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| An Assembly Such as This (Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman: Book 1) | 
| Author: Pamela Aidan
Publisher: Wytherngate Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  184 reviews
Sales Rank: 361318
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 220
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0972852905
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780972852906
ASIN: 0972852905
Publication Date: December 2003
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"Ten thousand a year and a large estate in Derbyshire!" That was all Mrs. Bennet desired to know of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy before she began to entertain hopes that one of her daughters would attract his attention. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen reveals little of her creation's past or present before banishing him for quite two thirds of her book. But, who is Fitzwilliam Darcy? An Assembly Such as This, the first book of the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy, answers that intriguing question by taking the reader into Darcy's world, a world very different from Elizabeth Bennet's. Chronicling Darcy's supervision of his naive friend Charles Bingley and his growing fascination with Elizabeth Bennet, it culminates with the disastrous ball at Netherfield and Darcy's return to London with the express intention of forgetting Elizabeth amidst the dizzying and dangerous whirl of Regency society.
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 Come on, admit it ..... September 13, 2008
....you've always been curious about the inside world of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. You've wondered what he was thinking here, what was behind his reasoning there, and just how passionate was he about his love for Miss Elizabeth Bennet? Pamela Aiden's unique and clever twist on the intimate moments of the life of Mr. Darcy has become possibly the most satisfying and enjoyable parody of Pride and Prejudice that this Austen enthusiast has ever read.
Miss Aiden gives us an interesting peak into the moments we were denied in Jane Austen's classic, as well as a different perspective on all the scenes that have stuck with us since the day we read that infamous line: It is a truth universally acknowledged.... We are priviledged to witness the details of the student/mentor friendship between Darcy and Bingley, the truth of how much Darcy really tolerates the insufferable Miss Bingley, and, most importantly, the progressive nature of his love for Miss Elizabeth Bennet.
A worthy addition to this remarkable ensemmble cast is Darcy's loyal, witty, Shakespeare-quoting valet, Fletcher, whose cleverness on the part of his observation towards the blooming romance between the main characters is the depiction of brilliancy. Miss Aiden's imagination crafts for us some original scenes that could have happened during Darcy's stay at Netherfield, and are true and loyal to Miss Austen's form and style of writing.
Darcy's struggles with his affections for Miss Bennet are dealt with in a genuine and classic manner, while at the same time highlighting the difficulties involving the Darcy pride. Miss Georgiana is briefly mentioned, correspondence shown between the two, and promises to view her in the next volumne are made. All in all, I believe Miss Aiden's entire trilogy to be the epitamy of Janeite enthusiasm. They are a required addition to any personal library and stand at the top of my list for Austen parodies and continuances. On behalf of all the Janeites in my acquaintance, I say, "Thank you, Miss Aiden."
Happy with Mr. Darcy September 2, 2008
I was very happy with this book. At times I had the Pride and Prejudice movie on while I was reading, so I could see what was going on in Mr. Darcy's mind at certain moments. It was great to have his perspective. It was interesting to see his struggles brought out. It made him a much more likable character.
 Pleasantly Surprised August 14, 2008
I am not the type of person who usually goes in for "fan-fiction" but I really enjoyed this series. There were moments when I felt the characters were a bit over dramatic or when I was just sick of Darcy's endless inner monologs, but I really loved the perspective Pamela Aidan added to the traditional Pride and Prejudice story.
I can sympathize with the people who felt this book was boring because it followed the Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice to closely, but it's well worth the read because the rest of the series proved to me to be very rewarding.
If you are the kind of person who has read Pride and prejudice till it fell apart, and who's BBC (ala Colin Firth) Pride and Prejudice DVD set is scratched and now only plays the story, then this is just the series for you! Pamela Aiden has expanded on the Darcy we all know and love, not to mention trampled on the Caroline Bingley none of us can stand.
Finally a great Darcy perspective of P&P August 8, 2008
I don't know how many Pride and Prejudice related books I have read, but of the majority I haven't been impressed. Though this is not a sequel, it's more of a parallel story, and I just love how Aidan is able to fill in the gaps of what Austen has written all from Darcy's perspective. From her fine writing, it just shows that she read deep in between the original text to give us a perfect interpretation of Darcy's thoughts in all of the events that happen in P&P. Aidan has copied perfectly the style of Austen. This is my second read of the trilogy, and I just love the books. Though I have yet to find a continuation to my liking, the different perspectives of P&P that have been rewritten have been quite good. I would highly recommend the beginning of this trilogy to any Austen fan.
Great book! July 28, 2008
Love this these 3 "Darcy" books... Very interesting new Characters... at times some points she taried on too long but overall I like these 3 versions of Darcy's side the best of any I've read... & I've read alot of the Darcy versions.
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