P&P Timeline
October 1797
Bingley arrives in Netherfield
Tue 15 Darcy insults Elizabeth at the Meryton Ball
Jane and Bingley attracted to each other
Militia regiment arrives at Meryton
November 1797
Tue 12 Jane visits Netherfield and stays back because she falls ill
Wed 13 Elizabeth goes to Netherfield to be with Jane
Fri 15 Darcy begins to feel attracted to Elizabeth
Mon 18 Collins arrives at Longbourn
Tue 19 Jane, Elizabeth, Lydia, Collins, Bingley, Darcy and Wickham meet at Meryton
Wed 20 Wickham tells lies about Darcy
Tue 26 Elizabeth dances with Darcy at the Netherfield ball, her relatives expose themselves
Wed 27 Collins proposes to Elizabeth, she refuses
Sat 30
Charlotte and Collins are engaged to be married
December 1797
Bingley leaves Netherfield
Mon 23 Gardiners visit Longbourn for Christmas
Mon 30
Jane goes to London with the Gardiners
January 1798
Thurs 9 Collins and Charlotte marry and leave for Hunsford
Jane does not meet Bingley in London
March 1798
Thurs 5 Elizabeth visits Charlotte at Hunsford
Elizabeth dines at Rosings often
Mon 23 Darcy and Fitzwilliam arrive
Tue 24
Darcy visits the parsonage
April 1798
Thurs 9 Elizabeth learns from Fitzilliam about Darcy's interference in Bingley life
Darcy proposes to Elizabeth, she refuses
Fri 10 Darcy gives Elizabeth a letter explaining his role in Bingley's and Wickham's affairs
Sat 11 Darcy leaves Rosings
Elizabeth goes to London
May 1798
Elizabeth and Jane return to Longbourn
The militia regiment leaves, Lydia goes with the Forsters
June 1798
Elizabeth's tour of the North with the Gardiners is postponed
July 1798
Elizabeth visits Derbyshire with the Gardiners
August 1798
Sat 1 Lydia elopes with Wickham
Tue 4 Mr. Bennet goes to London in search of Lydia
Tue 4 Elizabeth visits Pemberley, Darcy arrives
Wed 5 Elizabeth meets Darcy, Georgiana, the Bingleys
Fri 7 Jane's letter about Lydia's elopement arrives, Elizabeth leaves for Longbourn after informing Darcy
Sat 8 Darcy leaves for London
Sat 15 Mr. Bennet returns to Longbourn
Sat 15 Darcy calls on Mr.Gardiner in London
Mon 17 Mr. Gardiner writes to Mr. Bennet that Lydia and Wickham are to be married
Mon 31 Lydia and Wickham are married
Mon 31
Lydia and Wickham visit Longbourn
September 1798
Fri 4 Elizabeth writes to Mrs. Gardiner asking her for an explanation after Lydia's discloses that Darcy attended her wedding
Sun 6 Mrs. Gardiner replies
Thurs 10 The Wickhams leaves
Thurs 17 Bingley returns to Netherfield
Sat 19 Bingley and Darcy call on the Bennets
Wed 23 Darcy confesses to Bingley about his interference with Jane
Sat 26
Bingley proposes to Jane, they are engaged
October 1798
Sat 3 Lady Catherine visits Longbourn
Sun 4 Collins writes to Mr. Bennet about the rumour of Elizabeth's engagement to Darcy
Tue 6 Darcy proposes to Elizabeth, she accepts him
Jane and Bingley marry, Elizabeth and Darcy marry