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Duels of Every Sort: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
What if the Bennets did have a son? How would the addition of another one of those witty Bennets alter Darcy's point of view? Arguments, adventure, romance, and duels of every sort are sure to follow in this sweet and clean "Pride and Prejudice" meets "The Three Musketeers" adaptation. This book has been edited to correct errors in the text.
259 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 2, 2019
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August 21, 2023
4.5 rounded up to 5 stars
This is an entertaining romantic adventure yarn where Darcy's mastery of the sword is well-known among the ton. We're told that foolish men hoping to make a name for themselves challenge him to duels and lose spectacularly, and we read the example of Andrew Billings, the latest fool to cross blades with him. Darcy's sick to death of it all. Only his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam and his good friend John Bennet come close to his level of skill and, when they were younger, George Wickham... but, of course, none of the others have Darcy's prominent spot in London society and don't have to put up with this nonsense. Charles Bingley is another good friend, though he lacks any special fencing skills.
The Prologue gives us a glimpse of the action that will actually come near the book's end: Darcy is in a sword fight battling six men in an effort to rescue a tied up Elizabeth. Chapter One rolls back three months earlier to show how things have gotten to that point.
Bingley leases the estate at Meryton at John Bennet's suggestion. Darcy arrives looking forward to a quiet country vacation where he can just do some hunting and help Charles learn about running an estate, though he's not as enthusiastic about having to live in the same house as Bingley's annoying sisters.
There isn't a lot of pride or prejudice when he reluctantly goes to the Meryton assembly. Although Darcy does show up wearing his "Mask of Inscrutability," it doesn't take long for Lizzy Bennet, sister of his good Cambridge buddy, to crack through it. The two hit it off immediately, but both recognize that someone of his social sphere can't possibly marry a simple country miss, even if she is the daughter of a gentleman.
Naturally, they fall in love. Also naturally, the usual antagonists throw up obstacles. As for the dueling, you'll find various sparring sessions in addition to multiple sword fights. There are also many duals of wit, where Darcy acknowledges Elizabeth is the master. He gives Elizabeth a fencing lesson in a lovely romantic scene likening the fencing poses to a dance.
John is the eldest Bennet offspring with a personality similar to Lizzy's. Kitty and Mary don't make it into this re-telling, but Lydia is her usual clueless self. I find the difference in the family dynamic to be very interesting. Mr. Bennet is a more involved property owner who's actively teaching his son how to manage Longbourn. Conversation among Mr. Bennet, John, Elizabeth and Jane dominates at the dining table rather than Mrs. Bennet's chatter about lace and gossip. While Mrs. Bennet and Lydia are still silly, we're given a reason for Mrs. B's excessive indulgence of her youngest child.
The author tells the story in Darcy's voice and really knows how to turn a phrase. Conversation sounds natural. While I don't think it's strictly true to the period, I don't note jarring modern phrases. The writing flows as smoothly as Darcy's blade despite various editing hiccups sprinkled about. (Sadly, I noticed more of those hiccups the deeper I got into the book.)
The plot here isn't exactly as lighthearted as an Indiana Jones flick and doesn't have that constant level of action, but I'd say the low level of believability is roughly the same. You have to suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the read. That's what I did!
Content is clean.
This is an entertaining romantic adventure yarn where Darcy's mastery of the sword is well-known among the ton. We're told that foolish men hoping to make a name for themselves challenge him to duels and lose spectacularly, and we read the example of Andrew Billings, the latest fool to cross blades with him. Darcy's sick to death of it all. Only his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam and his good friend John Bennet come close to his level of skill and, when they were younger, George Wickham... but, of course, none of the others have Darcy's prominent spot in London society and don't have to put up with this nonsense. Charles Bingley is another good friend, though he lacks any special fencing skills.
The Prologue gives us a glimpse of the action that will actually come near the book's end: Darcy is in a sword fight battling six men in an effort to rescue a tied up Elizabeth. Chapter One rolls back three months earlier to show how things have gotten to that point.
Bingley leases the estate at Meryton at John Bennet's suggestion. Darcy arrives looking forward to a quiet country vacation where he can just do some hunting and help Charles learn about running an estate, though he's not as enthusiastic about having to live in the same house as Bingley's annoying sisters.
There isn't a lot of pride or prejudice when he reluctantly goes to the Meryton assembly. Although Darcy does show up wearing his "Mask of Inscrutability," it doesn't take long for Lizzy Bennet, sister of his good Cambridge buddy, to crack through it. The two hit it off immediately, but both recognize that someone of his social sphere can't possibly marry a simple country miss, even if she is the daughter of a gentleman.
Naturally, they fall in love. Also naturally, the usual antagonists throw up obstacles. As for the dueling, you'll find various sparring sessions in addition to multiple sword fights. There are also many duals of wit, where Darcy acknowledges Elizabeth is the master. He gives Elizabeth a fencing lesson in a lovely romantic scene likening the fencing poses to a dance.
John is the eldest Bennet offspring with a personality similar to Lizzy's. Kitty and Mary don't make it into this re-telling, but Lydia is her usual clueless self. I find the difference in the family dynamic to be very interesting. Mr. Bennet is a more involved property owner who's actively teaching his son how to manage Longbourn. Conversation among Mr. Bennet, John, Elizabeth and Jane dominates at the dining table rather than Mrs. Bennet's chatter about lace and gossip. While Mrs. Bennet and Lydia are still silly, we're given a reason for Mrs. B's excessive indulgence of her youngest child.
The author tells the story in Darcy's voice and really knows how to turn a phrase. Conversation sounds natural. While I don't think it's strictly true to the period, I don't note jarring modern phrases. The writing flows as smoothly as Darcy's blade despite various editing hiccups sprinkled about. (Sadly, I noticed more of those hiccups the deeper I got into the book.)
The plot here isn't exactly as lighthearted as an Indiana Jones flick and doesn't have that constant level of action, but I'd say the low level of believability is roughly the same. You have to suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the read. That's what I did!
Content is clean.
June 17, 2019
3.5 rounded up to 4 stars: some editing/proofreading is needed.
Told from Darcy's POV in this variation Elizabeth has one brother, John, and only 2 sisters, Jane and Lydia.
The story begins with a flashback so we are relieved of any worry about the outcome of a kidnapping later in the story. There are a number of duels in this story. It seems Darcy can't escape having to engage in such. When he joins Bingley at Netherfield to help him learn how to manage an estate Darcy finds Wickham is there and arranges to join the officers in sword play as a way of warning Wickham that he has his eye on him. Meanwhile behind the scenes Darcy works with the Colonel to have Wickham transferred out of the area...only to have Wickham disappear.
But Darcy has also met Elizabeth...after all her brother is good friends with Darcy. (Frankly I was surprised he had not met her earlier.) In this story they fall in love without all those misunderstandings. Darcy does argue with himself about how appropriate she is for his level of society but he soon leaves that argument behind.
As mentioned there is a kidnapping and it is not just that of one young lady. Clues are few and Darcy worries about the harm Wickham might do to Elizabeth just to wound Darcy even deeper.
There is a stretch of what a father (and mother) would allow when bedrooms are assigned in London at a point later in the story and then as to how much comfort can be given. Although what happens is sweet I could not help but think that there is no way that situation would have been tolerated.
This was a pleasant story. There is a small amount of angst. And our heroine has a surprising talent in this version.
Told from Darcy's POV in this variation Elizabeth has one brother, John, and only 2 sisters, Jane and Lydia.
The story begins with a flashback so we are relieved of any worry about the outcome of a kidnapping later in the story. There are a number of duels in this story. It seems Darcy can't escape having to engage in such. When he joins Bingley at Netherfield to help him learn how to manage an estate Darcy finds Wickham is there and arranges to join the officers in sword play as a way of warning Wickham that he has his eye on him. Meanwhile behind the scenes Darcy works with the Colonel to have Wickham transferred out of the area...only to have Wickham disappear.
But Darcy has also met Elizabeth...after all her brother is good friends with Darcy. (Frankly I was surprised he had not met her earlier.) In this story they fall in love without all those misunderstandings. Darcy does argue with himself about how appropriate she is for his level of society but he soon leaves that argument behind.
As mentioned there is a kidnapping and it is not just that of one young lady. Clues are few and Darcy worries about the harm Wickham might do to Elizabeth just to wound Darcy even deeper.
There is a stretch of what a father (and mother) would allow when bedrooms are assigned in London at a point later in the story and then as to how much comfort can be given. Although what happens is sweet I could not help but think that there is no way that situation would have been tolerated.
This was a pleasant story. There is a small amount of angst. And our heroine has a surprising talent in this version.
June 13, 2019
3/4 Pride & Prejudice
1/4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1/4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
June 5, 2019
Swords, swords, swords
Interesting story. Lizzy has a brother but no Mary or Kitty. Lots of people are really proficient with swords. Darcy has been in 4 duels using swords.
The big badguy is Wickham. He has like 20 people in a gang and kidnaps Lizzy and Jane. Lots of swordplay ensues with very little gun play. I’m not sure how expensive guns were back then but they aren’t a lot of them in this story, compared with most JAFF stories.
Kind of a good story. Read like a 40s adventure film with a little romance thrown in. A little bit better than average because of the originality of the plot.
Interesting story. Lizzy has a brother but no Mary or Kitty. Lots of people are really proficient with swords. Darcy has been in 4 duels using swords.
The big badguy is Wickham. He has like 20 people in a gang and kidnaps Lizzy and Jane. Lots of swordplay ensues with very little gun play. I’m not sure how expensive guns were back then but they aren’t a lot of them in this story, compared with most JAFF stories.
Kind of a good story. Read like a 40s adventure film with a little romance thrown in. A little bit better than average because of the originality of the plot.
July 16, 2019
In this Pride and Prejudice inspired story, Elizabeth has an older brother who is good friends with Darcy from school. It is no surprise to John Bennet, that Darcy finds Elizabeth to be his match. To bad Wickham figures out the same thing.
The author starts the story with the ending, so most of the book serves as the back story that loops back around with a very nice ending.
The author starts the story with the ending, so most of the book serves as the back story that loops back around with a very nice ending.
July 8, 2019
Pride and Prejudice variation
While this book held traits that I am particularly fond of, like an early understanding between ODC and a lot of action, it lost me completely in the difficult middle part. I had actually forgot that I was reading it and read quite a few other books between the first and the second half.
Since I do not remember much of the first half of the book, it is rather difficult to write a decent review...
I remember Darcy being a rather popular opponent for duals, despite his proficiency in the sport and that there was no insult or animosity between ODC.
In the second half, the plot thickens and a dramatic battle ensued.
I rate my books largely by the ability it has to hold my attention and that is why I landed on the average but good three stars. I liked it but I was not drawn in.
While this book held traits that I am particularly fond of, like an early understanding between ODC and a lot of action, it lost me completely in the difficult middle part. I had actually forgot that I was reading it and read quite a few other books between the first and the second half.
Since I do not remember much of the first half of the book, it is rather difficult to write a decent review...
I remember Darcy being a rather popular opponent for duals, despite his proficiency in the sport and that there was no insult or animosity between ODC.
In the second half, the plot thickens and a dramatic battle ensued.
I rate my books largely by the ability it has to hold my attention and that is why I landed on the average but good three stars. I liked it but I was not drawn in.
August 27, 2023
Relatively low angst story (at least between ODC). In this Bennets have a son with 3 daughters Jane, Elizabeth and Lydia. The son is a friend of Darcy and Bingley from university and so when Bingley leases Netherfield, things go smoothly between Darcy and Elizabeth. There are many enjoyable light hearted moments and cute and hot romantic ones too. Of course, we have our favourite villains and their shenanigans. Overall, a very nice read.
August 20, 2019
3-1/2 stars, rounded up. This is a really different sort of Pride and Prejudice variation, with some humor, lightheartedness, realistic characters, and adventure, as well as a touching romance. I also like the touch of feminism. It is told entirely from Mr. Darcy's point of view. I enjoyed it for the most part quite a lot.
The fencing and dueling aspect is fascinating, and as far as I can tell well researched. It's an apt and timely departure from the original story, which being written from a lady's point of view could not include duels or what was in that era an exclusively masculine sport such as fencing.
There is a subtle mention of a duel in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, when Colonel Brandon tells Elinor Dashwood about Willoughby having fathered his ward's baby. That duel is referred to as a "meeting" and so subtly that I didn't even understand it until it was pointed out to me. But ladies in those days didn't speak of duels, though duels were still quite common. Wikipedia has a page listing the more famous ones, including duels in the United States and Great Britain and Ireland, most occurring in a period ranging from the 16th century to the late 19th century. (There was one in England as late as 1994.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of....
So the dueling aspect is plausible, and so, in the way that it's presented, is the fact that a lady could have secretly learned to fence. There were in fact some women who fought, posing as men, in the Napoleonic Wars. So that is just unusual enough to be interesting without being an impossibility.
I wanted to give this story a rating of 4-1/2 stars, but I felt that I had to subtract a star because of the many, many typos and editing errors, and a number of anachronisms and anachronistic uses of words, even some thoroughly modern expressions. The most annoying error for me was that of the varied spelling of Georgiana Darcy's name, sometimes correctly with one "n" and at other times with two. It really seemed to jump off the page for me.
The story also bogged down a little, when things were going almost too swimmingly well for so long, chapter after chapter of falling in love without any conflicts at all. I thought that although this is a clean, innocent romance, there was an awful lot of kissing allowed between two people who were courting but not engaged - even in front of her father! There was very little longing or angst here at all to heighten the romance, nothing seemed to form much of an obstacle for our couple, except for a momentary hiccup when Lady Catherine learned of their courtship, until that final perilous situation, which I was relieved did not turn into too much of a damsel in distress trope. That whole episode was saved in fact by the courage and self-sufficiency of two young women, well actually three if one counts Georgiana's new found self-confidence, and I delighted in how the crisis was overcome - except for Wickham's horrid actions, of course - as well as the final duel of the story. What a fun ending.
Fear not that this is an overly violent story. It is not, and the very little actual violence there is was well regulated by the author and not gratuitous. These were somewhat violent times, though, and I had no problem believing this story could have happened.
The character list is changed in this variation. Lizzy now has a brother, and two fewer sisters. But I found that change worked out beautifully for this particular story.
There were in the end a total of four romances, and that felt like a bonus and incredibly touching. This novel includes one of the very few epilogues I've ever actually enjoyed in a P&P variation. I found it completely necessary and very well done.
I do wish more time had been spent on research, editing, and proofreading to correct the errors, and maybe we could have hurried a little faster through that too trouble-free romance-building period, which seemed to go on for way too many chapters.
The fencing and dueling aspect is fascinating, and as far as I can tell well researched. It's an apt and timely departure from the original story, which being written from a lady's point of view could not include duels or what was in that era an exclusively masculine sport such as fencing.
There is a subtle mention of a duel in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, when Colonel Brandon tells Elinor Dashwood about Willoughby having fathered his ward's baby. That duel is referred to as a "meeting" and so subtly that I didn't even understand it until it was pointed out to me. But ladies in those days didn't speak of duels, though duels were still quite common. Wikipedia has a page listing the more famous ones, including duels in the United States and Great Britain and Ireland, most occurring in a period ranging from the 16th century to the late 19th century. (There was one in England as late as 1994.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of....
So the dueling aspect is plausible, and so, in the way that it's presented, is the fact that a lady could have secretly learned to fence. There were in fact some women who fought, posing as men, in the Napoleonic Wars. So that is just unusual enough to be interesting without being an impossibility.
I wanted to give this story a rating of 4-1/2 stars, but I felt that I had to subtract a star because of the many, many typos and editing errors, and a number of anachronisms and anachronistic uses of words, even some thoroughly modern expressions. The most annoying error for me was that of the varied spelling of Georgiana Darcy's name, sometimes correctly with one "n" and at other times with two. It really seemed to jump off the page for me.
The story also bogged down a little, when things were going almost too swimmingly well for so long, chapter after chapter of falling in love without any conflicts at all. I thought that although this is a clean, innocent romance, there was an awful lot of kissing allowed between two people who were courting but not engaged - even in front of her father! There was very little longing or angst here at all to heighten the romance, nothing seemed to form much of an obstacle for our couple, except for a momentary hiccup when Lady Catherine learned of their courtship, until that final perilous situation, which I was relieved did not turn into too much of a damsel in distress trope. That whole episode was saved in fact by the courage and self-sufficiency of two young women, well actually three if one counts Georgiana's new found self-confidence, and I delighted in how the crisis was overcome - except for Wickham's horrid actions, of course - as well as the final duel of the story. What a fun ending.
Fear not that this is an overly violent story. It is not, and the very little actual violence there is was well regulated by the author and not gratuitous. These were somewhat violent times, though, and I had no problem believing this story could have happened.
The character list is changed in this variation. Lizzy now has a brother, and two fewer sisters. But I found that change worked out beautifully for this particular story.
There were in the end a total of four romances, and that felt like a bonus and incredibly touching. This novel includes one of the very few epilogues I've ever actually enjoyed in a P&P variation. I found it completely necessary and very well done.
I do wish more time had been spent on research, editing, and proofreading to correct the errors, and maybe we could have hurried a little faster through that too trouble-free romance-building period, which seemed to go on for way too many chapters.
July 12, 2022
This was supposed to be inspired by The Three Musketeers and P&P. I couldn’t see much of the first one.
In this very different variation there is a Bennet son, John. The family is different also with only Jane, Elizabeth and Lydia.
Minimal typos.
In this very different variation there is a Bennet son, John. The family is different also with only Jane, Elizabeth and Lydia.
Minimal typos.
June 24, 2019
It is tolerable, I suppose.
The title says it all. There was so much swordplay, there was hardly room for anything else. Of course, Darcy was an expert with a foil, but then, so was John Bennet, Lizzy's older brother. Wickham was almost their equal, and another, whose identity I am sure you will ascertain a very short way into the book.
The story was tolerable, but I found everything to be just that little over the top, and towards the end, entirely over the top. Darcy was too perfect, too clever, too talented with a sword, too generous, too everything. Most of the characters were too perfect, especially Lizzy. She was apparently diminutive in size, and yet she has the strength to go the distance in a long bout of fencing and fight men much larger and stronger than she is and win! I am sure it would not be possible...yes, I believe she could handle a sword very well and know all the moves and counter moves, but I do not believe she could defeat an expert swordsman in a prolonged bout.
The scenes towards the end of the story could be straight from a gothic novel, derelict castle, maidens captured and tied up, hero's dispatching numerous enemies left, right and centre, regardless of being totally outnumbered with nary an injury. I think I have said that it is totally over the top.
The writing is generally well done, though at times I found it a little juvenile. And there were numerous instances of malapropisms that I do not think were just accidental misspellings, eg, reign was used numerous times when the word needed was rein. Also, much of the dialogue was lifted in entire paragraphs from Pride and Prejudice, so much so that I began to feel the Jane Austen should have been listed as a co-author.
3 1/2 stars.
The title says it all. There was so much swordplay, there was hardly room for anything else. Of course, Darcy was an expert with a foil, but then, so was John Bennet, Lizzy's older brother. Wickham was almost their equal, and another, whose identity I am sure you will ascertain a very short way into the book.
The story was tolerable, but I found everything to be just that little over the top, and towards the end, entirely over the top. Darcy was too perfect, too clever, too talented with a sword, too generous, too everything. Most of the characters were too perfect, especially Lizzy. She was apparently diminutive in size, and yet she has the strength to go the distance in a long bout of fencing and fight men much larger and stronger than she is and win! I am sure it would not be possible...yes, I believe she could handle a sword very well and know all the moves and counter moves, but I do not believe she could defeat an expert swordsman in a prolonged bout.
The scenes towards the end of the story could be straight from a gothic novel, derelict castle, maidens captured and tied up, hero's dispatching numerous enemies left, right and centre, regardless of being totally outnumbered with nary an injury. I think I have said that it is totally over the top.
The writing is generally well done, though at times I found it a little juvenile. And there were numerous instances of malapropisms that I do not think were just accidental misspellings, eg, reign was used numerous times when the word needed was rein. Also, much of the dialogue was lifted in entire paragraphs from Pride and Prejudice, so much so that I began to feel the Jane Austen should have been listed as a co-author.
3 1/2 stars.
July 11, 2019
Wonderful
I love this book. It's written with an incredible lightness and much subtle humor. It is written from the POV of Darcy, and his character here is much more human, open, less rigid and more reachable. The fact that there is a Bennett son, and that he is a good friend of Darcy's from university, predisposes Darcy in favor of accepting the Bennett family without all the heavy disapproval to overcome that is present in the original P&P. The attraction between Elizabeth and Darcy happens more easily and makes for a more romantic story.
The author has allowed the members of the Bennett family to be more reasonable people, probably due to the presence of the heir, which is so refreshing. Having the Bennett son removes all the most annoying aspects of the family. Even Caroline Bingley, Mr. Collins and Lady Catherine, while annoying, are only minor annoyances. The story moves along at a good pace, with a theme of swordsmanship throughout, as the title suggests. This Darcy is the intelligent, serious and honorable Darcy of the original, but with an ability to laugh at himself and loosen up from time to time, which makes it a pleasure to have him narrate this tale.
I would have given the full five stars, but for the editing. There were words missing, some misused or misspelled, enough to interrupt the flow of the story, and with enough frequency to be notable. However, this is a really fun book to read and I recommend it highly.
I love this book. It's written with an incredible lightness and much subtle humor. It is written from the POV of Darcy, and his character here is much more human, open, less rigid and more reachable. The fact that there is a Bennett son, and that he is a good friend of Darcy's from university, predisposes Darcy in favor of accepting the Bennett family without all the heavy disapproval to overcome that is present in the original P&P. The attraction between Elizabeth and Darcy happens more easily and makes for a more romantic story.
The author has allowed the members of the Bennett family to be more reasonable people, probably due to the presence of the heir, which is so refreshing. Having the Bennett son removes all the most annoying aspects of the family. Even Caroline Bingley, Mr. Collins and Lady Catherine, while annoying, are only minor annoyances. The story moves along at a good pace, with a theme of swordsmanship throughout, as the title suggests. This Darcy is the intelligent, serious and honorable Darcy of the original, but with an ability to laugh at himself and loosen up from time to time, which makes it a pleasure to have him narrate this tale.
I would have given the full five stars, but for the editing. There were words missing, some misused or misspelled, enough to interrupt the flow of the story, and with enough frequency to be notable. However, this is a really fun book to read and I recommend it highly.
August 26, 2019
An excellent read.
This variation had a good plot. I stayed interested from start to finish. I knew right off that this was my kind of book. The plot, dialog and continuance of characters was just right. The mistakes of spelling and grammar were minimal compared to most of these variations. Some would ask who cares, but I am afraid that I do care, and I do not think I am alone. When these errors show up I am reminded that I am reading inferior material. But this book was better than most in that regard, and I did thoroughly enjoy reading it.
This variation had a good plot. I stayed interested from start to finish. I knew right off that this was my kind of book. The plot, dialog and continuance of characters was just right. The mistakes of spelling and grammar were minimal compared to most of these variations. Some would ask who cares, but I am afraid that I do care, and I do not think I am alone. When these errors show up I am reminded that I am reading inferior material. But this book was better than most in that regard, and I did thoroughly enjoy reading it.
January 18, 2024
Every Sort of Duel
This is an awesome story of Pride and Prejudice with swords. The story jacket list this as Pride and Prejudice meets The Three Musketeers. There are many differences between this variation and canon. Love this Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. This couple are so romantic. Beautiful gushy moments for ODC. The other members of this novel are great.
Come, sit, and have a cup of tea as you read through Duels of Every Sort. I recommend it and encourage others to give this a try!
This is an awesome story of Pride and Prejudice with swords. The story jacket list this as Pride and Prejudice meets The Three Musketeers. There are many differences between this variation and canon. Love this Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. This couple are so romantic. Beautiful gushy moments for ODC. The other members of this novel are great.
Come, sit, and have a cup of tea as you read through Duels of Every Sort. I recommend it and encourage others to give this a try!
June 21, 2019
Great story told in a boring way
Great ideas for the plot but the writing style bored me and I am able to drag myself through terribly written fan fiction. Which I would consider this good except I could not get 20% in, it was an interesting story told in a boring way. I am not fully sure why but I am sure someone else in the comments knows the correct terms to use to describe the writing style. I would love to read it in the future if the narration changed.
Great ideas for the plot but the writing style bored me and I am able to drag myself through terribly written fan fiction. Which I would consider this good except I could not get 20% in, it was an interesting story told in a boring way. I am not fully sure why but I am sure someone else in the comments knows the correct terms to use to describe the writing style. I would love to read it in the future if the narration changed.
June 8, 2019
Sweet adaptation
This is a different view with no Mary or Kitty Bennet. Lydia is still Lydia, but Wickham comes to a just end. Love the new characters. Great job and recommend you read this
This is a different view with no Mary or Kitty Bennet. Lydia is still Lydia, but Wickham comes to a just end. Love the new characters. Great job and recommend you read this
June 15, 2019
Very good book
Truly enjoyable book. I usually like to have both characters point of view, but it works great in this book to only have Darcy’s. The writing for must part is great and I loved all the characters.
Truly enjoyable book. I usually like to have both characters point of view, but it works great in this book to only have Darcy’s. The writing for must part is great and I loved all the characters.
September 24, 2019
Very enjoyable!
Well written, with a good story line, "Duels of Every Sort" , is a sweet and imaginative retelling of P&P. The story held my attention and I enjoyed the characters. I especially like "Mr Collins"! 😊
Well written, with a good story line, "Duels of Every Sort" , is a sweet and imaginative retelling of P&P. The story held my attention and I enjoyed the characters. I especially like "Mr Collins"! 😊
December 28, 2021
I loved this…
The new character of John Bennet, the dynamic between John and Darcy and Bingley, the swordplay, I loved it all. It was also nice to read from Darcy’s POV for a change.
The new character of John Bennet, the dynamic between John and Darcy and Bingley, the swordplay, I loved it all. It was also nice to read from Darcy’s POV for a change.
June 5, 2019
New author I hadn't read
It's always refreshing to have a P&P written from Darcy s point of view and I thought Brown pulled it
It's always refreshing to have a P&P written from Darcy s point of view and I thought Brown pulled it
July 16, 2019
Really enjoyed this adaptation. Just the right amount of romance and verbal/sword play. Read it in one sitting.
July 26, 2019
Love and fencing!
A wonderful twist on a beautiful story. Loved the additional characters and plot turns, wonderful style of writing. Well done!
A wonderful twist on a beautiful story. Loved the additional characters and plot turns, wonderful style of writing. Well done!
November 25, 2019
This is a fun book to read. Duels of Every Sort refers to swordplay and dialogue. The dialogue is often witty. Jane Austen might be amused.
August 22, 2019
Storyline was great! This was definitely one of my favorites! Needs proofreading though.
November 7, 2020
En garde!
A Pride and Prejudice variation that tells the story in a new and exciting direction, Duels of Every Sort will entertain you from the first page. In this instance, the eldest Bennet offspring is a son, John, who became friends with Darcy and Bingley at university.
Wickham is his dastardly self and contributes greatly to the story. Caroline and Lady Catherine can't help it, they are just nasty women. There's just so much story here that you keep turning pages.
The story, however, is not well-written with at least 93 errors. I assume the story was spoken into a device, followed by a SpellCheck run-through. That will not suffice. Rein/reins was always reign/reigns. Peeked was always peaked. Role was roll and rode was road. And so on. Also the female is the fiancee and the male is the fiance.
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A Pride and Prejudice variation that tells the story in a new and exciting direction, Duels of Every Sort will entertain you from the first page. In this instance, the eldest Bennet offspring is a son, John, who became friends with Darcy and Bingley at university.
Wickham is his dastardly self and contributes greatly to the story. Caroline and Lady Catherine can't help it, they are just nasty women. There's just so much story here that you keep turning pages.
The story, however, is not well-written with at least 93 errors. I assume the story was spoken into a device, followed by a SpellCheck run-through. That will not suffice. Rein/reins was always reign/reigns. Peeked was always peaked. Role was roll and rode was road. And so on. Also the female is the fiancee and the male is the fiance.
93
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