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One False Step: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
How can our beloved couple, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, have a happy ever after when they are pushed together against their will? A walk in the park and an accidental fall have unexpected consequences. This is a Pride and Prejudice variation by the author of Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit and Love's The Taming of Lydia Bennet.
242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 11, 2015
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Elaine Owen
11 books48 followersElaine Owen was born in Seattle, Washington and was a precocious reader from a young age. She read Pride and Prejudice for the first time in ninth grade, causing speechless delight for her English teacher when she used it for an oral book report. She practiced writing in various forms throughout her teen years, writing stories with her friends and being chief editor of the high school yearbook. She moved to Delaware when she married.
In 1996 she won a one year contract to write guest editorials in the Sunday edition of The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware, and she continued her writing habit in political discussion groups and occasional forays into fiction.
In 2014 she began to write Pride and Prejudice fan fiction and decided to publish her works herself to see if she might possibly sell a few copies. Thousands of books later, the results have been beyond her wildest hopes, and she plans to continue writing fiction for the foreseeable future.
When she's not writing her next great novel, Elaine relaxes by working full time, raising two children with special needs, and earning a third degree black belt in karate. She can be contacted at elaineowen1@lycos.com. Look for her on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/ElaineOwenAu...
In 1996 she won a one year contract to write guest editorials in the Sunday edition of The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware, and she continued her writing habit in political discussion groups and occasional forays into fiction.
In 2014 she began to write Pride and Prejudice fan fiction and decided to publish her works herself to see if she might possibly sell a few copies. Thousands of books later, the results have been beyond her wildest hopes, and she plans to continue writing fiction for the foreseeable future.
When she's not writing her next great novel, Elaine relaxes by working full time, raising two children with special needs, and earning a third degree black belt in karate. She can be contacted at elaineowen1@lycos.com. Look for her on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/ElaineOwenAu...
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February 12, 2016
I actually wavered between giving this book a 3.5 stars and a 4 stars rating. Part of the reason I upped my rating is as in reading that the beginning of this story was stolen and published under another title by another "author" I wanted some recompense so the ½ star is just a little way of saying sorry to the author for that crime against her. The paperback is 240 pages so it is not an overly long book.
There were several missing words and the misuse of the word desert when the author meant dessert. I was not really looking for errata but those could be corrected easily and did not distract from my enjoyment of the story. This book was brought to my attention when there was a preview of such posted at the end of her other book, Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit. Her third book also looks interesting about the taming of Lydia Bennet. Reading the preview and finding that I could “borrow” this book under my Kindle Unlimited membership made this reading selection an easy choice.
The premise of this book as stated in the book description is that there is a walk in the park and a fall with unexpected consequences. That is rather vague. Which park? You may ask. And is the person so injured by that fall that they require help, etc.? In clearing that up I am not giving away anything. Elizabeth is at the Hunsford Parsonage and she has received that proposal with the same results...Darcy gives her his letter of rebuttal. Now we begin the variation.
Elizabeth is walking in the park at Rosings when she trips over a tree root while reading the letter over again. She falls and the pages scatter. When she gets up she retrieves the letter and puts it away in her pocket. Now we have a stretch…she does not see that there is another page that she dropped. Oh, you know immediately that this is going to be a major source of trouble in this story. And you are imagining just who is going to pick this up and what their interpretation of reading that part of the letter is going to be. The person finding the letter presents choices for the author: does she have the Colonel, or a servant or even Mr. Collins find the letter?
Then what do they do with the letter? Keep it secret and give it back to one party or the other? Or gossip about it OR publicly confront one or the other or both parties? This is where the story line presents the first major problem for ODC. One party wants to follow the path of “honor” immediately while the other wants to ignore the problem and hope it goes away. I am sure you can guess that the problem does not go away…it divides and multiples. As a decision is made against one’s desires, a compromise between desires and family obligations, another problem crops up: one as in canon…that of Lydia and you-know-who. And here the reader has to pay attention to hints of trouble from a dissenting player. This character has more than one iron in the fire to use against ODC…and she/he does indeed use those resources!
One change from canon is Darcy’s attempts to change his attitude towards Elizabeth’s family. Mrs. Bennet seems to be more than he can handle even in his desire to achieve the status of “gentleman” in Elizabeth’s eyes. And the Jane and Bingley relationship was much more pleasing in my opinion. Yes, Jane! Not the rug to be walked on.
Further into the story we read of a matter of trust. How well do you know a person? Are you willing to judge by character of which you have the highest opinion or by circumstantial evidence? Both Elizabeth and Darcy have to make that decision.
As other reviews have stated the responsibilities of a servant were changed to fit the story. And there are some quibbles about the worth of a bribe. I did not judge this story on minor details, but some have issues with those. This story did not present a lot of angst and it was “sweet” in the telling. It is a story of forced actions and the adjustment to such. To tell more is to spoil your pleasure in reading this tale.
There were several missing words and the misuse of the word desert when the author meant dessert. I was not really looking for errata but those could be corrected easily and did not distract from my enjoyment of the story. This book was brought to my attention when there was a preview of such posted at the end of her other book, Mr. Darcy's Persistent Pursuit. Her third book also looks interesting about the taming of Lydia Bennet. Reading the preview and finding that I could “borrow” this book under my Kindle Unlimited membership made this reading selection an easy choice.
The premise of this book as stated in the book description is that there is a walk in the park and a fall with unexpected consequences. That is rather vague. Which park? You may ask. And is the person so injured by that fall that they require help, etc.? In clearing that up I am not giving away anything. Elizabeth is at the Hunsford Parsonage and she has received that proposal with the same results...Darcy gives her his letter of rebuttal. Now we begin the variation.
Elizabeth is walking in the park at Rosings when she trips over a tree root while reading the letter over again. She falls and the pages scatter. When she gets up she retrieves the letter and puts it away in her pocket. Now we have a stretch…she does not see that there is another page that she dropped. Oh, you know immediately that this is going to be a major source of trouble in this story. And you are imagining just who is going to pick this up and what their interpretation of reading that part of the letter is going to be. The person finding the letter presents choices for the author: does she have the Colonel, or a servant or even Mr. Collins find the letter?
Then what do they do with the letter? Keep it secret and give it back to one party or the other? Or gossip about it OR publicly confront one or the other or both parties? This is where the story line presents the first major problem for ODC. One party wants to follow the path of “honor” immediately while the other wants to ignore the problem and hope it goes away. I am sure you can guess that the problem does not go away…it divides and multiples. As a decision is made against one’s desires, a compromise between desires and family obligations, another problem crops up: one as in canon…that of Lydia and you-know-who. And here the reader has to pay attention to hints of trouble from a dissenting player. This character has more than one iron in the fire to use against ODC…and she/he does indeed use those resources!
One change from canon is Darcy’s attempts to change his attitude towards Elizabeth’s family. Mrs. Bennet seems to be more than he can handle even in his desire to achieve the status of “gentleman” in Elizabeth’s eyes. And the Jane and Bingley relationship was much more pleasing in my opinion. Yes, Jane! Not the rug to be walked on.
Further into the story we read of a matter of trust. How well do you know a person? Are you willing to judge by character of which you have the highest opinion or by circumstantial evidence? Both Elizabeth and Darcy have to make that decision.
As other reviews have stated the responsibilities of a servant were changed to fit the story. And there are some quibbles about the worth of a bribe. I did not judge this story on minor details, but some have issues with those. This story did not present a lot of angst and it was “sweet” in the telling. It is a story of forced actions and the adjustment to such. To tell more is to spoil your pleasure in reading this tale.
March 2, 2017
“A good reputation is more valuable than money.” Publilius Syrus: 3.5-stars
After reading Darcy’s letter for the umpteenth time, Elizabeth tripped and dropped the letter. When she gathered it up, she did not realize that one page was missing. It was found by a Rosings servant and turned in to Lady Catherine. To say she was upset is an understatement. She stormed Hunsford parsonage and blistered Elizabeth and all her relations with language similar to Darcy’s proposal. This did not set well with Elizabeth and she, and the dear patroness of her cousin, fought a verbal duel as worthy opponents.
Elizabeth soon found herself in a fast carriage back to the London residence of her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner in Cheapside. Within days Darcy came calling after his visit from an angry Lady Catherine. Darcy, realizing the implications of the situation, was now attempting damage control. However, he did not find Elizabeth a willing participant. She did not see the necessity of a hasty marriage of convenience, simply to quell rumors that may or may not have reached Hertfordshire.
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” John Wooden
So, we have a stubborn, selfish, obstinate creature, determined to not be forced into doing anything that she did not want to. I am a little taken aback at her hostile attitude. Yes, they are in a serious situation that I don’t think the modern mind can comprehend. The reputation of herself, her sisters and her entire family is at stake and she blatantly went against all counsel to do the right thing. Nearly every grievance she had against Darcy had been proven to be incorrect… well there was his insult… oh, and his haughty, snobbish, disdain… OK, he was still being a jerk.
It didn’t take long for the rumors to hit Meryton and the entire town was watching Elizabeth to see when she would announce her engagement. From there things just went from bad to worse. The evolution of the relationship between ODC [our dear couple] took time. Darcy was an endless fount of patience where she was concerned. His patience for her family, and their antics, was another story. They soon had to iron out their difference to come to an understanding.
And then we had the fallout or spill over into the relationship with Bingley and Jane. Caroline was awful and I was not sure Charles was going to pull it off. Jane put on her big girl panties and set him straight on a few things like thinking he could just waltz in and out of her life with no explanation. Bingley had to put on his big boy pants and do the right thing or lose Jane forever. What a choice to make. This was awesome.
“One false step may involve her in endless ruin.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Lydia… what can I say? This piece of work was simply herself. How could Mrs. Bennet allow her to become this little tart? Everyone acknowledged that her only desire was to marry before her sisters. Such a childish wish. She cared for nothing, their reputations, the damage she was causing, the problems that could have halted the marriage of both her sisters, and the respectability of her family, was nothing to her. She wanted Wickham and she was willing to wait ever how long it took to get him.
Lady Catherine had her revenge and it was creative. However, she celebrated too soon. That was hilarious. This was a clean read, mild to medium angst with the separation of lovers and the angst that the missing Lydia caused. Nothing too dramatic. It ended at 94% with excerpts from other works by the author.
After reading Darcy’s letter for the umpteenth time, Elizabeth tripped and dropped the letter. When she gathered it up, she did not realize that one page was missing. It was found by a Rosings servant and turned in to Lady Catherine. To say she was upset is an understatement. She stormed Hunsford parsonage and blistered Elizabeth and all her relations with language similar to Darcy’s proposal. This did not set well with Elizabeth and she, and the dear patroness of her cousin, fought a verbal duel as worthy opponents.
Elizabeth soon found herself in a fast carriage back to the London residence of her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner in Cheapside. Within days Darcy came calling after his visit from an angry Lady Catherine. Darcy, realizing the implications of the situation, was now attempting damage control. However, he did not find Elizabeth a willing participant. She did not see the necessity of a hasty marriage of convenience, simply to quell rumors that may or may not have reached Hertfordshire.
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” John Wooden
So, we have a stubborn, selfish, obstinate creature, determined to not be forced into doing anything that she did not want to. I am a little taken aback at her hostile attitude. Yes, they are in a serious situation that I don’t think the modern mind can comprehend. The reputation of herself, her sisters and her entire family is at stake and she blatantly went against all counsel to do the right thing. Nearly every grievance she had against Darcy had been proven to be incorrect… well there was his insult… oh, and his haughty, snobbish, disdain… OK, he was still being a jerk.
It didn’t take long for the rumors to hit Meryton and the entire town was watching Elizabeth to see when she would announce her engagement. From there things just went from bad to worse. The evolution of the relationship between ODC [our dear couple] took time. Darcy was an endless fount of patience where she was concerned. His patience for her family, and their antics, was another story. They soon had to iron out their difference to come to an understanding.
And then we had the fallout or spill over into the relationship with Bingley and Jane. Caroline was awful and I was not sure Charles was going to pull it off. Jane put on her big girl panties and set him straight on a few things like thinking he could just waltz in and out of her life with no explanation. Bingley had to put on his big boy pants and do the right thing or lose Jane forever. What a choice to make. This was awesome.
“One false step may involve her in endless ruin.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Lydia… what can I say? This piece of work was simply herself. How could Mrs. Bennet allow her to become this little tart? Everyone acknowledged that her only desire was to marry before her sisters. Such a childish wish. She cared for nothing, their reputations, the damage she was causing, the problems that could have halted the marriage of both her sisters, and the respectability of her family, was nothing to her. She wanted Wickham and she was willing to wait ever how long it took to get him.
Lady Catherine had her revenge and it was creative. However, she celebrated too soon. That was hilarious. This was a clean read, mild to medium angst with the separation of lovers and the angst that the missing Lydia caused. Nothing too dramatic. It ended at 94% with excerpts from other works by the author.
April 16, 2020
Forced engagement scenario
Worthwhile but not overly engaging.
I struggled to like this Elizabeth and the multiple proposals of marriage. She is too headstrong and rude in her replies to be likeable.
I might be biased though... I love forced marriage scenarios because I like to see them together at odds but this isn't that sort of book.
The book could be divided into 3 parts.
The first enters at the Hunsford proposal where Elizabeth dropped the first page of the letter which led to the rumours of their engagement. This part was the denial of the inevitable part. The second part was the development of their mutual understanding and clearing away the misunderstandings. Still did not like Elizabeth very much...
The third part was the Lydia/Wickham debacle which led to a long separation and some trouble with Lady Catherine. When they finally reunite, Elizabeth turned contrary for the umpteenth time and the fifth proposal ended, with the book, in a marriage...
Rated: Chaste
Worthwhile but not overly engaging.
I struggled to like this Elizabeth and the multiple proposals of marriage. She is too headstrong and rude in her replies to be likeable.
I might be biased though... I love forced marriage scenarios because I like to see them together at odds but this isn't that sort of book.
The book could be divided into 3 parts.
The first enters at the Hunsford proposal where Elizabeth dropped the first page of the letter which led to the rumours of their engagement. This part was the denial of the inevitable part. The second part was the development of their mutual understanding and clearing away the misunderstandings. Still did not like Elizabeth very much...
The third part was the Lydia/Wickham debacle which led to a long separation and some trouble with Lady Catherine. When they finally reunite, Elizabeth turned contrary for the umpteenth time and the fifth proposal ended, with the book, in a marriage...
Rated: Chaste
May 4, 2020
In this story following the disastrous proposal and subsequent letter a page of the letter is lost and works it's way to Lady Catherine. This starts a forced marriage scenario as gossip spreads. Darcy wants to marry. Elizabeth doesn't want to marry him - and this forms a large part of the early story. As the letter is lost and an engagement has to be announced, it gives Elizabeth lots of time to talk about Darcys letter and I really enjoyed the opportunity to do this. It allows for a real exploration if his feelings that we usually just take for granted. Elizabeth's feeling change gradually and she is a bit annoying in her stubbornness at times. I also felt in the exchange of love letters that her sentiments didn't seem quite genuine. I think she'd protested so much in the beginning that the change wasn't quite believable.
The Wickham/Lydia situation goes on a bit too long for my liking and I wasnt sure why Darcy didn't involve the Gardiners as that would have been an obvious solution. There was some double crossing that was obvious but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
All in all, I enjoyed this book but felt it was a bit too long. Elizabeth was a bit annoying at times but we see a much deeper side of Darcy.
The Wickham/Lydia situation goes on a bit too long for my liking and I wasnt sure why Darcy didn't involve the Gardiners as that would have been an obvious solution. There was some double crossing that was obvious but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
All in all, I enjoyed this book but felt it was a bit too long. Elizabeth was a bit annoying at times but we see a much deeper side of Darcy.
April 17, 2020
Strange world of P&P
Another pretty well written book where the bad guys suffer zero amount for any of the bad things they do. Wickham is like the P&P Wickham so I suppose I’m not surprised he goes Scott free and able do further mischief for the next 30-50 years.
But the evil Lady Catherine lets loose is awful and no one calls her out. Bingley May be guilty of not having enough backbone the ‘connections’ Darcy brings to the marriage, Wickham and Lady Catherine proves he not likely to ever protect his family.
Another pretty well written book where the bad guys suffer zero amount for any of the bad things they do. Wickham is like the P&P Wickham so I suppose I’m not surprised he goes Scott free and able do further mischief for the next 30-50 years.
But the evil Lady Catherine lets loose is awful and no one calls her out. Bingley May be guilty of not having enough backbone the ‘connections’ Darcy brings to the marriage, Wickham and Lady Catherine proves he not likely to ever protect his family.
February 4, 2016
This is another unique twist on P&P. Starting at Rosings after Mr. Darcy has delivered his letter; Lizzy goes for a walk and loses a page. When it is discovered by one of Lady Catherine's servants, the owner of Rosings knows how to act. She immediately confronts Lizzy and has her removed from Hunsford and goes to visit Darcy.
Setting in motion Darcy's ongoing proposals and improvement. He meets her in a park, at the Gardiners. He returns Bingley to Jane and promises to do the honorable thing should the news of his letter to Lizzy reach Meryton.
I very much enjoyed Jane's honest questioning of Bingley's steadfastness when he seems to flee anytime things get difficult.
The dramatic ploy the author uses to create angst between ODC during Lydia's escapade was hard to believe. The Darcy who controls everything was too willing to think Lizzy had rejected him and despite everything he was 4 hours from Meryton and 20 minutes from the Gardiners and it went on too long.
Setting in motion Darcy's ongoing proposals and improvement. He meets her in a park, at the Gardiners. He returns Bingley to Jane and promises to do the honorable thing should the news of his letter to Lizzy reach Meryton.
I very much enjoyed Jane's honest questioning of Bingley's steadfastness when he seems to flee anytime things get difficult.
The dramatic ploy the author uses to create angst between ODC during Lydia's escapade was hard to believe. The Darcy who controls everything was too willing to think Lizzy had rejected him and despite everything he was 4 hours from Meryton and 20 minutes from the Gardiners and it went on too long.
March 27, 2022
A lovely tale
I greatly enjoyed this well written tale in which correspondence or the lack thereof plays a significant part in our dear couple's relationship. Elizabeth loses a page of the letter Darcy wrote herv and it causes quite a stir in Lady Catherine's household. Steam level: Kissing.
I greatly enjoyed this well written tale in which correspondence or the lack thereof plays a significant part in our dear couple's relationship. Elizabeth loses a page of the letter Darcy wrote herv and it causes quite a stir in Lady Catherine's household. Steam level: Kissing.
January 19, 2020
I couldn't make it through this book. Jane pulls an E with B. I am not against that but with E already schooling D, it made for little romance. Not for me.
October 3, 2016
Okay
I'm an obsessive reader, so I mostly finished this, but my goodness it was really a struggle. It is well written, but it is incredibly boring. I am the kind of girl who cries over hallmark commercials and I felt absolutely nothing for any of the characters, except fond familiarity due to reading so many variations over the last 6 months. Emotions are not felt or very well described, especially during important moments like first kisses or revelations. The story was well planned but I also found that I didn't really care what happened, it was so predictable and without feeling.
I'm an obsessive reader, so I mostly finished this, but my goodness it was really a struggle. It is well written, but it is incredibly boring. I am the kind of girl who cries over hallmark commercials and I felt absolutely nothing for any of the characters, except fond familiarity due to reading so many variations over the last 6 months. Emotions are not felt or very well described, especially during important moments like first kisses or revelations. The story was well planned but I also found that I didn't really care what happened, it was so predictable and without feeling.
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July 1, 2024Excellent writing style. Darcy and Lizzy are perfectly in line with the original book.
However I much preferred the plot of « duty demands » by the same author, which was more interesting and suspenseful.
However I much preferred the plot of « duty demands » by the same author, which was more interesting and suspenseful.
October 15, 2015
I've read this one on the fan fiction site for free prior to the publication. It's somewhat weak and oversimplified - couldn't finish it as I've lost interest.
May 19, 2020
A Lost Letter Forces A Marriage
Elizabeth Bennet loses a page the letter Mr Darcy sent her and it is found by Lady Catharine’ servants. This results in gossip and scandal which force Elizabeth Bennet to agree to marry Mr. Darcy.
The writing is good. The story is written in an interesting style. My problem with the story is Elizabeth’s attitude. She keeps insisting Mr Darcy doesn’t love her. He doesn’t really want to marry her. She even tells her family they won’t be able to visit her at his homes. Literally, the day after he proposes she says he doesn’t love me. Really! Within days of Mr Darcy telling Elizabeth the Bennet’s can visits she says her family won’t be able to visit her. The writer even notes she remembers he didn’t say that. Her character makes no sense. She doesn’t give him credit or begin to like him until towards the end of the story. Not the best JAFF I’ve read.
Elizabeth Bennet loses a page the letter Mr Darcy sent her and it is found by Lady Catharine’ servants. This results in gossip and scandal which force Elizabeth Bennet to agree to marry Mr. Darcy.
The writing is good. The story is written in an interesting style. My problem with the story is Elizabeth’s attitude. She keeps insisting Mr Darcy doesn’t love her. He doesn’t really want to marry her. She even tells her family they won’t be able to visit her at his homes. Literally, the day after he proposes she says he doesn’t love me. Really! Within days of Mr Darcy telling Elizabeth the Bennet’s can visits she says her family won’t be able to visit her. The writer even notes she remembers he didn’t say that. Her character makes no sense. She doesn’t give him credit or begin to like him until towards the end of the story. Not the best JAFF I’ve read.
March 28, 2020
3.5 rounded up to 4. The premise for the forced marriage here seemed a little off to me. There were times in the first half of the book that Lizzy was a bit too stubborn and a bit hateful to me, but those obstacles were not so overdone that I couldn't get past it. I thought the book improved from there, but I almost felt this book was two different books put together. I enjoyed the second book (half) more than the first, although the ending wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped. There were no ramifications for those who committed deceitful acts.
June 7, 2017
Lost interest
About half way through I found myself skipping huge chunks--not enough variation to keep me engaged. I think Caroline Bingley and Lady Catherine--in some ways the most interesting characters--could have been drawn much more effectively.
About half way through I found myself skipping huge chunks--not enough variation to keep me engaged. I think Caroline Bingley and Lady Catherine--in some ways the most interesting characters--could have been drawn much more effectively.
August 31, 2018
Love this
Another interesting retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by Elaine Owen. Our favorite couples have many obstacles to overcome
Another interesting retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by Elaine Owen. Our favorite couples have many obstacles to overcome
February 3, 2019
Enjoyed this story. Darcy was very persistent and I was glad to see Jane put Bingley to task and prove his love.
April 26, 2020
Not a terrible variation.
Which is high praise.
Most of these Austen variations are terrible.
But nothing beats Jane Austen.
Which is high praise.
Most of these Austen variations are terrible.
But nothing beats Jane Austen.
January 6, 2022
Lizzy drops the first page of Darcy’s letter in Rosings Park. LCdB gets a hold of it and —> compromise, whoops. Lizzy fights the need to marry, but gives in when Meryton is gossiping like crazy about her. They are separated for a time during their engagement (after they have declared their love) and their letters are being stolen by LCdB’s minion so they both think the other wants out while all the Lydia chaos is going on.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 21, 2015
One False Step: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Elizabeth can easily be defined as a headstrong, obstinate girl in this particular variation of Austen's original Pride and Prejudice. The disaster in Kent became a big mess when Lizzy falls after receiving her letter from Darcy and when she picks herself up, unknowingly left the front page of the letter on the ground. Found by the grounds keeper and given to Lady Catherine, Elizabeth is confronted by Lady Catherine and must leave Hunsford immediately. Gossips within Rosings spread the rumor quickly that Elizabeth had gotten a letter from a gentleman and within days the rumor traveled to London. When Darcy comes to the Gardiners' home, after explaining the situation to Mr. Gardiner, he talks to Elizabeth. Still blinded by her prejudice, Lizzy refuses him again against the When she and Jane return home and not hearing any rumors, Elizabeth thinks she's safe. However, when having dinner at the Lucas' family and neighbors, the rumor has come to Longbourn/Meryton. Mr. Bennet gives Elizabeth two choices: go accept Darcy or go live with her cousin Collins. Having just spent weeks with Charlotte and her cousin, Elizabeth knows that is not an option. Mr. Bennet sends his letter to Darcy and Darcy appears at Longbourn to propose again. This time she accepts his proposal, but thinks on it as a forced marriage of convenience. Darcy tells her that he is entering this marriage with love and gradually Elizabeth begins to see him for himself. When he leaves for Pemberley to pick up Georgiana for the wedding, he and Elizabeth stop getting letters from each other. In her last letter she tells Darcy about Wickham and Lydia. With a week to go before the wedding, she is convinced that Darcy wants to call off the wedding, and Darcy thinks that she feels that he has forsaken her. When it is figured out that the new servant he hired from Rosings has been taking incoming and outgoing letters, Darcy rides to Longbourn that evening. He's handled Wickham with his cousin's help so several days before the wedding, Jane and Bingley ask to share their wedding day. So in the span of a week, the Bennets have lost three of their daughters. Mr. Bennet refuses to allow Lydia and Wickham to come to Longbourn, because Lydia would spoil the weddings. When Richard Fitzwilliam appears, all the stolen letters are recovered unopened. The servant felt bad for what he had done spying for Lady Catherine. Our loving couple read their three weeks of letters on their way to London. Happy ending.
Elizabeth can easily be defined as a headstrong, obstinate girl in this particular variation of Austen's original Pride and Prejudice. The disaster in Kent became a big mess when Lizzy falls after receiving her letter from Darcy and when she picks herself up, unknowingly left the front page of the letter on the ground. Found by the grounds keeper and given to Lady Catherine, Elizabeth is confronted by Lady Catherine and must leave Hunsford immediately. Gossips within Rosings spread the rumor quickly that Elizabeth had gotten a letter from a gentleman and within days the rumor traveled to London. When Darcy comes to the Gardiners' home, after explaining the situation to Mr. Gardiner, he talks to Elizabeth. Still blinded by her prejudice, Lizzy refuses him again against the When she and Jane return home and not hearing any rumors, Elizabeth thinks she's safe. However, when having dinner at the Lucas' family and neighbors, the rumor has come to Longbourn/Meryton. Mr. Bennet gives Elizabeth two choices: go accept Darcy or go live with her cousin Collins. Having just spent weeks with Charlotte and her cousin, Elizabeth knows that is not an option. Mr. Bennet sends his letter to Darcy and Darcy appears at Longbourn to propose again. This time she accepts his proposal, but thinks on it as a forced marriage of convenience. Darcy tells her that he is entering this marriage with love and gradually Elizabeth begins to see him for himself. When he leaves for Pemberley to pick up Georgiana for the wedding, he and Elizabeth stop getting letters from each other. In her last letter she tells Darcy about Wickham and Lydia. With a week to go before the wedding, she is convinced that Darcy wants to call off the wedding, and Darcy thinks that she feels that he has forsaken her. When it is figured out that the new servant he hired from Rosings has been taking incoming and outgoing letters, Darcy rides to Longbourn that evening. He's handled Wickham with his cousin's help so several days before the wedding, Jane and Bingley ask to share their wedding day. So in the span of a week, the Bennets have lost three of their daughters. Mr. Bennet refuses to allow Lydia and Wickham to come to Longbourn, because Lydia would spoil the weddings. When Richard Fitzwilliam appears, all the stolen letters are recovered unopened. The servant felt bad for what he had done spying for Lady Catherine. Our loving couple read their three weeks of letters on their way to London. Happy ending.
November 18, 2015
When Elizabeth makes one "false step" and trip in Hunsford she loses the first page of Darcy's letter to her. Unfortunately the letter is found by one of Lady Catherine's servants so can imagine how her conversation with Elizabeth goes. Elizabeth is not looking to trap Darcy in a marriage, lady Catherine seems temporarily appeased but servants tongues start wagging she is forced to enter into an engagement. I felt sorry for Darcy as his many failed proposals and e pain Elizabeth must have caused him in this novel but I loved his steadfastness despite everything. What a contrast to Bingley in this novel who infuriated me at times! Of course lady Catherine can't leave things be and misunderstandings continue to abound although we know they both deserve their happy ending together which they get.
February 26, 2016
More like 3.5 stars. This was a fairly benign story and entertaining in a quiet way. Elizabeth fell for Darcy way too quickly, so I would have liked to see a bit more struggle there (because that's the best part!). I did enjoy the plotting against them and the way Jane and Bingley's courtship progressed. I also liked the trust that Elizabeth and Darcy built with one another, even if I felt it needed more time to get to that point. Elizabeth had an appropriate level of impertinence, teasing, and bravery, all of which sometimes get forgotten in this sort of story, so bravo there.
April 11, 2016
I spent an enjoyable Saturday morning with this one. Not a bad read, but nothing special. I seem to be back in a Pride and PrejudicePride and Prejudice loop, so I was perfectly content to spend a couple hours in this world, but this didn't add much to the original, nor was it a fresh enough take on either the plot or the characters for me to recommend it to anyone who isn't in the process of reading their way through basically every P and P variation available on kindle unlimited.
January 23, 2016
I recently got into reading P&P variations and adaptations after loving this genre in high school. I have to say that I really disliked this one. I felt like most of the characters had major characterization differences than in the original, and they bothered me. I felt like few of the characters behaved as I expected. And, the overall story had a meanness that wasn't in keeping with Austen's writing.
February 6, 2016
4.5 stars bumped to a five for originality. Dialogue between Darcy and Elizabeth became tiresome but the originality made up for it.
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