<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Lydia Bennet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Romantic interest (s) </Th> <Td> Georgiana Darcy Elizabeth Bennet Mary King </Td> </Tr> <P> George Wickham is a fictional character created by Jane Austen who appears in her novel Pride and Prejudice, published in 1813 . George Wickham is introduced as a militia officer who has a shared history with Mr. Darcy . Wickham's charming demeanour and his story of being badly treated by Darcy attracts the sympathy of the heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, to the point that she is warned by her aunt not to fall in love and marry him . It is revealed through the course of the story that George Wickham's true nature is that of a manipulative unprincipled layabout, a ne'er - do - well wastrel, compulsive liar (talking out of both sides of mouth, and using the truth to make his falsehoods very believable) and a degenerate, compulsive gambler, a seducer and a libertine, living the lifestyle of a rake . Lacking the finances to pay for his lifestyle, he gambles regularly (not just because he is a degenerate compulsive gambler and has no sense of economy) and cons credit from tradesman and shopkeepers and skips out on paying - up . </P> <P> Jane Austen's inspiration for the plot developed around the character of George Wickham was Tom Jones, a novel by Henry Fielding, where two boys--one rich, one poor--grow up together and have a confrontational relationship when they are adults . </P>

Who is the villain in pride and prejudice