Will you do me the honor of reading that letter?

She had turned away; but on hearing herself called, though in a voice which proved it to be Mr. Darcy, she moved again towards the gate.

He had by that time reached it also, and, holding out a letter, which she instinctively took, said, with a look of haughty composure, "I have been walking in the grove some time in the hope of meeting you. Will you do me the honour of reading that letter?"

And then, with a slight bow, turned again into the plantation, and was soon out of sight.


Black and White Line Drawings by C.E. Brock
From undated Nelson and Sons edition of Pride and Prejudice

Elizabeth and Darcy

I love, love, love this video!
Whoever or is it whomever....put this song, "I Hate You then I Love You", with these clips is a flippin' genius! Okay that's a little strong...but it was a great idea.

BBC Pride and Prejudice.....the final proposal...sigh

1940's Pride and Prejudice Clip....the Proposal

Definitely NOT my favorite film version of P&P but it does have it's good points.
I think they tried to make it into a comedy (why?) and ,of course, the costumes are sooooo wrong!

Now They're Just Being Silly...

Good Grief!!
First there was Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, it came out in April of this year and I read it (here's my blog on that book).

It's actually a fun, though strange, book. Its especially fun if you know P&P backwards and forwards.

But noooow....we have Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange.

Just when you think it's safe to go back to the bookstore!

Apparently Ms. Grange starts her story where Pride and Prejudice ends and introduces a dark Darcy family curse.
Okay, like....how the heck did we miss that the man was a vampyre???
I'm sure she explains it.

Ms Grange also wrote Mr. Darcy's Diary which I have read. It was okay not my favorite Mr Darcy background book.
The best of those might be Pamela Aidan's trilogy of books, the Fitzwilliam Darcy: Gentleman series. I enjoyed Ms. Aidan's books, there are three of them, and I read them simultaneously while rereading P&P, it really added to the experience. Sorta like hearing Darcy's thoughts as well as Elizabeth's.

Mr Darcy, Vampyre comes out in August. I doubt if I will be able to stop myself from reading it. Hopefully it will be as fun and lighthearted as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

I wonder what's next???? Elizabeth Bennet-Darcy, Werewolf????