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The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy

by Mary Street



      If you are a Regency fan worthy of the name then your first foray into the genre was probably Pride and Prejudice; it was certainly mine. Once I read it I was hooked, and if you love the book too then you might be interested in examining it from another angle. We get an insight into how Elizabeth Bennett views the world and those in it, but how does Mr. Darcy feel about it all? With this premise in mind, Ms Street wrote this novel, telling the famous tale in his own words, back in 1999, and here is a reprint of it.

Perhaps the problem of this type of novel is that the original is so well known, and anybody reading it will have read and watched Pride and Prejudice many times. Trying to bring something new to it is almost impossible, but Ms. Street has a good stab at it and has thus produced a book that was popular enough to qualify for a reprint. Turning the story around and seeing it from a male perspective is rather fascinating, and watching the Bennett clan through his eyes shows them in their true light. It is easy to imagine how nobody who wanted to stay somebody would wish to be allied to them, which makes Mr. Darcy seem easier to understand and more sympathetic. Perhaps telling the tale from the viewpoint of a very minor or peripheral character might have made for a more interesting story (think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) but this does the job surprisingly well, too.

The Book

Robert Hale
January 2007
Hardback
0709064314
Regency Romance - Early 19th century -Hertfordshire and Derbyshire, UK
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The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2007
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