which bennet sister did mr. collins first propose to
Mr William Collins Upon the first night of his visit he spends time dining with the family and reading to them from Fordyce's Sermons in their parlour. It is at this point that Mr Collins seems to take a fancy to the eldest daughter, Jane Bennet. When discussing his intentions with Mrs. Bennet he is told that Jane may very soon be engaged.[2] It takes Mr Collins only a few moments to redirect his attentions to Elizabeth Bennet, who in he believes in "birth and beauty",[2] succeeds her sister.