Abigail Reynolds

Review: By Force of Instinct by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 11.10.2011

The Question that Starts it All: What if Darcy had been forced to stay at Rosings after giving Elizabeth his letter? Review (with spoilers): I’m a big fan of Abigail Reynold’s Pemberley Variations, but By Force of Instinct lacked her usual flair. It was heavy on the “My loves” and “My hearts.” Give it to [...]

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Review: Mr. Darcy’s Undoing by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 10.29.2011

What If: After six months had passed from the first proposal/letter and Elizabeth received another proposal from a gentleman of modest means, one she knew from childhood, and she said yes? Summary: Elizabeth accepts a childhood friend’s proposal, knowing she was fond of him, but not in love. She accepted for mercenary reasons, knowing she [...]

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Jane Austen and Regency Courting Etiquette

by Guest Blogger 10.20.2011

Guest post by Abigail Reynolds, author of Mr. Darcy’s Undoing Courting in the Regency period was strictly circumscribed by inflexible rules of behavior, especially for women. Most fans of Regency-set novels are already familiar with them and they have been well-documented elsewhere, so I’ll just give a quick review here. A single woman may never [...]

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Review: From Lambton to Longbourn by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 04.13.2011

Abigail Reynolds writes Pemberley Variations. For the uninitiated this means that she takes the classic story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and plays a what-if scenario. For instance in From Lambton to Longbourn the what-if is what if Darcy and Elizabeth disclosed their feelings before parting ways after Lydia’s fall from grace? The characters [...]

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So, what WOULD Mr. Darcy do?

by Guest Blogger 04.08.2011

by Abigail Reynolds, guest blogger and author of What Would Mr. Darcy Do? Writing Pride & Prejudice variations is a dream job. Not only do I get to spend lots of time dwelling on Darcy and Elizabeth, two of the greatest characters ever, but I get to direct their universe and make them do whatever [...]

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Review: What Would Mr. Darcy Do? by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 03.27.2011

This Pride and Prejudice Variation explores the idea of what would change if Darcy and Elizabeth declared their feelings to one another before Darcy left the Lambton Inn after hearing the news of Wickham’s treachery in running off with the youngest Bennet sister, Lydia. If you think that would clear everything up in a jiffy, [...]

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Book Review: Pemberley by the Sea by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 01.28.2011

Jane Austen fan or not you can not help but love Abigail Reynolds’ Pemberley by the Sea. I devoured this four hundred plus page book within days, it was so good. Based on the plot and characters of Pride and Prejudice, this novel is truly one of the best renditions of the tale. Taken to [...]

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Review: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 01.18.2011

Abigail Reynolds delivers again! The Last Man in the World is a Jane Austen variation of Pride and Prejudice. As a variation there are some things that must be accepted before you start the novel. The first is that for this variation to take place something must not be canon. This something is Elizabeth’s stunned [...]