I have a few...

Pride and Prejudice goodfic? by lynxihez on 2008-10-04 10:54:00 UTC Reply

Basically, for part of my GCSE coursework, I'm going to be writing an essay comparing how Austen writes her characters compared to how Fanwriters do the same. Since I have both a copy of the book and a badfic, I'm halfway there. But what I'd love to do is to find a Pride and Prejudice goodfic, and compare how a fanwriter with demonstrated knowledge of the P&P-verse writes the same characters to how a Suethor writes the same ones.

So, this brings me to my main question: has anyone found any Pride & Prejudice goodfic out there? Obviously, I'll be looking as well, but since a lot of you have probably been in fandom in general a lot longer than I have, I figured that you might have found a couple of things that are archived on more obscure websites (such as a personal LJ that not many people visit)?

Sorry if I've come across as condescending, lazy, etc., but I'd really love to go that step further and get an A*, and I figure that you'd be the people who'll have found that gem among the horseshit, forgive the metaphor.

Thanks in advance!

I have a few... by Sedri on 2008-10-04 22:58:00 UTC Reply

They're not all brilliant, but I'll just list 'em

Love and Disappointments
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2595216/1/
- follows P&P; can be a bit dragging and sappy, but more or less in character

Mr Bennet's Quiet Evening
http://www.pemberley.com/derby/katja.mbqe.html
and
Mr Bennet's Favourite Daughter
http://www.pemberley.com/derby/katja.mbfd.html
- Mr Bennet's POV of Darcy's proposal, and following events

In A Different Style
http://www.pemberley.com/derby/leonore.iads.html
- HILLAROUS story told in letter format by multiple people. Not finished, though, and I doubt it ever will be. Still worth reading.

Battle of the Letters
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1243200/1/
- Also letter format; Elizabeth and Darcy correspond while he's away on business. Rather cute and romantic, also VERY funny.

And... let me know if that's good enough. I have more if you really want.

Thanks, this is great. by lynxihez on 2008-10-05 12:11:00 UTC Reply

I'll check all of these out - unfortunately, though, my teacher has just told me I can't do it, since I have to look only at the book. I'll definitely read them, though, since I'm looking for decent fanfic anyway. Thanks!

Welcome! (nm) by Sedri on 2008-10-05 23:42:00 UTC Reply

Thanks! by lynxihez on 2008-10-04 14:03:00 UTC Reply

Yes, I was looking on the Pit. I'll check both those websites out, thanks!

I'd reply to your post, but the HTML's gone all screwy so I'll post here instead. -_-
Actually, there is a LOT of P&P goodfic. by Araeph on 2008-10-04 13:49:00 UTC Reply

Just don't look for it on fanfiction.net. Most of the bad stuff infests the Pit. If you want to check out goodfic, go to:

http://www.austen.com/derby/

and start reading. Almost all of those stories have few, if any, annoying original characters. In fact, about 85% of them are plausible AUs. Be sure to go to Epilogue Abbey, though, because Fantasia Gallery hosts the "modern" P&P adaptations.

Another good site is the Republic of Pemberley's fanfic.