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The Darcy Monologues

By: Lory Lilian, Caitlin Williams, Joana Starnes, Jan Hahn, Sara Angelini, Jenetta James, KaraLynne Mackrory, Susan Adriani, Karen M Cox
Narrated by: Harry Frost
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"You must allow me to tell you..."

For over 200 years, Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy has captivated readers' imaginations as the ultimate catch. Rich. Powerful. Noble. Handsome. And yet, as Miss Austen's Pride and Prejudice is established through Elizabeth Bennet's fine eyes, how are we to know his mind? How does Darcy progress from "she is tolerable: but not handsome enough to tempt me" to "I thought only of you"?

In this romance anthology, 15 Austenesque authors assemble to sketch Darcy's character through a series of reimaginings, set in the Regency through contemporary times - from faithful narratives to the fanciful. In The Darcy Monologues, the man himself reveals his intimate thoughts, his passionate dreams, and his journey to love - all told with a previously concealed wit and enduring charm.

Stories by Susan Adriani, Sara Angelini, J. Marie Croft, Karen M. Cox, Jan Hahn, Jenetta James, Lory Lilian, KaraLynne Mackrory, Beau North, Ruth Phillips Oakland, Natalie Richards, Sophia Rose, Joana Starnes, Melanie Stanford, Caitlin Williams

Edited by Christina Boyd

Narrated by Harry Frost

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Critic reviews

"Since he's fictional, this is the closest I can get to have him whispering in my ear sweet nothings and thoughts I imagined Mr. Darcy would say." —Of Pens and Pages

"Think of The Darcy Monologues as your JAFF gateway drug. Don't worry, experts agree; it lowers anxiety, increases imagination, and is very good for health." —Period Drama Madness

"...there really is something here to suit all tastes, and to delight any diehard Darcy fan." —Joceline Bury, Jane Austen Regency World Magazine

"Frost captures Darcy's tone perfectly, bringing a heart and soul to the character that readers get only a glimpse of in the original novel. The remaining half of the audiobook contains stories from other eras, reimagining Darcy as a baseball player, a school principal, and an Old West traveler, to name but a few. Frost portrays everything from New York sophisticate to grizzled cowboy, never falling into caricature. A delightful listening experience." —AudioFile Magazine

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The Darcy Monologues is a wonderful anthology and Harry Frost does a wonderful job of bringing all these Darcys to life. Whether set in Jane Austen’s time, the current time or any time in between we find a new and interesting iteration of Mr Darcy. At times he’s the strong stoic man we first meet in Pride and Prejudice. At other times he’s smitten and unsure how to act. Every time Harry gets it right with his tone, pace and emotion.

Where to start? Well, none of the authors in this anthology are familiar to me so I had no idea what to expect.

I enjoyed each story and was keenly listening to words and situations from the book. All the authors have done an excellent job with their take on the inner thoughts of Mr Darcy.

The highlights for me were Death of a Bachelor by Caitlin Williams. The crisp, tight prose was a delight to listen to. Being inside Darcy’s mind was a novel experience and I really enjoyed listening to his thoughts and feelings.

For its humour and biting sarcasm, From the Ashes by J. Marie Croft deserves a mention. Darcy’s thoughts as he labours over his letter to Elizabeth is very clever.

And lastly, The Ride Home by Ruth Phillips Oakland has some laugh out loud moments as Darcy contends with a drunk Elizabeth.

None of the stories are long, so it’s the perfect anthology when you want to dip into Mr. Darcy’s world for a short time.

Highly recommended.

Great anthology. Worth a repeat listen or three.

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Harry Frost's narration is absolutely perfect for Darcy and this compilation has something for everyone. I usually only like variations that are set in the original time period (and more than half the stories in this collection are) but I thoroughly enjoyed the whole collection. Darcy's voice remains true regardless of the circumstances. While there are stories I liked better than others, there aren't any that I didn't like, which is almost unheard of in such a large collection!

Fantastic!

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This is an amazing collection of stories from Darcys point of view written by some of the best known authors of the genre and others who were not as familiar to me. There are a variety of stories in here - some traditional, some modern, some in between and some are set in America... they all capture Darcy really well as someone really.ly capable and confident but hopeless at understanding women! If yiu asked me, I'd say I'm not a fan of modern retellings but I loved every single one of the modern tales as much as those in a more traditional style.

I listened to this on audible and the narration is brilliant... Lady Catherine shouting 'Nephew!' Was just amazing... I laughed out loud... whenever I read that in a book from now on, it will be Harry Frist's voice I hear! Some male narrators can struggle with female voices... not here though. Harry Frost does an excellent job.

The highlights for me were as follows... J. Marie Croft takes us through the process of Darcy constructing his letter to Elizabeth... its vicious! Joan's Staines treats us to a very intimate conversation between Darcy and Elizabeth in which he opens up because he's drunk and thinks he's dreaming! KaraLynne Mackrory treats us to a surprise at the Netherfield ball involving secret passages and Melanie Stanford gives us a Beauty and the Beast style story. All the stories were brilliant. I'd recommend this book and the audio version is great too!
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A collection of Darcy stories

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REALLY enjoyed these stories and personally preferred the original era ones more than the modern ones towards the end, but that's a personal preference.
Harry Frost's narration was brilliant. I've heard him do "Mr Darcy" stories before and he's probably my favourite voice of all the well loved characters. His American accent was believable too. Really handy shorter length stories to enjoy when having a tea break. I'd highly recommend.

Fabulous narration of some entertaining stories

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Harry Frost is an excellent narrator who really inhabits the characters. His accent range is excellent and he has the gift of making the listener believe he is the character he is narrating. I particularly appreciate his portrayal of the female characters which are clearly defined without resorting to a falsetto voice.

Excellent as the narration was, so was the writing. This is a class set of stories written by the best authors in the field.

I will listen to this again (and again and ....)

Fantastic stories; expertly performed

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