Darcy's Dialogues: Behind the scenes of "Pride and Prejudice"

The dialogues are conversations between characters from Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". They are "deleted scenes". And most of the dialogues involve Darcy.

You'll find that Darcy can be quite cantankerous when he's amongst friends; Bingley often finds him quite infuriating. Louisa Hurst is an old friend of Darcy's and plays a larger role than Jane Austen ever realized, and Georgiana is herself no shrinking violet.

The vast majority of the dialogues may be found at this site.

The entire collection is available as a book.

Here are links to a few selected dialogues:

At the Meryton Assembly Ball

Yes. A revised and expanded version of the dialogues is available in book form.

Click here.

For the most part, yes.

But if you require characters that match Jane's own characters exactly and speak just as Jane made them speak, then you'll have to open Jane's book.

The characters in the Darcy Dialogues are a bit edgier. Darcy can be crabby and cantankerous, Bingley can be furious and fed up, Georgiana can be pushy and petulant, and Louisa Hurst can be devious and yet devoted to her brother's happiness.

Do the Dialogues change the story?

Only in trivial ways. For example, Darcy bumps into Elizabeth on the streets of Meryton the very day after the Assembly ball. And much later, after Darcy asks Mr. Bennet for Elizabeth's hand, he has to immediately contend with Mrs. Bennet.

Sep 23, 1811
Bingley has to twist Darcy's arm to get him to come to the assembly in Meryton

    DARCY
    Bingley, I can't meet new people already.
    I haven't properly settled in yet.

        BINGLEY
        Darcy, if you don't come to this assembly ball tonight then I'll
        be a laughingstock. I already promised Sir William Lucas that I'd
        bring a number of gentlemen.

    DARCY
    Well, you've already bungled that one. Having me there
    won't make much difference.

        BINGLEY
        Blast you, Darcy!

    DARCY
    I'm in no mood to be introduced to a bunch of ugly farmgirls.

        BINGLEY
        These are the daughters of gentlemen, Darcy. Country folk,
        yes, but you yourself have a house out in the country.

    DARCY
    But I don't socialize in Derbyshire. I save myself for London,
    where it counts.

        BINGLEY
        Sir William tells me there are many beautiful young ladies in the
        Meryton area: the Kings, the Johnstons, the Bennets, the Smiths.
        And you saw those girls in that dress shop!

    DARCY
    The Bennets? Didn't you visit a Mr. Bennet the other day?

        BINGLEY
        Yes I did. He's got five daughters.
        ...Come to think of it, I wonder if those girls in the dress shop --

    DARCY
    But he wouldn't even introduce his daughters to you. They must
    be a dreadful sight.

        BINGLEY
        And Caroline needs you there as well. She dreads having to
        dance with a local farmhand.

    DARCY
    Oh, so she's allowed to avoid the farmhands but I have to
    put up with the local cowmaids? Get Hurst to dance with her.

        BINGLEY
        No, he'll probably be asleep in a corner somewhere.

    DARCY
    I only came into Hertfordshire in the first place to get a
    rest. I had quite the summer, you know.

        BINGLEY
        No I don't know. I hardly saw you at all last month. Where
        were you?

    DARCY
    Busy.

        BINGLEY
        Look, Darcy, if you stay here tonight then my liquor cabinet is off
        limits to you. I'll have Rutherford lock it up.

    DARCY
    I brought my own.

        BINGLEY
        Well, then maybe your horse will somehow get loose tomorrow! Just
        think of the many ways I can make your life miserable while you're
        here.

    DARCY
    Oh, Bingley, all right, all right. No need to make a fool of yourself.
    I'll come.

        BINGLEY
        Good.

    DARCY
    Just try not to introduce me to anyone.