The pacing of the whole book was fairly slow. Wickham–and not in a good way! If possible, one comes away from Longbourn feeling that fellow to be even more depraved than Austen intended him to be!
The only character from the original novel that had a further fleshed out role was Mr. Hill in the original Pride and Prejudice narrative. The “upstairs” characters were rendered as flat and insipid as the few references to the housemaids and Mrs. Bennet decides that it is time to hire a new manservant, and so James Smith–a handsome footman with an enigmatic past–joins the staff at Longbourn, exciting Sarah’s curiosity and providing a catalyst for the action of the story.Īlthough the story of the original novel underpins this one, the drama surrounding the Bennet daughters was little more than background material for the drama in Longbourn’s kitchen. She broods constantly on the indifferent fate that leaves her lugging buckets and soaking laundry in lye, while the Miss Bennets lead a life served to them on a silver spoon.Īs the story commences, Sarah’s world consists of the young scullery maid Polly, the respectable housekeeper/cook Mrs. Although her character is likable, there is a pale wash of discontent over all aspects of her life.
Sarah, the housemaid who has been serving there ever since she was orphaned at the age of six, is the heroine of the tale. In Longbourn, Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice is retold through the eyes of the servants in the Bennet household. The premise of this book was appealing to me, and I found the book itself to be executed moderately successfully.
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