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Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins's Widow

An Elizabeth and Darcy Story

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Elizabeth planned to never remarry. She had married Mr. Collins to protect Jane when Mr. Bennet died. But would her memories of how he hurt her keep her from finding love with Mr. Darcy?

Elizabeth was only 15 when Mr. Bennet died. His heir, Mr. Collins, was an awful, ugly man who mistreated the servants. Elizabeth would never let her dear Jane marry him. Never. Jane was beautiful, kind, and good. She deserved to marry someone she loved. Elizabeth convinced Mr. Collins to choose her instead. His character was far worse than she had imagined it could be, and her marriage was an unending nightmare. Elizabeth felt joy when he died.

Years later Mr. Bingley took Netherfield, and Elizabeth met his haughty and handsome friend, Mr. Darcy. Even though he saw himself as superior to most of the local gentry, Elizabeth and Darcy quickly became fast friends. But as they grew closer Elizabeth’s terrifying memories of Mr. Collins returned....

Note: Four to five people told me, while they don't like the idea of Elizabeth married to Mr. Collins, they really liked the story. He is dead by the first paragraph.

©2015 Timothy Underwood (P)2022 Timothy Underwood Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance
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Narration was at best mediocre; listening at 1.1 speed made it a bit more tolerable. Story was disappointing; the characters didn’t feel true to their Jane Austen originals, nor was there much in the way of development. The story line was somewhat bland, suffering also from the lack of the inclusion of the usual wider family (Lady C, cousin Richard, Wickham, etc). While quite sweet in some places, it just lacked polish or interest on too many fronts; there are many more worthy variations out there.

Below average P&P variation

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