aug.
Darcy calls in Gracechurch-street .
Sat 15 Aug.
Mr. Bennet returns .
Mrs. Gardiner goes back to town .
Darcy calls again , having
ascertained that Mr. Bennet is gone.
Sun 16 Aug.
Darcy sees Mr. and
Mrs. Gardiner .
Mon 17 Aug .
Mr. Gardiner's express
(misdated August 2 ). Matters `all
settled' between Mr. Gardiner and Darcy .
Lydia goes to Gracechurch-street ,
where she remains for a fortnight.
Mrs. Bennet comes down stairs for
the first time in a Fortnight (since 2 Aug. ).
Mon 31 Aug.
Wedding of Lydia and Wickham ;
they come to Longbourn
[Illustration <JPEG> ];
Lydia is sure Wickham will `kill more birds on the
first of September than any body else in the country' .
Tues 1 Sept.
Darcy dines with the Gardiners .
Wed 2 Sept.
Jane writes to Mrs. Gardiner .
2 or 3 Sept.
Darcy leaves town .
?Fri 4 Sept.
Elizabeth asks Mrs. Gardiner
for an explanation of Lydia's disclosures .
Sun 6 Sept.
Mrs. Gardiner replies .
?Thurs 10 Sept.
The Wickhams leave .
16 or 17 Sept.
Bingley expected at Netherfield .
It is now `about a twelvemonth' since
Mr. Bennet's waiting upon him had been first canvassed.
?Sat 19 Sept.
Bingley and Darcy call .
Tues 22 Sept.
They dine at Longbourn .
?Wed 23 Sept.
Darcy's confession to Bingley .
?Thurs 24 Sept.
Darcy leaves for town, to return in ten
days' time. Bingley calls alone .
Fri 25 Sept.
He comes to dine, and stays supper .
Sat 26 Sept.
Bingley comes to shoot .
He and Jane are engaged .
[Illustration <JPEG> ]
?Sat 3 Oct.
Lady Catherine's visit,
about a week after the engagement, and two days after the `report of a most
alarming nature' had reached after.
[Illustration <JPEG> ]
Sun 4 Oct.
Mr. Bennet hears from
Mr. Collins , who, writing no
doubt on Friday 2 Oct., says he mentioned the rumour of
Elizabeth's engagement to
Darcy `to
her Ladyship last night'.
?Tues 6 Oct.
Bingley brings Darcy .
The proposal ; Elizabeth confides in Jane .
?Wed 7 Oct.
They walk to Oakham Mount .
Parental applications .
?Thurs 8 Oct.
Darcy dines at
Longbourn .
Before Christmas
The double wedding. The Gardiners
are `to come to Pemberley at Christmas'.
[E-text editor's note: The novel Shirley by
Charlotte Brontë is set during
almost the same time-period. The double wedding which is the climax of
Shirley takes place in August 1812 , the
same month that Lydia causes trouble
in Pride and Prejudice .]
See also Ellen Moody's alternative calendar for Pride and Prejudice .
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