An Assembly Such as This : A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman (Paperback)

from Nextian

This is probably one of the better characterizations of Darcy that I have come across. I still had to bite my tongue a couple times when scenes acted out in ways that would be considered normal today but would never have been allowed in Austen's time. Even with these exceptions, the characters we...

from Cariola

Aidan's three-part series is more successful than most Jane Austen spinoffs. I found this first part charming, and the author sticks quite closely to the original, even borrowing some dialogue from Pride and Prejudice. Although it's intriguing to see the story from Darcy's point of view, the seco...

from sensitivemuse

Like I've been saying with most Austen spinoffs, I always proceed with caution. I don't like being disappointed and I certainly don't like it when my beloved classic have been ripped to shreds, and especially when it's done horribly. Fortunately! this book has passed and I don't regret reading th...

from sensitivemuse

Like I've been saying with most Austen spinoffs, I always proceed with caution. I don't like being disappointed and I certainly don't like it when my beloved classic have been ripped to shreds, and especially when it's done horribly. Fortunately! this book has passed and I don't regret reading th...

from atimco

I have a cautiously modest collection of Austen continuations that have remained untouched for many years. Of this collection, Pamela Aidan's An Assembly Such as This looked tolerable, but not diverting enough to tempt me. After venturing into another Austen continuation (Hodge's Mansfield Revisi...