Darcy's Story - Softcover

Aylmer, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0952821028 ISBN 13: 9780952821021

Publisher: Copperfield Books, 1996

Synopsis

When Elizabeth Bennet first met Mr. Darcy, she found him proud, distant, and rude--despite the other ladies' admiration of his estate in Derbyshire and ten thousand pounds a year. But what was Mr. Darcy thinking?

Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice has long stood among the most beloved novels of all time. The story of Elizabeth Bennet's blossoming romance with "haughty, reserved, and fastidious" Fitzwilliam Darcy has enchanted readers for nearly two centuries. Yet, Mr. Darcy has always remained an intriguing enigma--his thoughts, feelings, and motivations hidden behind a cold, impenetrable exterior . . . until now.

With the utmost respect for Austen's original masterwork, author Janet Aylmer loving retells Pride and Prejudice from a bold new perspective: seeing events as they transpire through the eyes of Darcy himself. One of world's great love stories takes on breathtaking new life, and one of fiction's greatest romantic heroes becomes even more sympathetic, compelling, attractive, and accessible, all through the imagination and artistry of a truly gifted storyteller.

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."..quite a feat." -- onceuponaromance.net

...quite a feat. --onceuponaromance.net

."..quite a feat."--onceuponaromance.net

"Janet Aylmer has wonderful, smooth writing style and ... she has a very creative imagination.--www.bestsellersworld.com

"It is a story worth reading over and over, in any age, where true love exists for all to behold."--www.coffeetimeromance.com

"Austen fans will want to order this delectable crumpet ASAP so they can again witness Elizabeth Bennet's charms."--USA Today

"Janet Aylmer gives all Austen enthusiasts more fodder for their passion for the classic...enjoyable and imaginative."--www.bookloons.com

Austen fans will want to order this delectable crumpet ASAP so they can again witness Elizabeth Bennet s charms. --USA Today"

Janet Aylmer gives all Austen enthusiasts more fodder for their passion for the classic...enjoyable and imaginative. --www.bookloons.com"

Janet Aylmer has wonderful, smooth writing style and ... she has a very creative imagination.--www.bestsellersworld.com"

From the Author

Like many other people, I first read "Pride and Prejudice" whilst I was at school, as did my children, and have enjoyed reading the novel again many times since then. It was after watching the BBC television serial in 1995, and discussing it with one of my daughters, that my curiosity was re-awakened about Mr Darcy, and I decided to write this book.

I am sure that everyone who has read and enjoyed Jane Austen's novel has their own particular favourite passages in the book, and I used many of mine in Darcy's Story. As her novel was first published in several "parts", I also used quotations from "Pride and Prejudice" to introduce each of the seven parts in my book.

Everyone who has ever read Jane Austen's novel will have their own idea of Mr Darcy's side of the story, and this book could be described as looking through the mirror of "Pride and Prejudice" from the other side. I am delighted that a story written nearly 200 years ago can still give pleasure in a very different era. I have also been glad to learn that people much more knowledgeable than I am about Jane Austen and her work have also liked the book.

I have been surprised and delighted to discover that my need to know more about Jane Austen's hero is shared by people in 37 other countries all around the world. The publishers have received many letters and emails expressing the enjoyment that so many people have found in reading "Darcy’s Story". It seems that complementing "Pride and Prejudice" by writing this book has satisfied a long-felt need for many readers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Copperfield Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0952821028
• ISBN 13: 9780952821021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240