"Other books were produced...Fordyce's Sermons" (67).
The "Fordyce's Sermons" were sermons written for women and men (separate books) regarding how they should behave in society and how they should behave in general. By having Mr. Collins read this book to the Bennet ladies, it immediately sets them off to him. None of them truly care for him and from him choosing to read these sermons, it is as if these girls need some extra help and that they need to know more about how they should present themselves. Mr. Collins is a very pushy character and does not take no as an answer, but keeps pushing until he gets his way. Jane Austen may have included Mr. Collins with the "Fordyce's Sermons" to represent Mr. Collin's fixation with religion and to clarify his character a bit more.
"James Fordyce." James Boswell.info. 14 March 2010. 2004-2009.
http://www.jamesboswell.info/biography/james-fordyce-author-sermon-young-women
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