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Post by Onna Carr The release of Lizzy Bennett: Pride and Prejudice Revisited North Platte, Nebraska 1943-1946 on Twitter is one of the first of its kind o...

Post by Onna Carr “Tolerable? Yes, you were a revelation of frankness and quickness of mind with your fine eyes and clever comebacks, Lizzy,” Dar concluded w...

Post by Onna Carr “Yes. Perhaps if you had been as civil when we met, we would have married sooner,” Elizabeth replied with a mock politeness. “I believe tha...

Post by Onna Carr “Who was that man, Dar?” Elizabeth asked as Dar led her to a seat opposite the rest of their family. “That was Collins, the man who we won...

Post by Onna Carr The war was over, and they were traveling home to Atlanta. As the final whistle blew, Dar hurried everyone toward the train. "Darcy?” a vo...

Post by Onna Carr Elizabeth could not understand why providence had allowed such a war: a war that had killed so many soldiers, Jews, and countless others. ...

Post by Onna Carr At the same time Hitler’s Nazi regime was exterminating six million people in a Holocaust of massive proportions, a miracle and a small tow...

Post by Onna Carr June 1946 found Elizabeth in the North Platte Depot. She held Will in her arms while Georgia tended to Lydia and George. Dar saw to the fa...

Post by Onna Carr The knocking stopped as Elizabeth opened the door to find Dar standing on the cottage’s small porch, smiling at her through the screen. He w...

Post by Onna Carr Georgia was washing the dishes as Elizabeth dusted. The children were down for their nap, but they awakened at the knocking. Elizabeth had...

Post by Onna Carr . . .and because of Dar’s letters home, which revealed nothing concerning his own circumstances or condition. In 1945, Elizabeth gave birth...

Post by Onna Carr She wanted to know that Dar was safe, fighting the everyday skirmishes of life, rather than the awful battles taking place across the sea. ...

Post by Onna Carr However, as summer receded into autumn, and as autumn sank into winter, Elizabeth longed that the war would end and that her husband would ...

Post by Onna Carr By the end of Dar’s furlough, Elizabeth, the children, and Georgia were settled in a small cottage Dar had purchased for them. This enabled...

Post by Onna Carr Elizabeth immediately sent a reply, “Wish is granted. Love Lizzy.” Elizabeth and Dar were married in August 1944. Elizabeth’s Uncle Gardi...

Post by Onna Carr The solution came in a telegraph from London that following week: Am sorry for the loss of your sister. Have furlough and am flying home. ...

Post by Onna Carr As for George Jr. and little Lydia’s care, Mrs. Bennett, Lydia’s mother, said her nerves were too frayed after Lydia’s and Wickham’s deaths...

Post by Onna Carr This decision was broken however in the light of Lydia’s final tragedy. Lydia’s lapse in judgment had cost her the character she had, the ...

Post by Onna Carr An amicable correspondence soon began between her and Dar, which led to something Elizabeth could never had anticipated--love. When it was ...

Post by Onna Carr Elizabeth could not believe Janey’s revelation: that Dar’s reaction to the situation her family faced was one of kindness and assistance. D...