The Darcys : Scenes from Married Life

By Phyllis Furley

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0954627571
• ISBN13: 9780954627577
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Egerton House Pub
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Worth a read.

This obviously isn't Austen, but since we can't have her back, this book was a good alternative.

An Accurate Interpretation

I have read many of the Pride and Prejudice sequels, and this one is fairly interesting. "The Darcy's" is written in a very similiar style to the original as far as the tone and narration are concerned, which does credit to the author. Furley closely follows Austen's story-telling methods, jumping quickly from one thing to another, keeping the story moving. However, I did find this story to be slightly boring, as it seems to be an accurate description of how married life would be during this era, which is a little dull. The story seems to lack direction and a plot for most of the book, but again, as the title says, it is just describing how life would have been. With that said, I was unable to put the book down and read it quickly in just a few hours despite the almost non-existent story line. The characters are very close to the originals, particularly Elizabeth and Darcy. Many new characters are also added, flowing together nicely with the originals. A few of the situations are far fetched, particularly in the fact that Darcy and Bingley share their past indiscretions with their wives (really the only driving force behind the entire book). Additionally, the Darcy's are frequently traveling throughout the book, and I, having never been to England, found it slightly confusing geographically. All and all, I would say this is a fairly good book to read if you have some free time and want to revisit the lives of some of Austen's most beloved characters. I, however, perfer the more exciting plots and storylines of other sequels such as Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife (The Bar Sinister) and Pride and Prescience regardless of what Austen purists say.

Not so bad at all

"The Darcys" are much better than most of the sequels I read. The author doesn't idealize Darcy and Lizzy and it is very refreshing. Her Lizzy isn't "inherently maternal" and has no real problems with the birth of the first child (btw, the daughter) and even with the double standards of the age. Her Darcy isn't a paragon of virtue. And Bingley too. Of course, some dialogues are too long and the idea of Her Highness Caroline is too revolting but as a whole the story is not so bad. The author tries to be true to the Regency's mores and prejudices.