About this title: In "Pride and Prejudice," Jane Austen reveals little of Fitzwilliam Darcy's past or present. In this, the first volume in a trilogy, Aidan answers that intriguing question by taking the reader into Darcy's world, a world very different from Elizabeth Bennet's.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 2006-05-30
ISBN-13:9780743291347ISBN:0743291344
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: VG Used, Very Good in VG jacket. SOFT COVER, VG/VG, Wytherngate Press, 2003, 0.64 in. H x 8.54 in. L x 5.58 in. W, 11.3 oz. This copy has visible but minimal creasing of the spine, is a former library copy with the usual markings, appears to have been very lightly read, is MYLAR jacketed, is in otherwise Very Good condition. Note: expect tanning of any paperback more than a few years old, regardless of condition. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wytherngate Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780972852906ISBN:0972852905
Description: Clean copy with no markings, tears, or creasing of pages; tight binding; back cover has been creased, however. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 220 p. Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman, 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wytherngate
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780972852906ISBN:0972852905
Description: Good. P. Nice paperback. Hinge crease. No spine crease. Moderate wear. Text is clean, unmarked, tight. All items are carefully and securely packed to insure they arrive in the advertised condition. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780972852906ISBN:0972852905
Description: Very Good. Pages and cover have no marks, bends or tears. Binding tight & uncreased. Appears unread. Not a remainder. Ships same business day as purchase or very next day and includes delivery confirmation. Your book is always carefully packaged for safe delivery. read more
"I highly recommend this whole trilogy. I've read three "P&P From Darcy's POV" stories in the last month or so and this is head and shoulders the best. Where "Darcy's Passions" delivered on the emotions yet devolved into anachronistic, juvenile fanfic, and where "Darcy's Story" delivered on the language and setting but not so much on the emotions, "Fizwilliam Darcy, Gentlman," delivers on all counts and then some. It's more emotionally gripping than "Darcy's Passions" and does a better job than either of the previously mentioned books of making Darcy into more than "Mr. Elizabeth." We see him as a real person who interacts with his friends, family and those in his employ.
Perhaps the best part of the trilogy is Georgiana, who comes through as far more than a sweet baby sister in need of care. Her strength of character and of mind are beautiful to behold.
The other best part of the trilogy is the growth of Darcy's love for Elizabeth. The story not only follows him as he falls in love with her; it follows him as his love changes from something built mostly on whimsy and hope into a real, mature love. None of the other books' jealous fits when he hears about Mr. Collins' proposal. Instead we have a Darcy determined to help Lydia in part because he cannot bear to think of Elizabeth - her family's reputation destroyed by her sister's actions - forced to marry beneath her. He loves her to the point of wanting her happy whether she's in his life or not."
"As I'm on quest to find the best Austen spin-offs, by now I've read quite a few P&P spin-offs. And the truth of the matter is that my brain is starting to get a little clouded. Here's what Aidan has going for her: a love of the language, and a general dedication toward sticking to it; an admiration for the characters in the original and a desire to do them justice: the ability to keep us turning the pages. In this installment of the trilogy, Darcy meets Elizabeth, and he becomes intrigued by her. It's a slim little book, but what I think this adds to the story (rather than just serving to snag the readers) is to highlight how slowly his notice turned into fascination, and then maybe something a little more. We end in a very natural part of the original story, and are left to get ourselves to the next book, which provides Aidan with an opportunity to delve a little more into another part of Darcy's world that we don't see, because we're with Elizabeth for most of P & P. So, it's an interesting book. And more loyal to the spirit of what was originally there."
"3.5 stars. It's Pride and Prejudice from the viewpoint of Mr. Darcy. Something in my female heart yearned, though, for a little more description of Elizabeth. Yes, he thinks she has fine eyes and he likes the raise of her eyebrows and the blush on her cheek and the fire in her eyes and the humorous tilt of her mouth stuff like that---so it is somewhat true to the style of Austen. But I was also kind of hoping for a little more description of her clothing---but since men don't usually notice things like that---I was a little disappointed. But I like how he viwed Caroline Bingley, and yet was always so civil and polite to her. He could pretty much see through her and it was fun to know his thoughts. His affection for his sister and for Charles is very telling of his character. But in this first book of the trilogy, he IS proud and haughty and so very aware of his class standing. It was interesting to know how he spends his time when in London. The title of the book is taken from the opening scenes of the book when he and Charles and Caroline and Louisa Hurst arrive at the dance at the public hall where he first meets the Bennets."
"I tend to shy away from modern books whose authors take off where a classic author left off, in this case, Jane Austen. That sequel to "Gone with the Wind" sounded horrendous (although, admittedly, I didn't read it). This author seems like a pretty good writer. She copied the language of Jane Austen's day, although at times she seemed to be straining too hard, making it sound unnatural. Knowing "Pride and Prejudice" as well as I do, it's fun to hear the story from Darcy's point-of-view. My biggest complaint, though, is that the book was just plain boring at times. My eyes would glaze over and I would read a page or two without really reading it. I think the author must have done a lot of research before she wrote this book and felt the need to insert a lot of it into her book. Zzzzzz.....A lot of the book goes nowhere. Darcy meets with his steward and goes over his business interests which leads to...nothing. Darcy meets up with a college friend which leads to...nothing. Unfortunately, when Elizabeth Bennet isn't in the picture, Darcy's life is, well, BORING. The worst part was towards the end when Darcy and Bingley attend a soiree where Darcy tries to get Bingley's mind off of Jane Bennet. The passage wanders around from place to place at the party and it isn't interesting, it doesn't make much sense, and it's filled with cliched characters. Darcy and Bingley are led into a secret room where only "special" guests are invited, but it's never clear what they're doing there and Darcy and Bingley just leave. Then they wander into the ballroom where the host's daughter-in-law arrives in scandalous attire which causes many women to faint. But the author never explains the attire. Then Darcy bests some man in a cravat-tying contest. What is a cravat-tying contest? Never explained. And who cares? I'm not sure whether I want to read the next two books."
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