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Dancing with Mr. Darcy

Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House

by Sarah Waters
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“What a wonderful collection! Each story is like a little treasure just waiting to be unwrapped, bringing its own unique and engaging perspective to the Austen mythos. A real treat for Jane Austen fans.”
—Syrie James, bestselling author of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen and Dracula, My Love

Dancing with Mr. Darcy is a sterling collection of short stories inspired by beloved novelist Jane Austen and Chawton House, her longtime home. Edited by Sarah Waters, a bestselling author shortlisted for Great Britain’s Booker Prize, this exceptional anthology features the winning entries in the Jane Austen Short Story Award 2009, a literary competition which celebrates the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s arrival in the village of Chawton, where she spent the most productive years of her writing life. Any reader who’s been captivated by Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, or the other unforgettable excursions into Austen’s literary world will find Dancing with Mr. Darcy an unparalleled delight.

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    May 21, 2024

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    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780062030306

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      • ISBN: 9780062030306
      • File size: 2691 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      September 1, 2010
      Comprised of the three winners of the Chawton House Library short story competition as well as 17 runners up, this collection offers a wide variety of takes on Austen, her life, her literature, and her impactwith nary a zombie in sight. The winning entry, Victoria Owens Jane Austen over the Styx finds Jane on judgment day being called to task by five characters she skewered in her novels. Elsa A. Solenders Second Thoughts draws from Austens biography to explore her decision to accept the proposal of Harris Bigg-Withers, only to recant the next day. Kirsty Mitchells Jayne gets inside the head of a soft-core model who is both well read and eminently practical. Elizabeth Hopkinsons The Delaford Ladies Detective Agency sends up Alexander McCall Smiths series, casting the now married Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as sleuths in a light-hearted mystery. Clair Humphies details an Austen-themed bachelorette weekend that goes awry until a dashing Mr. Darcy type shows up in The Jane Austen Hen Weekend. A lively and diverse collection.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)

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