Darcy, Anna Maxwell Martin as Elizabeth Bennet, and Matthew Goode as Wickham. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet)-airs on PBS this weekend. James' murder-mystery novel that takes place six years after the events of Pride and Prejudice (a.k.a. Head here to read more Jane Austen-inspired posts.Death Comes to Pemberley-an adaptation of P.D. I rather wonder now at your knowing any.” “I am no longer surprised at your knowing only six accomplished women. “All this she must possess,” added Darcy, “and to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.” A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, all the modern languages, to deserve the word and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions, or the word will be but half deserved.” “Oh! certainly,” cried his faithful assistant, “no one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with.

“Yes, I do comprehend a great deal in it.”

“Then,” observed Elizabeth, “you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.”

I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen, in the whole range of my acquaintance, that are really accomplished.” But I am very far from agreeing with you in your estimation of ladies in general. The word is applied to many a woman who deserves it no otherwise than by netting a purse, or covering a screen. “Your list of the common extent of accomplishments,” said Darcy, “has too much truth. I scarcely know any one who cannot do all this, and I am sure I never heard a young lady spoken of for the first time without being informed that she was very accomplished.” They all paint tables, cover screens, and net purses. “All young ladies accomplished! My dear Charles, what do you mean?” “It is amazing to me,” said Bingley, “how young ladies have patience to be so very accomplished as they all are.” The original passage is below, but make sure you read The Modern Accomplished Woman series here on the blog! Modern Mrs Darcy’s original tagline-” redefining the accomplished woman“-is Jane Austen-inspired. The original “accomplished woman” is from her novel Pride and Prejudice.

Mr darcy from pride and prejudice