Darcy’s Emotional Struggle and Internal Thoughts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Gift from Mom Why do we read novels about Fitzwilliam Darcy? Are we trying, like Elizabeth Bennet, to make out the illustration of his character? Or are we […]

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Darcy’s Emotional Struggle and Internal Thoughts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Gift from Mom Why do we read novels about Fitzwilliam Darcy? Are we trying, like Elizabeth Bennet, to make out the illustration of his character? Or are we […]
Not Really Jane Austen’s Characters, But So Very Clever! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased Fanny Price? Murdered? Who would do such a thing to poor Fanny? Isn’t she just the Bertram’s shy conscientious, and dutiful niece? No. […]
Suspenseful, Dramatic, and Romantic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Paperbackswap While at Netherfield, tending her sister Jane, Elizabeth encounters a large, black, yet friendly dog – well, he really looks more like a wolf than a dog. Elizabeth […]
More of a Lampoon Than a Retelling Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Publisher Mr. Darcy Goes Overboard, originally published as Prawn and Prejudice in 2009, is a diverting seaside retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and […]