Be Specific About Books In Favor Of Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy: 'Pride and Prejudice' meets 'A Christmas Carol'
| ISBN: | 1441436650 (ISBN13: 9781441436658) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Barbara Tiller Cole
Paperback | Pages: 152 pages Rating: 3.43 | 93 Users | 25 Reviews
Define Based On Books Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy: 'Pride and Prejudice' meets 'A Christmas Carol'
| Title | : | Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy: 'Pride and Prejudice' meets 'A Christmas Carol' |
| Author | : | Barbara Tiller Cole |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 152 pages |
| Published | : | October 21st 2011 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Categories | : | Romance. Holiday. Historical. Historical Fiction. Christmas |
Chronicle Toward Books Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy: 'Pride and Prejudice' meets 'A Christmas Carol'
'Pride and Prejudice' meets 'A Christmas Carol' A Jane Austen/Charles Dickens crossover story, Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy takes the best of both classics and spins them into a delightful holiday yarn! F. E. Darcy has fallen into pitiful self-loathing and sorrowful angst-ridden despair; all of this due to this belief that he has lost forever the chance to marry the only woman he will ever love, Elizabeth Bennet. Seeing her son in such a state, the Ghost of Anne Darcy reaches out to him; informing him that three Ghosts would visit him and give him hope. Will these Spirits provide him with the courage to try again to win the esteem of his one true soul mate? Author blurb: Barbara Tiller Cole, an Atlanta native and author of the popular book 'White Lies and Other Half Truths', presents this family friendly classic, crediting her parents for fostering her love of both Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Each Christmas Barbara's father would sit and read Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol' to the family. Her mother consistently challenged her to improve her mind by extensive reading, Jane Austen style. This book is dedicated to the memory of Cliff and Jeanne and the season they loved best.Rating Based On Books Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy: 'Pride and Prejudice' meets 'A Christmas Carol'
Ratings: 3.43 From 93 Users | 25 ReviewsCommentary Based On Books Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy: 'Pride and Prejudice' meets 'A Christmas Carol'
I was rather intrigued by the concept of an A Christmas Carol and Pride & Prejudice mash-up, and the author does a great job of combining these two stories. Barbara Tiller-Cole sets up the story well in her exposition. I like that she quickly gives the back story to how Darcy got into his current predicament. In this story, Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy takes on the role of Ebenezer Scrooge (minus the scrooge part). While I like the thought of Darcy being tormented by the thought of ElizabethThe premise of this book is wonderful. Mr. Darcy who fears he has lost the love of his life, is taken in by the three ghosts of Christmas, to show him that all is not lost. Then the story startsMr. Darcy, as we all know, is a rather proud individual who came from a long line of noble personages. Why then, do we find Mr. Darcy sitting in his library, having been there for days on end, without leaving, on a bender over Elizabeth Bennet? This is a rather farcical notion and it didnt stop there. The
Fitzwilliam Ebenezer DarcyWhat a literary combination: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Variation plus Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. Darcy returns to Netherfield with Charles to reunite the lovers as well as seeing whether Elizabeth Bennet can love him. Both are embarrassed: he thinking she will not want him for forcing her youngest sister to marry Wickham; she thinking he won't have her because Wickham is her brother. Broken, he returns to Pemberley to wallow in despair and self pity. He
Because of Elizabeth's silence upon his return to Meryton, Fitzwilliam Darcy does not tarry or renew his addresses. Assuming Elizabeth was avoiding him and unable to forgive him, Darcy keeps his silence. Instead, full of despair and self-loathing, Darcy retreats to Pemberley where he nurses his broken heart with strong drink and solitude. Refusing Bingley's invitations, sending Georgiana to Matlock, and giving the servants a holiday, Darcy intends to spend Christmas with his failures, his agony,
Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy is an enjoyable mash-up of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Barbara Tiller Coles novel imagines a brokenhearted Fitzwilliam Darcy who has abandoned all hope of winning Elizabeth Bennets love and plans to spend Christmas alone at Pemberley where he can drown his sorrows in drink. Although he orchestrated the wedding of George Wickham and Lydia Bennet, thereby rescuing Elizabeths family from ruin, Darcy thinks Elizabeth will
Having read another story with the exact same premise immediately before reading this one it cannot be a surprise that I was making comparisons in my mind as the story progressed. It takes no imagination at all as you read the title to know that this story will is a mash-up of Dickens' Christmas Carol and Austen's Pride and Prejudice. While both Scrooge and Darcy have no intention of celebrating the Christmas holidays the big difference here is that Darcy is drinking himself to death having sent
While Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley are the happiest couple in the world, Mr. Darcy is utterly wretched. He thinks that Elizabeth is too embarrassed by his knowledge of Lydia's elopement that she will never speak to him again. Mr. Darcy has turned to drinking to drown out his sorrows and some heavenly spirits are terribly worried so they pay a call to show Mr. Darcy his choices and the outcomes of the choices he has made or could make. I could not resist this mash-up of two of my favorite
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.