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A Fortunate Alliance: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Elizabeth Bennet is excited to finally tour the Lake District with her aunt and uncle. When a storm obligates them to spend the day at their inn, Elizabeth befriends a young girl called Georgiana Wickham, who is travelling with her brother, George. The two become close right away, but it is obvious Mr Wickham is uneasy about their friendship. And it is just as obvious Georgiana is not whom she says she is. Why else would she seem so uncomfortable in her charming brother’s presence?
When Georgiana confesses that she and Mr Wickham have travelled from Ramsgate to elope to Gretna Green, and begs Elizabeth to help her, Elizabeth is determined to do all she can. Including reaching out to Georgiana’s proud brother, Mr Darcy, who is in Bath in search of a wife of his own, and completely unaware of his sister’s plight.
Can Elizabeth help Georgiana escape the avaricious ambitions of Mr Wickham? And will Mr Darcy arrive on time to save her from his old enemy?
When Georgiana disappears with Wickham from her room at the inn, Elizabeth and Darcy are forced to team up to rescue her. And the experience forces a closer intimacy between the two than might otherwise have been expected.
When Georgiana confesses that she and Mr Wickham have travelled from Ramsgate to elope to Gretna Green, and begs Elizabeth to help her, Elizabeth is determined to do all she can. Including reaching out to Georgiana’s proud brother, Mr Darcy, who is in Bath in search of a wife of his own, and completely unaware of his sister’s plight.
Can Elizabeth help Georgiana escape the avaricious ambitions of Mr Wickham? And will Mr Darcy arrive on time to save her from his old enemy?
When Georgiana disappears with Wickham from her room at the inn, Elizabeth and Darcy are forced to team up to rescue her. And the experience forces a closer intimacy between the two than might otherwise have been expected.
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Published July 5, 2017
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August 27, 2017
This book is not perfect. There are all manner of Regency behavior and mores fouls beginning with Lizzy be left alone by her aunt and uncle in public area of an inn near the 'taproom' and concluding with Lizzy jumping in a carriage with a strange man and no chaperone.
Lampton (this is one of my top 10 P&P variation pet peeves) Now there is a Lampton in England but there isn't one in P&P.
alright (this is one of my GR besties pet peeves, so now it JUMPS out at me [waves]); my Kindle dictionary; that would never lie to me, says it is an accepted nonstandard American English word, unfortunately it wasn't adopted until the LATE 19th century.
This is an inventive P&P variation prequel; action adventure, mystery. Where Lizzy and the Gardiners are touring the Lakes the summer before Netherfield Park is let at last. During their tour they are stranded at an inn, a nicer inn for sure, for several days due to heavy rain making the roads impassible. There, in the public rooms, she meets a Miss Georgiana Wickham who is traveling with her brother George
Lizzy and Georgie become fast friends. Lizzy is creeped out by George and suspicious about Georgie's story. With the help of her aunt and uncle they monopolize the 'Wickhams' and Lizzy gets Georgie to 'fess up; then helps her try to contact her brother.
This Wickham is super smarmy and creepy. He is emotionally abusive with Georgie behind closed doors, inappropriately familiar with Lizzy in public and just slimy overall.
Lizzy conspires with Georgie to stall her departure until hopefully Fitzwilliam Darcy can arrive; but when he does it is discovered that Wickham has drugged Georgie and whisked her away. [Pet Peeve alert] When they learn this Darcy immediately accuses Lizzy of being in cahoots with Wickham. I completely despise this trope; to quote JA "in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art." Sure it is angsty as all get out but it makes Darcy look stupid. If Lizzy was in cahoots with Wickham wouldn't she tell Darcy they were never at the Inn? GRRRRR
Then Lizzy insists upon joining Darcy, a total stranger, in his carriage on his search for Wickham and Georgiana. This is beyond absurd. And truth be told this should be a full * deduction, but I am feeling generous.
At the next Inn Georgiana channels her inner Lizzy and whacks Wickham upside the head with a water pitcher and escapes, she also finds a letter that reassures that her mistake won't be made public. Further this clever girl has hidden some money so she can hire a carriage to head back to the other inn. Wickham is captured, and turned over to the magistrate for kidnapping. The Darcys and Lizzy return to her aunt and uncle and Mr. Darcy invites them to Pemberley to thank them for their help in saving Georgie. There Lizzy and Darcy fall in love and before she returns to Hertfordshire he proposes and she accepts. The story ends with their wedding.
Lampton (this is one of my top 10 P&P variation pet peeves) Now there is a Lampton in England but there isn't one in P&P.
alright (this is one of my GR besties pet peeves, so now it JUMPS out at me [waves]); my Kindle dictionary; that would never lie to me, says it is an accepted nonstandard American English word, unfortunately it wasn't adopted until the LATE 19th century.
This is an inventive P&P variation prequel; action adventure, mystery. Where Lizzy and the Gardiners are touring the Lakes the summer before Netherfield Park is let at last. During their tour they are stranded at an inn, a nicer inn for sure, for several days due to heavy rain making the roads impassible. There, in the public rooms, she meets a Miss Georgiana Wickham who is traveling with her brother George
Lizzy and Georgie become fast friends. Lizzy is creeped out by George and suspicious about Georgie's story. With the help of her aunt and uncle they monopolize the 'Wickhams' and Lizzy gets Georgie to 'fess up; then helps her try to contact her brother.
This Wickham is super smarmy and creepy. He is emotionally abusive with Georgie behind closed doors, inappropriately familiar with Lizzy in public and just slimy overall.
Lizzy conspires with Georgie to stall her departure until hopefully Fitzwilliam Darcy can arrive; but when he does it is discovered that Wickham has drugged Georgie and whisked her away. [Pet Peeve alert] When they learn this Darcy immediately accuses Lizzy of being in cahoots with Wickham. I completely despise this trope; to quote JA "in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art." Sure it is angsty as all get out but it makes Darcy look stupid. If Lizzy was in cahoots with Wickham wouldn't she tell Darcy they were never at the Inn? GRRRRR
Then Lizzy insists upon joining Darcy, a total stranger, in his carriage on his search for Wickham and Georgiana. This is beyond absurd. And truth be told this should be a full * deduction, but I am feeling generous.
At the next Inn Georgiana channels her inner Lizzy and whacks Wickham upside the head with a water pitcher and escapes, she also finds a letter that reassures that her mistake won't be made public. Further this clever girl has hidden some money so she can hire a carriage to head back to the other inn. Wickham is captured, and turned over to the magistrate for kidnapping. The Darcys and Lizzy return to her aunt and uncle and Mr. Darcy invites them to Pemberley to thank them for their help in saving Georgie. There Lizzy and Darcy fall in love and before she returns to Hertfordshire he proposes and she accepts. The story ends with their wedding.
July 11, 2017
The idea for this has potential, but the "alliance" is far outside the boundary of acceptable Recency behavior.
I love the development of the relationship between Georgiana and Elizabeth when they first meet at an inn, stuck there for days because of torrential rains. Georgiana and Wickham are on their way to Gretna Green to marry, pretending to be brother and sister, but Georgiana is starting to regret her agreement to the plan. She and Elizabeth quickly become friends, and Elizabeth even helps her overcome her shyness about playing the pianoforte in front of others. Although I've read other books that start somewhat similarly, the author does a wonderful job of making their friendship seem natural rather than forced. However, I doubt the two young ladies would be either hanging out in the common room of an inn or taking a walk in the woods near an unfamiliar town without a chaperone or footman for protection.
Darcy enters the story well into the book, frantically tracking the eloping couple. Unfortunately, this is where the story really loses credibility.
He and Elizabeth join forces in pursuit of his sister and Wickham, with Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner's permission. Makes no sense. Elizabeth's reputation would be ruined if anyone found out she was riding in a closed carriage with a man unchaperoned. What's more, it's unnecessary. Mr. Gardiner would be the more logical partner in order to help subdue Wickham, if necessary. It's not as though they're chasing Elizabeth's sister, which would give them more reason to ignore the impropriety since Elizabeth might be needed to convince her own sister to leave him. That's not the case here.
Also, the book never addresses formulating a plan to protect Georgiana's reputation. She's alone with Wickham for several days. His eventual fate will reveal this to others outside the small trusted circle of family and new friends.
I do enjoy that Georgiana is more of a factor in the story rather than being just a damsel in distress. But hers IS the main storyline here. With this as the focus, the plot reaches its climax and resolution, so the book should close once she's recovered.
It doesn't. Darcy and Elizabeth need more time to get to know each other so they will end up together; thus, everyone heads off to Pemberley. This whole thread should be an epilogue rather than a continuation of the story. It's a brand new plot that emerges from the one that already ended.
The writing itself is good in general, but there are a number of missing words, misspellings and grammatical errors that are all too common in self-published works.
I did like the book despite its flaws and hope the author will continue to develop her talent.
I love the development of the relationship between Georgiana and Elizabeth when they first meet at an inn, stuck there for days because of torrential rains. Georgiana and Wickham are on their way to Gretna Green to marry, pretending to be brother and sister, but Georgiana is starting to regret her agreement to the plan. She and Elizabeth quickly become friends, and Elizabeth even helps her overcome her shyness about playing the pianoforte in front of others. Although I've read other books that start somewhat similarly, the author does a wonderful job of making their friendship seem natural rather than forced. However, I doubt the two young ladies would be either hanging out in the common room of an inn or taking a walk in the woods near an unfamiliar town without a chaperone or footman for protection.
Darcy enters the story well into the book, frantically tracking the eloping couple. Unfortunately, this is where the story really loses credibility.
He and Elizabeth join forces in pursuit of his sister and Wickham, with Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner's permission. Makes no sense. Elizabeth's reputation would be ruined if anyone found out she was riding in a closed carriage with a man unchaperoned. What's more, it's unnecessary. Mr. Gardiner would be the more logical partner in order to help subdue Wickham, if necessary. It's not as though they're chasing Elizabeth's sister, which would give them more reason to ignore the impropriety since Elizabeth might be needed to convince her own sister to leave him. That's not the case here.
Also, the book never addresses formulating a plan to protect Georgiana's reputation. She's alone with Wickham for several days. His eventual fate will reveal this to others outside the small trusted circle of family and new friends.
I do enjoy that Georgiana is more of a factor in the story rather than being just a damsel in distress. But hers IS the main storyline here. With this as the focus, the plot reaches its climax and resolution, so the book should close once she's recovered.
It doesn't. Darcy and Elizabeth need more time to get to know each other so they will end up together; thus, everyone heads off to Pemberley. This whole thread should be an epilogue rather than a continuation of the story. It's a brand new plot that emerges from the one that already ended.
The writing itself is good in general, but there are a number of missing words, misspellings and grammatical errors that are all too common in self-published works.
I did like the book despite its flaws and hope the author will continue to develop her talent.
July 25, 2017
In this Pride and Prejudice variation, Elizabeth befriends Georgiana at an inn on the road to Gretna Green. Georgiana is masquerading as Wickham's sister but Elizabeth feelings something is wrong. With her Aunt and Uncle's support, she helps Georgiana discover and confess her true feelings about the elopement. Of course, Mr Darcy arrives like a knight in shining armor. He and Elizabeth work together and are very surprised that Georgiana might just be able to care for herself. Eventually happily married after is found.
July 10, 2017
Short but sweet!!!
The story began with George's attempt to elope with Georgiana. The meet Lizzy unexpectedly while on vacation with the Gardeners. Once she gets to know Georgiana a little she realizes something ius wrong and tries to help her. Recommend
The story began with George's attempt to elope with Georgiana. The meet Lizzy unexpectedly while on vacation with the Gardeners. Once she gets to know Georgiana a little she realizes something ius wrong and tries to help her. Recommend
December 11, 2017
A Fortunate Alliance: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
I totally enjoyed this story. Elizabeth is traveling with the Gardiners in the Lake District. Rainy weather has them stopped for days at an inn. She meets a young girl traveling with her brother. But Elizabeth Bennet is suspicious of the two. Gaining the trust of the young girl, she finds out that their relationship is not brother and sister, but the cad has convinced her to elope to Gretna Green. She helps the young girl by contacting her real brother. Back at the inn, Wickham has drugged Georgiana and left the inn hurrying towards Scotland. Darcy has been on the road for days trying to catch the two and meets Elizabeth. When she finds out his name, she can't believe that her letter was already received. After a misunderstanding, they both travel towards Scotland to catch his sister and to apprehend Wickham. Georgiana has helped herself by escaping. They are all reunited, and Elizabeth and the Gardiners are invited to Pemberley. Darcy was in Bath to find a wife, but he found what he wanted on the road to Scotland.
I totally enjoyed this story. Elizabeth is traveling with the Gardiners in the Lake District. Rainy weather has them stopped for days at an inn. She meets a young girl traveling with her brother. But Elizabeth Bennet is suspicious of the two. Gaining the trust of the young girl, she finds out that their relationship is not brother and sister, but the cad has convinced her to elope to Gretna Green. She helps the young girl by contacting her real brother. Back at the inn, Wickham has drugged Georgiana and left the inn hurrying towards Scotland. Darcy has been on the road for days trying to catch the two and meets Elizabeth. When she finds out his name, she can't believe that her letter was already received. After a misunderstanding, they both travel towards Scotland to catch his sister and to apprehend Wickham. Georgiana has helped herself by escaping. They are all reunited, and Elizabeth and the Gardiners are invited to Pemberley. Darcy was in Bath to find a wife, but he found what he wanted on the road to Scotland.
July 17, 2017
Short and Sweet
This variation is very satisfying. Georgiana meets Elizabeth while the latter is vacationing with the Gardiners in the Lake district and the former is attempting to elope with Wickham to Gretna Green. Everything Darcy wanted in Elizabeth as Georgiana's sister comes to the fore! In the process of saving her, Darcy meets his match. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy this story.
This variation is very satisfying. Georgiana meets Elizabeth while the latter is vacationing with the Gardiners in the Lake district and the former is attempting to elope with Wickham to Gretna Green. Everything Darcy wanted in Elizabeth as Georgiana's sister comes to the fore! In the process of saving her, Darcy meets his match. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy this story.
August 25, 2017
Badass Georgiana
I love the words that Elizabeth tells Georgiana and the way she speaks of her. If ever shy and bullied middle school child had someone like her in their lives, they would be less miserable in their confusing pubescent years. I love the Georgiana and Elizabeth friendship.
I love the words that Elizabeth tells Georgiana and the way she speaks of her. If ever shy and bullied middle school child had someone like her in their lives, they would be less miserable in their confusing pubescent years. I love the Georgiana and Elizabeth friendship.
January 9, 2021
Clean, entertaining, sweet
Interesting ideas in which made this story very different. Wickham is a tally worse than original. Dar y and Elizabeth have a slightly larger problem between them to over come. The plot in this storyline was terrific great job to the author. Highly recommend to any one to read.
Interesting ideas in which made this story very different. Wickham is a tally worse than original. Dar y and Elizabeth have a slightly larger problem between them to over come. The plot in this storyline was terrific great job to the author. Highly recommend to any one to read.
August 6, 2017
Started off fairly well, with a promising premise (Elizabeth and the Gardiners encounter Georgiana and Wickham on the road as they elope), but fell apart as it progressed with a lot of very anachronistic behavior. Anyway, it was nice and short!
September 12, 2017
Interesting first half...
The final half not so much. What started with some originality devolved, with I guess unsurprising rapidity, into the same old sweet stuff (as well as the usual typos).
The final half not so much. What started with some originality devolved, with I guess unsurprising rapidity, into the same old sweet stuff (as well as the usual typos).
April 29, 2020
Lovely
A rather interesting little variation inspired by Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice. What if Lizzy and the Gardiners met Wickham and Georgiana on their way to Gretna Green from Ramsgate? What would change?
A rather interesting little variation inspired by Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice. What if Lizzy and the Gardiners met Wickham and Georgiana on their way to Gretna Green from Ramsgate? What would change?
July 15, 2017
Good book
I enjoyed this interesting quick read. No Caroline or Lady Catherine .I missed Fitzwilliam.This was angst free light read and happily ever after!
I enjoyed this interesting quick read. No Caroline or Lady Catherine .I missed Fitzwilliam.This was angst free light read and happily ever after!
December 1, 2017
Too much about Wickham and once Elizabeth and Darcy met, the story ended very quickly after that.
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