It just occurred to me to wonder…is there already a book in which all of the cads from Austen novels get together and plan one last con? Willoughby, Wickham, Henry Crawford, the younger Mr Elliot…they cordially loathe each other but they have to admit their combined powers are formidable!
4. It took me way too long to piece this together … Wickham had tried to elope with Georgianna the summer right before Bingley let Netherfield. So of course Darcy was uptight and on edge when he first met everyone because he had just thwarted Wickham’s revenge plan!
I think Willoughby is the Face, Elliot the brains…Wickham a bit pathetic but his passive aggressive loser quality allows him to insinuate himself into positions of trust. Crawford is the psycho, the secret weapon aimed at a target that needs to be destroyed. But he may go off the rails…
Feb 5, 2026 03:48
