Netherfield Park Revisited is set in mid Victorian England, at a time of great political and social reform. Jane Austen s characters Elizabeth, Jane, Darcy, and Bingley as observers and commentators, whose values and opinions are important elements of the drama as the the next generation reaches maturity. Jonathan Bingley, son of Charles and Jane Bingley, is the new master of Netherfield Park. Jonathan is clever, handsome and more politically active than his easy going father, and is a deeply passionate man who faces major crisis in his life and that of his young family. Jonathan Bingley s efforts to deal with the consequences of his and other people s actions lie at the heart of the tale, which is also a love story that tests the strength and inner resources of the characters.