Fabulous Fathers in Fiction So I thought it'd be fun to take a look at some favorite Fathers in fiction. I asked several friends and family and here are the Fathers who made our top five. 5: Mr. Bennet of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. You have to respect a man trying to juggle the courtships of so many daughters all while putting up with, and even loving, their over bearing mother. "An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger t