Mr. Collins's Last Supper: A Short Story Inspired by Jane

Mr. Collins's Last Supper: A Short Story Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (The Darcys of Pemberley)

William Collins (from Jane Austenâ€™s Pride and Prejudice) is a man upon whom the face of undeserved fortune has smiled. Despite his notable shortcomings of mind and character, he has secured for himself a comfortable living as the rector of Hunsford parish, and a humane and sensible wife. He also looks forward to the day when he shall inherit a tidy estate in Hertfordshire. Until then, he basks in the rarified light of Lady Catherine de Bourghâ€™s patronage, a place where he can sample, albeit vicariously, the wealth and consequence he secretly yearns for.

Perhaps Mr. Collins should be satisfied, yet he cannot help hungering for a slightly higher style of living than his pocket currently supports. After all, a simple country parson cannot afford to put a fine cut of meat on his table every day â€¦ but his esteemed patroness can. When, over the strenuous objections of his wife Charlotte, Mr. Collins induces Lady Catherine to send a joint of mutton to the parsonage, little does he suspect that tasty meal will be his last.

"Mr. Collinsâ€™s Last Supper" is the tongue-in-cheek tale of how a pompous clergyman discovers too late why gluttony is considered one of the seven deadly sins. The 5,000 word story also serves as a prequel of sorts to "The Darcys of Pemberley," since news of Mr. Collinsâ€™s untimely demise opens that novel.
Country USA
Manufacturer Heather Ridge Arts
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-01-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Heather Ridge Arts
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-01-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Mr. Collins's Last Supper: A Short Story Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (The Darcys of Pemberley)

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