![]() ![]() If romantics can overlook the subversion, they should enjoy witnessing Elizabeth as an industrious and caring wife, administering to Pemberley's tenants, learning how to be an equestrian and growing to love that perplexing Darcy characteristic trepidations, setbacks and miscommunications stick close to the spirit of Austen. I can no longer imagine a future without you by my side”) and the incongruous notion that Austen's willful proto-feminist would feel constrained by a kiss, however public. ![]() This romantic trifle is marred by occasionally hysterical sentiment (Darcy: “But ardent love will not be denied. In this spin on events, Reynolds excises Elizabeth Bennet's famous rejection of Fitzwilliam Darcy's initial proposal (“the last man on earth” she'd marry), instead putting them together from the get-go (despite Elizabeth's lingering doubts). Available in used condition with free US shipping on orders over 10. ) introduces a few twists to the Austen classic, a project that purists will surely abhor, but which should prove a pleasing diversion for more casual fans. Buy The Last Man in the World: A Pride & Prejudice Variation By Abigail Reynolds. Originally self-published as a “Pride and Prejudice Variation,” Reynolds ( From Lambton to Longborn ![]()
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