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Dedicated to Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
‘Dedicated to Mr Darcy’ unexpectedly interweaves Jane Austen’s literary biography with the destiny of one of her most beloved characters.
What happens if our dear heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, not long after she rejects Mr Darcy’s proposal, decides to become a writer? While unusual for an 1800s woman, precisely like her creator Jane Austen, Elizabeth will fight the era’s prejudice to fulfil her dreams. But unlike Jane Austen at the end of the road, love awaits her.
Amid the difficult period of discovering her love for the man she once despised, Elizabeth embarks on a quest that could bring her happiness and literary glory.
Darcy succeeds in helping his beloved lady reach her dream of marrying for the deepest love while pursuing her dream of becoming an author.
What happens if our dear heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, not long after she rejects Mr Darcy’s proposal, decides to become a writer? While unusual for an 1800s woman, precisely like her creator Jane Austen, Elizabeth will fight the era’s prejudice to fulfil her dreams. But unlike Jane Austen at the end of the road, love awaits her.
Amid the difficult period of discovering her love for the man she once despised, Elizabeth embarks on a quest that could bring her happiness and literary glory.
Darcy succeeds in helping his beloved lady reach her dream of marrying for the deepest love while pursuing her dream of becoming an author.
182 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2020
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May 25, 2020
2.5 stars rounded up to 3 stars and that is being generous. An editor is badly needed. Many sentences have words missing or in such a reverse order that the sentences just sounded WRONG. It did not read smoothly IMHO.
I picked this up and then put it down to read another book so the time span for reading was really only 3 days.
The author has Elizabeth writing and attempting to publish a book and her experiences are based on the true experience Jane Austin had with her books. The book Elizabeth is writing resembles Sense & Sensibility.
While that thread is going on throughout the book, Elizabeth has also come to the realization she now loves Mr. Darcy but he seems to only want friendship. (The Hunsford proposal has already happened.) Mary is a surprise: while helping write out Elizabeth's story (as her handwriting is finer) Elizabeth comes to discover that there is much to like about Mary. Then (SURPRISE again) Mary has a suitor...one Elizabeth thought was interested in her and who is friends with their father. That gentleman attempts to locate a publisher for her.
The story does not have any real suspense or that angst I so like. Wickham and Caroline don't really have much action in the plot. Jane and Bingley have their happy ending but Jane's friendship with Elizabeth fades while that with Mary increases.
So this was an OK book for me. Others may like it better than I did.
I picked this up and then put it down to read another book so the time span for reading was really only 3 days.
The author has Elizabeth writing and attempting to publish a book and her experiences are based on the true experience Jane Austin had with her books. The book Elizabeth is writing resembles Sense & Sensibility.
While that thread is going on throughout the book, Elizabeth has also come to the realization she now loves Mr. Darcy but he seems to only want friendship. (The Hunsford proposal has already happened.) Mary is a surprise: while helping write out Elizabeth's story (as her handwriting is finer) Elizabeth comes to discover that there is much to like about Mary. Then (SURPRISE again) Mary has a suitor...one Elizabeth thought was interested in her and who is friends with their father. That gentleman attempts to locate a publisher for her.
The story does not have any real suspense or that angst I so like. Wickham and Caroline don't really have much action in the plot. Jane and Bingley have their happy ending but Jane's friendship with Elizabeth fades while that with Mary increases.
So this was an OK book for me. Others may like it better than I did.
July 25, 2020
terrible story
A cooperative yet ill Jane I s seduced and taken advantage of by Charles. Later he leaves for London and doesn’t come back. Laterer he comes back and Jane marries him.
Everything else that happens in the story cannot cancel Jane’s story.
A cooperative yet ill Jane I s seduced and taken advantage of by Charles. Later he leaves for London and doesn’t come back. Laterer he comes back and Jane marries him.
Everything else that happens in the story cannot cancel Jane’s story.
June 6, 2022
Good JAFF
I enjoyed seeing Elizabeth's passion fo there are other interesting plot lines also, such as seeing a bit of growth in another Bennet sister.
I enjoyed seeing Elizabeth's passion fo there are other interesting plot lines also, such as seeing a bit of growth in another Bennet sister.
June 10, 2022
Elizabeth’s dream is to become a writer
I like this book. In the beginning Elizabeth is asking her father if she has the talent to write and be published. Mr. Bennet takes a different tact when telling Elizabeth she does but questions her style. This made me think a bit about his character in this book, would be a lazy father or would he actually be helpful. I really wasn’t sure until he made his point several chapters into the book. I felt like I was getting a lesson on how to write a book. It was not until Mary, yes Mary started helping Elizabeth with her story that the book turned interesting to me. I felt Mary’s character was pivotal in the story for it made this just not another story about Jane getting Bingley and Elizabeth getting Darcy. Mary’s character was told in a way that made her lively and just not the middle sister.
Darcy does play a huge part in the story and his affections toward Elizabeth are what we as readers want, so that was good. I was also surprised how the author portrayed the other Bennets, it was nice to see how they supported Elizabeth.’I won’t ruin it but you have to read it to find out what happens with Mary.
I like this book. In the beginning Elizabeth is asking her father if she has the talent to write and be published. Mr. Bennet takes a different tact when telling Elizabeth she does but questions her style. This made me think a bit about his character in this book, would be a lazy father or would he actually be helpful. I really wasn’t sure until he made his point several chapters into the book. I felt like I was getting a lesson on how to write a book. It was not until Mary, yes Mary started helping Elizabeth with her story that the book turned interesting to me. I felt Mary’s character was pivotal in the story for it made this just not another story about Jane getting Bingley and Elizabeth getting Darcy. Mary’s character was told in a way that made her lively and just not the middle sister.
Darcy does play a huge part in the story and his affections toward Elizabeth are what we as readers want, so that was good. I was also surprised how the author portrayed the other Bennets, it was nice to see how they supported Elizabeth.’I won’t ruin it but you have to read it to find out what happens with Mary.
April 3, 2020
Elizabeth Bennet has been writing stories since she was eleven years old. After a conversation with her father, after her return from Ramsgate, she decides to write a full novel and attempt to get in published. With the support of her family, especially her sister Mary, she writes what we would recognize as Sense and Sensibility.
As she is working on the story, she and Darcy start communicating via letters (which I thought was not allowed between unmarried people of the opposite sex). They arrange for Bingley and Jane to see each other, Elizabeth realizes she love him, and he appears to be courting her slowly.
Darcy fully supports Elizabeth's wish to be an author. There is a constant pull of wanting to encourage him to propose again because EVERYONE can tell they love each other and all the background noise about getting the book published.
It took me a bit to get into the story, but once I did, it was a fun read. There were to many things that felt uncomfortable for me personally to rate it higher.
As she is working on the story, she and Darcy start communicating via letters (which I thought was not allowed between unmarried people of the opposite sex). They arrange for Bingley and Jane to see each other, Elizabeth realizes she love him, and he appears to be courting her slowly.
Darcy fully supports Elizabeth's wish to be an author. There is a constant pull of wanting to encourage him to propose again because EVERYONE can tell they love each other and all the background noise about getting the book published.
It took me a bit to get into the story, but once I did, it was a fun read. There were to many things that felt uncomfortable for me personally to rate it higher.
August 26, 2021
I really enjoyed this story a lot, though you have to suspend your disbelief in some aspects. The discussions of writing were especially interesting and I enjoyed Elizabeth's discussions with her father about how novels relate to real life (or not).
There were just too many unbelievable happenings. People having a bit too much privacy, and especially Darcy and Lizzy exchanging letters to each other. That certainly would not have been allowed at the time. But if you overlook that aspect, I think the story works out nicely.
However, I do believe the characters of Darcy and Elizabeth, while a bit OOC, are not beyond belief. I enjoyed the maturity and growth of Elizabeth. Darcy was a bit of a conundrum at times, but still not unbelievable. Mary's blossoming and marriage to Lord Guilford was a bit strange, but a nice counterpoint.
Although he wasn't in a large part of the story, I loved this Colonel Fitzwilliam, and his fierce protection of Darcy and Elizabeth.
The book seriously needs an editor or at least a proofreader, but I still liked it.
I do recommend this book.
There were just too many unbelievable happenings. People having a bit too much privacy, and especially Darcy and Lizzy exchanging letters to each other. That certainly would not have been allowed at the time. But if you overlook that aspect, I think the story works out nicely.
However, I do believe the characters of Darcy and Elizabeth, while a bit OOC, are not beyond belief. I enjoyed the maturity and growth of Elizabeth. Darcy was a bit of a conundrum at times, but still not unbelievable. Mary's blossoming and marriage to Lord Guilford was a bit strange, but a nice counterpoint.
Although he wasn't in a large part of the story, I loved this Colonel Fitzwilliam, and his fierce protection of Darcy and Elizabeth.
The book seriously needs an editor or at least a proofreader, but I still liked it.
I do recommend this book.
May 10, 2020
Skipping and skiddering throughout...
What a disappointment this story was. I kept going to other books and then coming back. Ironic that this story is about writing a book when it could benefit from a rewrite itself. The story jumps around with not much explanation. Like there are missing pages and you have to intuit how you got there. Yet, often I found myself skipping though pages of meaningless dialogue. The originality of the plot had me excited, but the execution has been lackluster. I recommend saving your time and money and skipping this book.
What a disappointment this story was. I kept going to other books and then coming back. Ironic that this story is about writing a book when it could benefit from a rewrite itself. The story jumps around with not much explanation. Like there are missing pages and you have to intuit how you got there. Yet, often I found myself skipping though pages of meaningless dialogue. The originality of the plot had me excited, but the execution has been lackluster. I recommend saving your time and money and skipping this book.
May 26, 2022
Unrecognisable characters and a poorly-constructed, nonsense plot.
August 21, 2022
Idea interessante mas com zero emoção. 90% do Livro é baseado an Cabeca da Elisabeth: um pouco chato, cook muito no
Sense e pouch emocao
Sense e pouch emocao
August 6, 2022
Whiney
Author portrays Elizabeth as Jane Austen. But there is too much emotional upheaval going on. Elizabeth seems immature. I think May will have the happier marriage.
Author portrays Elizabeth as Jane Austen. But there is too much emotional upheaval going on. Elizabeth seems immature. I think May will have the happier marriage.
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