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Austen reimaginings, retellings, sequels, prequels and other madness.
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Aidan, Pamela An Assembly Such as this: a Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman Told from the perspective of Darcy, the first installment of a trilogy based on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" begins with his observations of the Bennet family during a disastrous Netherfield Park ball, and offers insight into his complicated past. 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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Aiken, Joan Eliza's Daughter: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility In this sequel to Jane Austen's "Sense and sensibility," Eliza's daughter, Liz grows up as a charming, well-educated, irrepressible hoyden in the town of Byblow Bottom, until she is brought back to the Dashwood sister's home. 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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Aiken, Joan Lady Catherine's Necklace Defeated [by Darcy's marriage], [Lady C] retreats to her grand estate-- Rosings Park. This enchanting sequel tells the story of what happens one balmy April day when a sudden blizzard disrupts the weather, causes a carriage accident, and affects the lives of all those involved in a most amazing way. 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Aston, Elizabeth Mr. Darcy's Daughters Elizabeth and Darcy have gone to Constantinople, giving us an opportunity to get to know their 5 daughters, who have left the sheltered surroundings of Pemberley for a few months in London. While the eldest, Letitia, frets and the youngest, Alethea, practices her music, twins Georgina and Belle flirt and frolic their way through parties and balls and Camilla -- levelheaded and independent -- discovers what joys and sorrows the city has to offer an intelligent young woman. 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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Aston, Elizabeth Mr. Darcy's Dream When Phoebe, Mr. Darcy's niece, is shattered by an unhappy romance, she retreats to Pemberley and is joined by kind-hearted Louisa Bingley and several handsome strangers--all hopeful of winning the girls' hearts. Mischief and love triangles abound, making life as difficult as possible for anyone connected with the Darcy family. 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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Aston, Elizabeth The Darcy Connection When Charlotte and Eliza, the daughters of Mr. Collins of "Pride and Prejudice," set off for London in pursuit of matrimony, Charlotte attracts many admirers despite her meager fortune, while Eliza's wit displeases her family. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:  Romance: Historical (Regency) | ||||||||||||||||
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Austen, Jane Becoming Jane: The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen Inspired by the charming, winning film that will have audiences wanting to know more about Jane Austen, this is a collection of her most famous and quotable quotes--her pearls of wisdom on topics such as men, marriage, gossip, and relationships. 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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Barrett, Julia Presumption This witty sequel to Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" follows the fate of Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Darcy's younger sister, who must choose between two suitors, a well-placed navy captain and a brash young architect. 1993 Appears on the following book lists: Classics Revamped | ||||||||||||||||
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Barrett, Julia The Third Sister: A Continuation of Sense and Sensibility Just what happens when the youngest Miss Dashwood meets two eligible suitors: the kind and earnest George Osborne and the very dashing and overly bold Lt. William du Plessy? Which man will she choose? Which man will she love? The gentleman or the scoundrel? 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
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Barron, Stephanie Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor Fleeing from a broken engagement, Jane Austen has scarcely arrived in Scargrave when the local earl is felled by a mysterious ailment that is far too agonizing and fatal to be credited to his fondness for claret and pudding. The earl's widow asks Jane to investigate. 1996 Appears on the following book lists: Cozy Mysteries | ||||||||||||||||
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Bebris, Carrie Pride and Prescience or A Truth Universally Acknowledged: A Mr. Mrs. Darcy Mystery Just after their wedding, the newlywed hero and heroine of Pride & Prejudice become involved in a bizarre mystery involving wedding guest Caroline Bingley, who has become engaged to wed a wealthy, charismatic American, but her courtship is marred by a series of sinister events that appear to be targeting the entire Bingley family. 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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Bonavia-Hunt, D. A. Pemberley Shades Mr. Darcy must appoint a new rector at Pemberley. 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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Cohen, Paula Marantz Jane Austen in Boca When good-hearted meddler Carol Newman learns that the wealthy and personable Norman Grafstein has lost his wife, she resolves to marry him off to her lonely mother-in-law, May. Even May's sharp-tongued friend Flo approves of Norman---although Norman's best friend Stan, a cynical professor, keeps getting under Flo's skin. Will May and Norman eventually find happiness? Will Flo succumb to the charms of the suavely cosmopolitan Mel Shirmer? 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
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Cohen, Paula Marantz Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love Death and the SATs The bestselling author of "Jane Austen in Boca" combines the wit and romance of Austen's "Persuasion" with a brilliantly astute look at the frenzy of college admissions in this irresistible comedy of manners. 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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Dawkins, Jane Letters from Pemberley: The First Year Writing to her sister, Jane, [Elizabeth] confides her uncertainty and anxieties, and describes the everyday of her new life. Her first year at Pemberley is sometimes bewildering, but Lizzy's spirited sense of humor and satirical eye never desert her. 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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Elyot, Amanda By a Lady: Being the Adventures of an Enlightened American in Jane Austen's England During an audition for a play about Jane Austen, actress C. J. Welles is transported back in time to Bath, England, at the turn of the 19th century, where she is befriended by the eccentric Lady Euphoria Dalrymple, falls for Owen Percival, the Earl of Darlington, the cousin of Jane Austen, and finds herself torn between two different eras. 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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Fowler, Karen Joy The Jane Austen Book Club As six Californians get together to form a book club to discuss the novels of Jane Austen, their lives are turned upside down by troubled marriages, illicit affairs, changing relationships, and love. 2004 Appears on the following book lists:
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Grahame-Smith, Seth Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -- Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! A mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton--and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. 2009 Appears on the following book lists:
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Grange, Amanda Colonel Brandon's Diary At the age of 18, James Brandon's world is shattered when the girl he loves, Eliza, is forced to marry his brother. In despair, he joins the army and leaves England for the East Indies for the next several years...Heartbroken at [Eliza's] death, he takes some consolation in her illegitimate daughter, whom he raises as his ward. But at the age of 15, his ward goes missing. Devastated by the thought of what could have happened to her, he is surprised to find himself falling in love with Marianne Dashwood. But Marianne is falling in love with the charismatic Willoughby. | ||||||||||||||||
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Hale, Shannon Austenland Because her obsession with Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life, Jane Hayes is delighted when she gets the chance to take a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, where she hopes to meet a perfect Regency-era gentleman of her own. 2007 Appears on the following book lists: Chick Lit
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