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Mr. Darcy's Journey
- A Pride & Prejudice Variation
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Mr. Darcy is at his wits' end. Elizabeth Bennet, the woman he can't live without, overhears him insulting her family. Now she won't even listen to his apologies. Then his old friend Sir Anthony Duxbury tells him two of their friends are in terrible danger. If Darcy wants to help them, they have to leave for Yorkshire immediately.
But something doesn't add up. Elizabeth claims to know Sir Anthony, too - but by a different name. What game is his old friend playing? And is it dangerous?
Even Sir Anthony says the trip is dangerous. The Luddite rebels are on the verge of armed revolt - and he should know, because he's one of them. Darcy's cousin Lady Frederica decides she's going with them anyway, and insists on bringing Elizabeth. Could this be Darcy's chance to earn Elizabeth's forgiveness and her love?
Elizabeth would rather face a squad of Napoleon's soldiers than spend three days trapped in a carriage with Darcy and his headstrong cousin, but she has her own reason for agreeing to come. If she can just manage to keep her temper, she may be able to rescue her uncle from financial ruin.
But when a Luddite riot erupts around them, it's Darcy and Elizabeth who need rescuing - from each other.
Mr. Darcy's Journey is a variation on Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice by nationally best-selling author Abigail Reynolds.
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- TheNameless
- 10-10-18
A very different but enjoyable variation
...and an interesting look at what was happening in England outside the drawing rooms of JA's novels. At times, some of the characters come across as a bit 2-dimensional and I found the behaviour of Lady Matlock (and to a lesser extent, her daughter), officious and slightly creepy, as she acts as puppet-master to everyone around her, especially Elizabeth.
Poor Elizabeth is manipulated from the very start of the titular journey and she never regains her own agency against Lady M. Early in the story, Darcy mentally compares Lady Catherine's demands to Lady Matlock's almost imperceptible manouvering. Darcy's thoughts are affectionate, but there's a lot of truth in the comparison: they both expect their own way.
Even when Darcy is being his most insulting, he still respects Elizabeth, even though she (understandably) can't see it. As she learns more about him, I can't help feeling that his honesty and lack of manipulation must be a welcome relief!I
Despite my issues with some elements of the story, I did enjoy it and EK's narration was good, although not great. I don't think I'd listen all the way through again, but I may skip sections and listen to Darcy and Elizabeth's part of the story.
For those that worry about such things, this is a clean variation, which doesn't go beyond passionate kissing.
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- A D.
- 06-10-16
Action packed and interestingly detailed!
i thoroughly enjoyed this variation of Pride and Prejudice, though I get the sense I might have missed the first part of this. Abigail Reynolds has added in diverse characters, especially strong women and more fair-minded men, historical events and a lot of action. Ms. Bennett and Mr. Darcy are put through significant challenges before their coming together becomes the natural and expected conclusion. Elizabeth Klett has provided a well matches, stellar performance of this historical romance. Overall, very enjoyable.
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- Claire
- 17-08-22
Good story, poor narration.
Despite the Mills and Boone cover art, this is a good story but the narrator is wooden and does not execute the different characters nor accents well at all.
I suspected the narrator was an American trying to pull off British accents as soon as she started speaking, and indeed she is!
Nothing wrong with Americans of course, but given this is a story set in England with a variety of regional accents, she was perhaps not the best choice of narrator.
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