Chronology of Pride_and_Prejudice,
             according to MacKinnon and Chapman

1811

Before Michaelmas (Sept. 29):   Bingley takes possession of
                      Netherfield.
  Tues 15 Oct.   Mr. Collins's letter.

  Tues 12 Nov.   Jane is invited to dine at Netherfield
   Wed 13 Nov.   Her illness.
 Thurs 14 Nov.   Mrs. Bennet at Netherfield.  Elizabeth
                      remains.
   Fri 15 Nov.   Darcy begins to feel his danger.
   Sat 16 Nov.   Darcy adheres to his book.
   Sun 17 Nov.   The sisters leave Netherfield.
   Mon 18 Nov.   Arrival of Mr. Collins
  Tues 19 Nov.   First appearance of Wickham.
   Wed 20 Nov.   Supper with the Philipses.
 Thurs 21 Nov.   The Bingleys visit Longbourn.
   Fri 22 Nov-
   Mon 25 Nov.   A succession of rain.
  Tues 26 Nov.   The ball at Netherfield.
   Wed 27 Nov.   Mr. Collins proposes; Bingley goes to London.
 Thurs 28 Nov.   The Bingleys leave Netherfield.
   Fri 29 Nov.   Mr. Collins at Lucas Lodge.
   Sat 30 Nov.   Mr. Collins returns to Hunsford.
   Tues 3 Dec.   His promised letter of thanks arrives.

   Mon 16 Dec.   His return to Longbourn.
   Sat 21 Dec.   His 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 goes to London.
 ?Thurs 5 March  Arrival at Hunsford
   ?Fri 6 March  Miss de Bourgh at the Parsonage.
   ?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 25 March  It was doubtless on Good Friday that Darcy
                      was `seen at church'.
   Sun 29 March,
     Easter Day  The evening is spent at Rosings.
  Thurs 9 April  Elizabeth's conversation with Colonel
                      Fitzwilliam.  Darcy proposes.
   Fri 10 April  Darcy's letter.  Elizabeth 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.
   Sat 18 April  Elizabeth goes to town, 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.   Colonel Forster comes to Longbourn.  The
                      Gardiners and Elizabeth at Lambton.
   Tues 4 Aug.   Mr. Bennet goes to town.  The Gardiners and
                      Elizabeth tour Pemberley.
    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 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; 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.
   ?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.
    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.
   ?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 Bronte"
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.]




                   Index of Characters

Mrs. Annesley, companion to Georgiana Darcy.

Mr. BENNET, of Longbourn-house in Hertfordshire; the estate was
about #2,000 a year, and #5,000 was settled on his wife and
children; m. ---- Gardiner, daughter of a Meryton attorney,
#4,000.

   Their children: Jane, 22, m. Charles Bingley; Elizabeth,
   20, m. Fitzwilliam Darcy; Mary, `obtained nothing higher
   than one of her uncle Philips's clerks' (Memoir);
   Catherine, `satisfactorily married to a clergyman near
   Pemberley' (Memoir); Lydia, 15-16, m. George Wickham.

Charles BINGLEY, 22, #100,000; it is implied that he lived in
London; m. Jane Bennet.  His sisters: Louisa, #20,000,
m. Mr. Hurst; Caroline, #20,000.

Captain Carter, of the ----shire Militia.

Mr. Chamberlayne, of the ----shire Militia.

The Rev. William COLLINS, Rector of Hunsford in Kent, cousin
and heir to Mr. Bennet; 25; at one of the Universities;
m. Charlotte Lucas.

Mr. DARCY the elder, of Pemberley in Derbyshire, m. Lady Anne
Fitzwilliam; Fitzwilliam Darcy, his son, of Pemberley (and a
town house not named), 28, #10,000 a year; m. Elizabeth
Bennet.  His sister Georgiana, 16, #30,000.

Dawson, Lady Catherine's maid.

Sir Lewis DE BOURGH, of Rosings Park in Kent; his widow, the
Rt. Hon. Lady Catherine de Bourgh, daughter of the Earl of ----
and sister of Lady Anne Darcy; their daughter, Anne.

Mr. Denny, of the ----shire Militia.

Colonel Fitzwilliam, younger son of the Earl of ----, nephew of
Lady Catherine de Bourgh and of Lady Anne Darcy.

Colonel Forster, commanding the ----shire Militia; Harriet his
wife.

Edward GARDINER, of Gracechurch-street, brother of Mrs. Bennet;
his wife M----; their four young children.

The Gouldings (William named) of Haye-Park.

Miss Grantley, an acquaintance of Caroline Bingley.

Haggerston, an attorney.

Miss Harriet and Miss Pen Harrington.

Mrs. Hill, housekeeper at Longbourn.

Mr. Hurst, of Grosvenor-street; m. Louisa Bingley.

Mrs. Jenkinson, Miss de Bourgh's companion.

John, the Collins's servant.

John, the Gardiners' servant.

Mr. Jones, apothecary at Meryton.

Miss Mary King, heiress of #10,000.

Mrs. Long; her two nieces.

Sir William LUCAS, Knight, and Lady Lucas, of Lucas Lodge;
their children, Charlotte, 27, m. Mr. Collins; Maria; younger
Miss Lucases; a boy.

Lady Metcalfe, an acquaintance of Lady Catherine.

Mr. Morris.

Mrs. Nicholls, housekeeper at Netherfield.

Mr. Philips, attorney in Meryton; m. Miss ---- Gardiner.

Miss Pope, governess in Lady Metcalfe's family.

Mr. Pratt, of the ----shire Militia.

Mrs. Reynolds, housekeeper at Pemberley.

Mr. Robinson, of Meryton neighborhood.

Sally/Sarah (in chapters 47 and 55, respectively -- may be the
same individual), servant(s).

Mr. Stone, Mr. Gardiner's clerk?

Miss Watson, of Meryton.

The Miss Webbs, acquaintances of Lady Catherine.

Mr. WICKHAM, steward to old Mr. Darcy; his son George;
Lieutenant in the ----shire Militia; Cambridge; m. Lydia
Bennet.

Mrs. Younge, former governess to Georgiana Darcy.

================================================================

 Genealogical Charts for the Characters in _Pride and Prejudice_

                      Bennets, Philipses, and Gardiners

    Mr. Collins is a cousin of Mr. Bennet.

                     +--------------+---------------------------+
                     |              |                           |
                     |              |                           |
 Mr. Bennet === Mrs. Bennet   Mrs. Philips === Mr. Philips   Edward === M----
             |                                              Gardiner |
  +--------+-+-----+-------+-------+                                 |
  |        |       |       |       |                           +--+--+--+
 Jane  Elizabeth  Mary  "Kitty"  Lydia                         |  |  |  |
                      [Catherine]                           Four children

                    Darcys, Fitzwilliams, and De Bourghs

    The individuals in parentheses died before the main action of
the novel begins.

                        (Old Earl of ----,
                        surnamed Fitzwilliam)
                               |
                  +------------+----+----------------+
                  |                 |                |
   (Old Mr. === (Lady            current            Lady  === (Sir Lewis
    Darcy)   |   Anne)         Earl of ----      Catherine |   de Bourgh)
             |                      |                      |
      +------+------+           +---+------+               |
      |             |           |          |               |
 Fitzwilliam    Georgiana     elder     Colonel          Anne de
    Darcy         Darcy       son(s)   Fitzwilliam        Bourgh

                          Lucases and Bingleys

  Sir William === Lady                 +----------+----------+
     Lucas     |  Lucas                |          |          |
               |                       |          |          |
     +---------+----------+         Charles    Caroline   Louisa === Mr.
     |         |          |         Bingley    Bingley              Hurst
 Charlotte   Maria    other boys
   Lucas     Lucas     and girls