Jane Hayes/Jane Erstwhile Timeline & Summary
MoreJane Hayes/Jane Erstwhile Timeline & Summary
- Jane's mother, Shirley, takes Jane to dinner with dying Great-Aunt Carolyn. Shirley is hoping to secure a hefty inheritance for Jane.
- Instead, Jane gets an all-expenses-paid trip to Austenland.
- Once she's all suited up in the proper corsets and bonnets, Jane meets the rest of the guests and actors at Austenland: Miss Charming, Aunt Saffronia, Colonel Andrews, and the brooding Mr. Dar—er, Mr. Nobley.
- On a walk, a new gentleman grabs Jane's attention. Except he's no gentleman. Enter: Martin the Gardener.
- Their fling lasts a couple of chapters, tops, before Jane turns her attention back to Mr. Nobley.
- She and Mr. Nobley flirt while doing various 19th-century activities, including horseback riding and croquet.
- During a play that Miss Charming puts on, Jane and Mr. Nobley finally fall in love. But Jane thinks it's all an act, so she gets back with Martin instead.
- Then Mrs. Wattlesbrook reveals that Martin's romance was all an act too. So Jane leaves Austenland, sad and alone. Until…
- At the airport, both Martin and Mr. Nobley—real name: Henry Jenkins—show up to fight for her affections.
- Henry wins, and flies back to New York with Jane, securing our girl her happily ever after.