Foreword / Sarah Waters -- Introduction / Rebecca Smith -- Jane Austen over the Styx / Victoria Owens -- Second thoughts / Elsa A. Solender -- Jayne / Kirsty Mitchell -- The Delaford Ladies' Detective Agency / Elizabeth Hopkinson -- Tears fall on Orkney / Nancy Saunders -- Eight years later / Elaine
Dancing With Mr. Darcy: Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House Library
✍ Scribed by Waters, Sarah
- Book ID
- 108145033
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062030306
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✦ Synopsis
“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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