When Mr. Darcy Met Lizzy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

by Mary-Anne Seaton

On sale for a limited time only. Regular Price $9.99.The moment Mr. Darcy first lays his eyes on Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Bennet is one he would never forget. Because he finds her in a compromising position, he develops a prejudice against her. When he meets her at the ball, he promptly turns his nose at her, leaving her with no doubt of his thoughts about her 'wanton' ways.What Mr. Darcy does not know is that Lizzy was only helping a friend out of a very delicate situation. However, her pride would not allow her to explain herself to him.Will Lizzy overcome her pride and Mr. Darcy his prejudice? Will they find their happily ever after?Original scenes from Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice , are interwoven in this variation, but with new and exciting twists. Two things remain constant, Mr. Darcy still retains his ego and Elizabeth Bennet, her smartness.When Mr. Darcy Met Lizzy , a Regency era reimagining, is a clean and wholesome romance that will leave you wanting more.Pre-order your copy today!

195 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 8, 2017

Reviews

[Carol Perrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Mr. Darcy Met Lizzy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

This story follows Canon from start to finish, but with one little obstacle Darcy needed to hurdle over from the first time he met Elizabeth which was not at the Meryton Assembly. There is an added element to this variation that made Wickham's presence in Meryton not a surprise to Darcy. It was when Darcy was dealing with his detective that he first encounters Elizabeth. Misunderstandings started right there in the inn in Meryton, even before his unguarded remark made at the Meryton Assembly. Yes, unfortunately his ill remark about dancing with Elizabeth and his abominable proposal at Hunsford was still made. Given the ups and downs of their relationship, Darcy doesn't find out about their first meeting until the very end of the story after they are betrothed. Very enjoyable with the added meeting and the mystery around it.

[Jacquelin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I truly do not like writing a bad review of a book. The author has put a great deal of time and thought into it and I don't wish to dishonor their art. But I could find nothing good to say about this book. This book is most definitely a Pride and Prejudice variation. However, I would categorize it more as a Pride and Prejudice SLIGHT variation. A minor variation. Well, let's just say it, it's almost the exact same story as the original. It's simply told in a different way. The very first page of the book depicts a completely different meeting/ encounter between Darcy and Elizabeth. But that is pretty much the only real variation. Of course, the author tells the story in a different way, a great deal of inner monologues and insight into the character's thoughts and decision making processes. But the book might as well be called pride and prejudice, with one or two extremely minor variations. Unfortunately I do not care for books that have page upon page upon page of inner monologues and thought processes. Or, it's more accurate to say, that the books that have a great deal of inner monologues and thought processes that are NOT entertaining in any way are the books that I don't like. The writer has to draw me in with the inner musings of their characters. They have to be interesting and engaging. This book had a tremendous amount of inner thoughts, each one tedious and excessively long. If I were to name the two main things that I don't like in a book they would be, first, what I just mentioned regarding inner musings. Second, poor grammar, spelling and punctuation. In this day of self-published books one would think that at the very least several people would proofread the books before they are published. Have friends read your book, family members anybody off the street. Have them give you notes and make grammatical and punctuation corrections. Even then, a few mistakes are bound to be made. But this book was littered with all three mistakes, grammatical, spelling, and punctuation. It was a very difficult read. Let me give you an example of one sentence that I had to reread to understand what the author meant. "Twice, they had both dined at Longbourn with Bingley receive exceedingly well by Mrs. Bennet and the later, barely extending any civility at all to Darcy." Did you catch all those mistakes? With no exaggeration on my part, I could not get past two pages without reading things like, "... he two was surprised by her comment" or times when the author was writing about Mrs Bennett but referred to her as him. I got through the whole book but just barely. It was a decent story but it wasn't a true variation in my opinion. And the errors in the text we're extremely distracting

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Pride & Prejudice variation begins when Darcy and Bingley arrive in Hertfordshire. Darcy is conducting business at the local tavern when he discovers Elizabeth in a compromising position. When he meets her again at the Meryton assembly, he's even more prejudiced against her. Elizabeth despises the proud man, but Darcy is attracted to the vivacious woman against his will.

I would describe this as a retelling of P&P and not a variation. There is one all new scene at the beginning, and one brief scene in the middle, but the rest of the events progress exactly as in the original. It does flesh out some moments not detailed in Austen's book, like Jane taking ill at Netherfield and Bingley and Darcy dining with the officers. Otherwise, the sequence of events and most of the dialogue are the same.

A lot of the phrasing seems overly complicated in a way the writing in the original was not. For example, here is Lizzy preparing to leave Netherfield and receiving an offer of Bingley's carriage: "...when it was nigh evening, she stood to go to which a carriage offer was made in prevention of her taking the long walk again.". And here is Darcy confused: "In that time, he had thought a whole lot that his head was as full as the ocean.". And here is Bingley urging Darcy to attend the ball: "It would be absolutely unforgiving not to attend this sort of gatherings as the ball and thereupon mingle with the various personalities of the country.". I missed the lightness and wit of the original.

There are also some errors with the story, Miss Bingley is called Mrs. Bingley, Jane is called Miss Bingley, and William Collins is renamed Anthony Collins. There are also a few paragraphs from Miss Bingley's point of view where she compares Elizabeth to a female rooster, which, of course, doesn't exist.

I'd recommend this one if you're looking for a retelling with events nearly faithful to the original and you're willing to overlook some errors. I requested a copy of the book, and I'm voluntarily leaving a review.

[Leah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible

[Lucia Duran · Rating 1 out of 5]

El libro no aporta nada interesante respecto a la historia original. Más bien parece un resumen con las palabras de la propia autora de la historia original.