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A 'Pride and Prejudice' Remix.
Beth Bennett, a poor girl in a fancy boarding school, faces class prejudice and romance when the school goes co-ed and she meets arrogant Will Darcy.
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Elisabeth 'Beth' Bennett wasn't born in the same circle as the other girls at Netherfield Academy, but her mother's advantageous third marriage has allowed her to enjoy their world. Now she's at the end of her education and is looking forward to what lies beyond.
That is, if she can make it to the end of the term in one piece.
In a bid to bring in more students, the academy is going co-ed, and has brought in the boys early to test the waters. Among them are Charlie Bingley, a cheerful boy with a soft spot for Beth's best friend, Jenny. His companion William Darcy isn't at all pleased with the situation, or with Beth for that matter.
While Beth tries to avoid interacting with the boys wherever possible, it seems fate is determined to throw them together.
An adaptation of Jane Austen's classic, 'Pride and Prejudice'.
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