Pemberley welcomes Elizabeth's parents and Mr. Darcy's cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam. The year is 1803, and Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet have been married for six years. Read free previews and reviews from booklovers. James is a pastiche inasmuch as it's a literary work, written in the style of another author, in this case, Jane Austen, that celebrates Austen's art. A scream calls them to the window and a hysterical Lydia . If youd like us to expand this Plot Summary into a Study Guide, click the Upvote button below. They are happier than ever and Elizabeths caring nature sees her suited to her role as lady of the house. "I think there are about 50 supposed sequels to the novel. They host a ball in their Pemberley home, but festivities are. Death Comes to Pemberley is a 2011 British mystery fiction novel by P.D. There is further impetus for him to find the answer, because otherwise it is likely that Lydia, his sister-in-law, will put a great strain on the upcoming ball and Elizabeth. Lydia arrives hysterically upset, and claims that Wickham, her husband, was murdered en route. And more to the point, what was I thinking, deciding to actually spend money on this book? Pemberley star Rhys downplays the new drama's chances of overcoming its rival. Death Comes to Pemberley Season 1 (987) 2018 TV-14 Six years after the wedding of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, a coach arrives at Pemberley with Lydia shrieking, "Murder!" So continues Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, in this adaptation of P.D. In addition he thought that my plan to leave Mrs Wickham at Pemberley to spend the night there and to attend the ball the next day was both inconsiderate and would be inconvenient for Mrs Darcy. So continues Jane Austen's timeless classic, Pride and Prejudice, in Death Comes to Pemberley, a star-studded adaptation of crime-writer P.D. Boynton Beach City Library 100 E Ocean Avenue Boynton Beach, FL 33435 James' bestselling . I was really looking forward to reading this. James' best-selling novel, Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part series starring Matthew Rhys (The Americans) as Mr Darcy, alongside Anna Maxwell Martin (The Bletchley Circle) as Elizabeth Darcy. Author: James P D. 156 downloads 1538 Views 304KB Size Report. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James, with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust, created to help ensure the series' future. James bestselling whodunit. I wanted so much to like it, but the more I read the more disappointed I became. So continues Jane Austen's timeless classic, Pride and Prejudice, in Death Comes to Pemberley, a star-studded adaptation of crime-writer P.D. Then she proceeds to make Darcy and Elizabeth's relationship completely joyless and strips them both of any interesting thoughts or actions. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Mr Bidwell is away. Don't buy it, or bother to read it. Pride and Prejudice, in Death Comes to Pemberley, a star-studded adaptation of crime-writer P.D. Denny shouts to the driver to stop, and gets out. Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Eleanor Tomlinson, James Fleet Genres (3 episodes, 2013) Series Writing Credits Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by The Insects . A big deal was made about this in Austenland because an "established author" was writing a P&P sequel. Elizabeth and Darcy quarrel because Darcy supports Fitzwilliam marrying Georgiana, while Elizabeth believes she should make her own unfettered choice. 1.5 stars, grudgingly rounded up. James, Juliette Towhidi. In Death Comes to Pemberley, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam are preparing for the ball when Lydia appears without sending word of her arrival. It is clear that James (who claims a lifelong passion for Austen) had great fun playing with the characters from Pride and Prejudice. It is also a non-official sequel to Pride and Prejudice, which treats themes such as justice in the 19th century and misogyny on a rather interesting way. Beverley's Guildhall provided the location for a courtroom. I'd fondly imagined that Elizabeth Darcy (ne Bennett) would be a witty and perceptive detective, and that P. D. James would successfully channel Jane Austen's muse. The trial draws to a close and Wickham's fate looks sealed until a last-minute turn of events reveal a suspect closer to home. A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen’s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem. Since it seems to have happened on Darcy's land, he is responsible for getting to the bottom of the matter. What's he waiting for? Darcy and Elizabeth, now six years married, are relaxing with their guests after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. Colonel Fitzwilliam, who owed Wickham a favour from the Irish campaign, agreed to lend or give him 30 so that Mrs Younge, once a companion to Darcy's younger sister, could bring up the boy. Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. JamesIn a marvellous, thrilling re-creation of the world of Pride and Prejudice, P.D. If one started with a hackneyed Victorian melodrama about a poor servant girl undone by a heartless aristocrat, and attempted to transplant it half a century back in time without worrying too much about period detail, changed some character names, and interpolated a few passages linking back to well-loved Jane Austen novels you would end up with something very close to this book. Meanwhile we are all at liberty to imagine their further adventures if we wish. After being discovered, Fitzwilliam gives up Georgiana, leaving her free to marry Alveston. Two great literary minds - master of suspense P.D. Oct. 26/Nov. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Plot Summary of Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James. Fitzwilliam, better known as Mr Elizabeth nee Bennet now you know why Pemberley rings so many bells, especially for the ladies. An adaptation of PD James's homage to Pride and Prejudice. DeSantis won't say he's running. 1. The cast was announced on 18 June 2013. The world is classic Jane Austen. (No one would have found KK's Elizabeth Bennet "attractive" -- they would probably have assumed she consumptive and and anticipated her early death.) Plus, you'll find out about other MASTERPIECE shows coming soon. They discover Denny, a bloodstained corpse. ", He jokes about another way to settle any rivalry: "I'd love to see the casts of Death Comes to Pemberley and Downton do something like a celebrity edition of Total Wipeout - and it would have to be done in period costume.". I would pretty much ascribe to the theory that when the original author leaves his characters, their story is done, unless he decides to pick them up again. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Death Comes to Pemberley HD CC Drama 2014 $7.99 EPISODE 1 Episode One It's the eve of the Darcys' annual Lady Anne ball at their magnificent Pemberley home and Darcy and Elizabeth are relaxing with their guests after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt by an unexpected visitor and news of a murder in Pemberley woods. Alveston and Georgiana become engaged. [4] Areas of National Trust land, including Hardcastle Crags, Fountains Abbey and the Studley Royal estate and Treasurer's House, were also used in filming. 3. Copyright 2023 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), all rights reserved. Find out about new shows, get updates on your favorite dramas and mysteries, enjoy exclusive content and more! She even refers to a few choice characters from Austens Persuasion in this novel that takes place six years after the marriage of Elizabeth and Darcy. Crime writer PD James has created a murder mystery-costume drama 'mash-up' to take the Pride and Prejudice tale forward, which Rhys calls a "very shrewd move". Fitzwilliam has a reason for keeping quiet, though he has a solid alibi for the murder. Terms of Use: PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy's magnificent estate. Adapted from PD James' bestselling murder mystery, a dead body is found the woods of Lizzie and Darcy's Pemberley home in this inventive homage to Pride and Prejudice. Not that I ever would have condemned her for lacking such traits. [5] The gallows scenes were filmed on a purpose-built scaffold outside York Crown Court, with Wickham emerging from the gate to the old debtors' prison in the York Museum. James' bestselling novel. Before Wickham's execution, the confession of one William Bidwell is read, detailing how he mistook Denny for Wickham. In fact it looks very much the other way around: Denny is the one who's dead, and Wickham . He attacked Denny and then chased him. An adaptation of PD James's homage to Pride and Prejudice. The story picks up six years after Pride and Prejudice. However, when they reach the spot where Lydia said Wickham was murdered, they find Wickham alive. Martin Denny, whom he followed into the wood when Denny abruptly insisted on abandoning the coach carrying them to Pemberley. He played Lt Chamberlayne in the 1995 BBC adaptation. Connect with Death Comes to Pemberley on facebook, Connect with Death Comes to Pemberley on twitter, Connect with Death Comes to Pemberley on instagram. When will this be released in the US and via what method? James took on the. This seems like a cop-out solution, but I have decided it would probably be the way Jane Austen would have ended a murder mystery, had she been inclined to write one. The first of their guests arrive the evening before the ball, including Mrs Bennet who is complaining about the journey to the long-suffering Mr Bennet. Later in court, Wickham says that Denny "thought that I had been wrong to resign my commission without having a sound profession and a settled home for my wife. Full of red herrings, plot twists and unexpected conclusions, DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY is a terrific portrait of the life of a 19th-century country house, a welcome reunion with beloved characters, and a gripping murder mystery, as attractive to Austen fans as it will be to mystery novel aficionados. Watch cast interviews, read episode synopses, and more! Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. "It's a bit of a win-win You're ticking a lot of boxes," says the 39-year-old. On the eve of Pemberleys annual ball, new and beloved iconic characters of Pride and Prejudice assemble to bask in the warm glow of the Darcys sumptuous estate. I love Jane Austen - and I love P.D. See production, box office & company info, Austen meets the Poirot Christmas Special. Furthermore, she isn't invited--not because Elizabeth or Fitzwilliam dislike her, but because they dislike her husband, who once extorted money from Fitzwilliam. Yet if we were lucky, it was not death by boredom, which was a risk we may have incurred while reading the novel upon which the mini-series is . Darcy, although he is a magistrate, stands aside in various ways from the investigation of a death on his land. Over the years I've read some outlandish stuff-Elizabeth and Darcy enjoying a quickie in the morning room, an insane woman haunting Pemberley and making Darcy unfit for Miss Eliza-and other such rubbish. "I'm the Darcy that everyone knows, but there's that whiff of dramatic licence that I clung to dearly so I could say he was slightly different. It is only fair to say that I seldom come across a situation where a second author tries to expand on the canon of a former one with success. Item #: WA7892. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have prevailed, the caddish Mr. Wickam and the frivolous Mrs. Bennet, a coach races up to Pemberley, Darcy's palatial estate, with an hysterical Lydia shrieking, "Murder!" . I'm really torn about this book. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have prevailed, the caddish Mr. Wickam and the frivolous Mrs. Bennet, a coach races up to Pemberley, Darcy's palatial . Pub landlady, Mrs Piggott, testifies to witnessing Wickham arguing with Captain Denny. When she turns up to a dance, someone - preferably with a Scottish accent - tells her there's been a murder. Wickham's confession and Denny's death prompts an investigation. Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. Adjust the colors to reduce glare and give your eyes a break. The mystery is vintage P.D. First broadcast 26th December 2013. But the heavy lifting is left to Colin [Firth]," explains Rhys, meaning that Darcy's sensual dips in the lake have been left behind. Even through pregnancy she would have been wearing a corset or stays, she also should have a chemise or petticoat under her dress. In jail awaiting trial, Wickham admits to Darcy that he fathered Louisa Bidwell's child. Cast: Matthew Rhys as Fitzwilliam Darcy Anna Maxwell Martin as Elizabeth Darcy Jenna Coleman as Lydia Wickham Matthew Goode as George Wickham Trevor Eve as Sir Selwyn Hardcastle Read about our approach to external linking. Georgiana Darcy has two suitors vying for her affections: her emotionally distant cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam who, stepping up to the duties of heir, has marriage in mind; and Alveston, a dynamic young lawyer who clearly has Georgianas heart. 2, 9 p.m.) Production: Produced by Origin Pictures and Masterpiece in association with LipSync Prods.,. James and literary icon Jane Austen - come together in Death Comes to Pemberley, a bestselling historical crime fiction tribute to Pride and Prejudice. If you read this looking for the ghost of Jane Austen, you will catch but a glimpse of her delicate frame. One of my favorite mystery writers meets one of my favorite stories; it's gotta be good, right? Shop eBooks and audiobooks at Rakuten Kobo. I expect I am not alone in having bought this book because I was attracted by the idea of a murder mystery set in Pemberley. Not a fan fiction of "Pride and Prejudice", but homage - an oath of allegiance and the fruit of admiring admiration. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have prevailed, the caddish Mr. Wickam and the frivolous Mrs. Bennet, a coach races up to Pemberley, Darcy's palatial . In his defence Wickham tells the jury that he had come upon Denny lying dead, and fired with Denny's weapon at a figure he thought he saw retreating through the woods. "I've made him a lot more Welsh and he's of a similar height to me. James fuses the work of Jane Austen with her own great talent for writing crime fiction.The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. But maybe I'm just splitting hairs. Included with PBS Masterpiece on Amazon for $5.99/month after trial. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Heard about this book on NPR today. Elizabeth finds the time to visit the Bidwell family before the guests arrive. Even if that good writer is considered to be the doyenne of her genre, readers seeking the focused wit and social observation of the original creator will close her book frustrated, especially if many reviewers extoll the sequel's virtues as entertainment and fitting homage. It is certainly very far from being the labour of love of a gifted writer, who knows Pride and Prejudice intimately, that one might have hoped for. James that continues Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice with a murder mystery. Unlike Pride and Prejudice, Darcy holds the narrative point of view, and therefore, the book often contains his inward reflections, absent in Austen's novel. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Death Comes to Pemberley TV Mini Series 2013 TV-14 3 h IMDb RATING 7.1 /10 7.7K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 3,204 233 Play trailer 1:00 1 Video 50 Photos Drama Mystery Romance Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. Sign up to get the latest news on your favorite dramas and mysteries, as well as exclusive content, video, sweepstakes and more. Yet, Wickham is the only one without an alibi. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have prevailed, the caddish Mr. Wickam and the frivolous Mrs. Bennet, a coach races up to Pemberley, Darcy's palatial . Anna Maxwell Martin as Elizabeth Darcy, ne Bennet, in P.D. Three part murder mystery adapted from P.D James' bestselling novel.Please LIKE this video! WTTW #PemberleyPBS Stream with PBS Passport An Austen classic continues in this adaptation of P.D. My. They are both major offerings on our Christmas TV screens - even though the shows aren't pitched directly against one another in the schedules. It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy's magnificent estate. As it pulls up, Lydia Wickham - Elizabeth Bennet's younger, unreliable sister - stumbles out screaming that her husband has been murdered. James bestselling whodunit. Death Comes to Pemberley Death Comes to Pemberley Screenplay Edit Buy Year: 2013 705 Views Fitzwilliam Darcy: This is intolerable. I can barely think of a writer *less* appropriate than PDJ to write an Austen sequel: where JA is witty and deft, PDJ is slow and leaden; where JA has snark and bite and a sense of fun, albeit sometimes cruel, PDJ is heavy and humourless; where JA is subtle and nuanced, PDJ batters us over the head with a patronising refusal to accept that mere readers can actually get the point the first time. But it's more than convincing and. Here is why: When I won an advance copy of this book on Goodreads I was thrilled. Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house. Death Comes to Pemberley Novel - The year is 1803, and Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet have been married for six years. James 3.30 98,636 ratings10,034 reviews A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem. Be forewarned, the death referred to in the title is really that of Elizabeth Bennett which is simply unforgivable. His screen career has been divided between the UK and US as the star of Brothers and Sisters and The Americans, which he says caused some problems when filming on Death Comes to Pemberley got under way. The deposition arrives after the jury has returned a verdict of guilty. And she does it with the elegance inherent in her prose. In their six years of marriage, Elizabeth and Darcy have forged a peaceful, happy life for their family at Pemberley, Darcy's impressive estate. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have prevailed, the caddish Mr. Wickam and the frivolous Mrs. Bennet, a coach races up to Pemberley, Darcy's palatial . James novel of the same name. I'd suggest, though, that, even more, it's high-toned fan fiction. This book seems to be about as divisive as abortion with some reviewers seeing it as a crime against humanity and others defending a woman's right to choose - in this case, a 90 year old's right to choose to have a blast with one of her favourite writers. I've loved her books in the past, and this was really a big disappointment. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Starring: Matthew Rhys, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Goode, Jenna . All times are Eastern. However, when Wickham was sentenced to death, Eleanor thought she would never get the child and so killed herself. : Death Comes to Pemberley It is the eve of the Darcys' annual ball at their magnificent Pemberley estate. Death Comes to Pemberley Serie. Cheap Blu-ray movies and deals. Filming began in June 2013 on location in Yorkshire and Derbyshire and has been supported with investment from Screen Yorkshire. Firstly, I hate fanfic. Viewers might not be sure where to place it or they might say 'this is fresh take on period drama'. Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part British television drama based on the best-selling 2011 P.D. It was telecast in the UK over three nights from 26 December 2013 as part of BBC's Christmas schedule and stars Anna Maxwell Martin as Elizabeth, Matthew Rhys as Mr Darcy, Jenna Coleman as Lydia, Matthew Goode as Mr. Wickham and Trevor Eve as Sir Selwyn Hardcastle.[2]. Death Comes to Pemberley Episodes Video About the Show Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have prevailed over pride, prejudice, the caddish Mr. Wickam and the frivolous Mrs.. A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austens beloved novel. There are now two handsome, healthy s Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Cast and crew Based on P.D. They're the loved and revered heavyweight championship boxer, we're the wildcard coming in from the left. EPISODE 2 2. ", The publican's wife at the inn from which the three travellers had set out said that she heard Denny say that "Mr Wickham was selfish and didn't understand how women feel and that there had been deceit from start to finish.". Unfortunately, she did so before Wickham could be pardoned. Starring Matthew Rhys & Anna Maxwell Martin. Lizzie and Darcy are happier than ever, with a young son, Fitzwilliam. Mr Bidwell is head coachman at Pemberley and the rest of his family work for the Darcys too but his son Will is dying and Elizabeth goes to visit him, reaching out to the family in their time of suffering. Oliphant and Elizabeth visit Mr and Mrs Bidwell, where Will, near death, gives a signed confession: when the uniformed Denny arrived at the cottage looking for Louisa, Will mistook him for the soldier who seduced Louisa. Elizabeth reveals to a delighted Darcy that she is pregnant. Six years after the wedding of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, a coach arrives at Pemberley with Lydia shrieking, Murder! So continues Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice, in this adaptation of P.D. I have never had any interest in the Jane Austen spin-off industry. TV? Its the eve of the Darcys annual Lady Anne ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. Search results for "Death Comes To Netherfield" at Rakuten Kobo. "But costume crime-fighting is a lot more interesting because there are no computers, no DNA. What follows is the sombre discovery of a dead man in Pemberley woods, with George Wickham - Lydias husband and Darcys brother in law - found at the scene covered in the dead mans blood. Perhaps that is something that should never be repeated because this was horrifying. It is arranged that Georgie be adopted by Mr and Mrs Robert Martin (brought in from Emma: Mrs Martin had been Harriet Smith before her marriage). Fitzwilliam visits Wickham in jail. I always held her in high esteem--Devices and Desires is one of my all time favorite reading experiences. Parents need to know that Death Comes to Pemberley is a period-piece murder mystery that's beautiful, slow, and talky and will positively bore the stuffing out of young viewers. So begins a nightmare and mounting scandal which will threaten to engulf Pemberley and all that the Darcys hold dear. Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Daniel Percival . No longer a heartthrob? Oh Lord, as Lydia might say. The novel is a pastiche in the style of Jane Austen, as James acknowledges in her Author's Note. Newspaper reviews are generally favourable, many enthusiastically so, with the New York Times foremost in the United States. My teeth start grinding after a few paragraphs, even when it's written by PD James. A scream calls them to the window and a hysterical Lydia . Cast: Elizabeth Bennet played by Anna Maxwell Martin, Fitzwilliam Darcy played by Matthew Rhys, George Wickham played by Matthew Goode, Sir Selwyn Hardcastle played by Trevor Eve, Colonel Fitzwilliam played by Tom Ward, Henry Alveston played by James Norton, Georgiana Darcy played by Eleanor Tomlinson, Lydia Wickham played by Jenna Coleman, Mrs Reynolds played by Joanna Scanlan, Mrs Bennet played by Rebecca Front, Mr Bennet played by James Fleet, Mrs Bidwell played by Jennifer Hennessy, Will Bidwell played by Lewis Rainer and Bidwell played by Philip Martin Brown and Captain Denny played by Tom Canton. Wickham arranged for Eleanor, who desperately wanted a baby, to adopt Louisas unwanted child. The coachman heard Denny say he wouldn't go along with Mr Wickham any more, and that Mr Wickham was now on his own. 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The coachman, hearing shots, raises the alarm and Darcy and his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam, Viscount Hartlep, hurry to the wood minutes later. It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley . [1], A serial of three sixty-minute episodes, also titled Death Comes to Pemberley, written by Juliette Towhidi (Calendar Girls) was made by Origin Pictures for BBC One. "Death Comes to Pemberley" is a tribute that a very good writer brings to her brilliant predecessor. It becomes a race against time to prove who is the real culprit and save an innocent man from death by hanging. However, that doesn't prevent Darcy from having to testify. Her murder mystery was based on the style and characters of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James Publication Date: December 6, 2011 Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Mystery Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Knopf ISBN-10: 0307959856 ISBN-13: 9780307959850 Review About the Book Excerpt Discussion Questions Reading Guide (PDF) Features Biography "As Darcy, I could just top and tail it - she'd solve the murder mystery after an hour, come home and I'd ask her how it was from behind my newspaper.". There are now two handsome and healthy sons in the nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her husband Bingley live nearby and the orderly world of Pemberley seems unassailable. Readers of Pride and Prejudice may also remember the wayward Mr. Wickham, who caused problems for both Elizabeth and Darcy during their courtship. 2011 novel by P. D. 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[6], The Guardian described the tone of the first episode as respectful of Austen's original, but "not afraid to stand out and be its own very different thing as well", describing it as a "mashup" between period drama and Agatha Christie or Midsomer Murders. Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. An Austen classic continues in this adaptation of P.D. A murder mystery by P.D. It's been six years since Elizabeth and Darcy married and they. [10] The Radio Times praised the production values of the piece, and noted that they were supported by a "meaty" plot.[11]. Death Comes to Pemberley. The party are relaxing after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. It invites the reader to think a little differently about Jane Austen's classic novel. A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. 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