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"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." When Fitzwilliam Darcy spoke these words to Elizabeth Bennet as part of his marriage proposal, they expressed his concealed feelings completely, but their meaning was at odds with the rest of his prideful and arrogant offer of marriage. It was therefore rather easy for Elizabeth to reject his offer in much the same manner. But what if Darcy, never one at ease when trying to speak of inner sentiments, had realized beforehand how his intended proposal would sound to the young woman he hoped to make his bride? What if he had attempted a much more civil and thoughtful proposal of marriage? Could Elizabeth Bennet have coldly and angrily rejected an offer made in such a manner? A Most Civil Proposal, a variation on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", examines and explores how the lives of the two main characters and their families and friends might have turned out differently had Darcy realized his error beforehand and thus avoided being so forcefully instructed and corrected by the love of his life.
A Most Civil Proposal A Pride and Prejudice Variation edition by CP Odom Romance eBooks
“Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.” –Gabriel Garcia Márquez Love in the Time of CholeraRating: MA: Mature Audience: yeah, they went into the bedroom: “It is not beauty that keeps a relationship alive, it is attachment. Without attachment, a naked body is merely a lifeless sex toy.” –Abhijit Naskar, The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality
This review may contain spoilers: We start at Kent and we all know what happens there. So, it was no surprise when Darcy started planning a different proposal. From this point on we leave canon for new territory. After the crash and burn of Darcy’s proposal… yeah, he still didn’t get it right… they were so involved in their argument that they didn’t hear when Charlotte and Collins returned from Rosings. Hearing the raised voices, they entered the parlor and found ODC in an agitated state with Lizzy in tears. She ran from the room and failed to notice the servants congregating in the hall.
The parsonage servants: “The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught.” –Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book.
The servants, alerted to the raised voices coming from the parlor, knew that only Miss Elizabeth and Darcy were in there together… alone. Thus, the start of the gossip. They talked to the Rosings servants, who wrote to London servants… and word got to the press, and the rest, as they say, is history… or fodder for the gossip column.
Gossip: “Gossip, as usual, was one-third right and two-thirds wrong.” –L.M. Montgomery, Chronicles of Avonlea
Collins of course told Lady Catherine… and then sent a scathing express to Lizzy’s father… complete with inaccurate information, unfounded accusations and stupid assumptions and all manner of lies against his unworthy cousin. Charlotte was forbidden further correspondence or association with Lizzy or they would suffer severe repercussions from Lady Catherine.
Mr. Bennet: “In small towns, news travels at the speed of boredom.” –Carlos Ruiz Zafón
What a stubborn, stubborn, man. He pushed and shoved and stubbornly held out for the truth that he thought he knew. He figured that by withholding his blessing and making demands, that he could control his daughter. However, Bennet totally underestimated the determination of ODC. Lizzy was just as stubborn as he and she held out for what was right and what she wanted. There was never a contest and Bennet, unfortunately, never realized he had lost the game before it ever began.
Lydia: stupid girl, never got a clue, never understood, and would never forgive. Uncle Gardiner, Darcy and Lizzy made a mad dash to Brighton. She had ears but refused to hear, eyes but refused to see anything but what Wickham had told her. She refused reason and sanity and I resent her so much. But how can I expect otherwise from such a child when her parents had allowed her to grow up unrestrained and unchecked. However, everyone has the capacity to change, if they will, but she refused.
*** Spoiler *** I do wish Lizzy had told Lydia that Darcy owed Wickham nothing. That Wickham refused the living and was compensated financially. To have Lydia continually throw that lie in Darcy’s face was too much and for it to not be answered was an oversight that I wish the author had corrected. *** End Spoiler ***
ODC: Our Dear Couple: love the page time with D&E. Oh, I realize it was the ‘forced marriage’ trope, but still this was the Darcy we love and Lizzy was magnificent. Oh, this part was so good. Their declarations were so heart felt… I was near tears several times. I loved it. The best parts were hearing Darcy’s feelings for Lizzy. OMG! I loved it.
Epilogue: The epilogue nearly made me cry. OMG! I loved seeing how things worked out for the different families. Oh, this was a delightful read. It just hit me right.
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A Most Civil Proposal A Pride and Prejudice Variation edition by CP Odom Romance eBooks Reviews
I loved 'A Most Civil Proposal' because it was very well written, entertaining and true to the era, as well as being about my favourite literary couple, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett.
The scenario was believable and it was lovely to see Darcy actually showing himself as more than the disdainful snob he was portrayed as in the original work, at such an early juncture in this version.
The despites are as follows Some of the secondary characters are almost unrecognisable. That is not really a problem in the case of Lady Catherine, because I really do enjoy an even more unpleasant character than Jane Austen presented us with. And this Lady Catherine is indeed a most disagreeable and easily unlikeable character with no redeeeming features at all. THIS Lady Catherine would never reconcile herself to Darcy and Elizabeth's marriage (as we know happened as an epilogue to the original work) no matter how much Darcy eventually tried to extend the olive branch at the encouragement of his lovely and forgiving wife.
Mr Collins, however, is far worse than the original character, who (apart from being decidedly unattractive in an unpleasant, sweaty way) was little else but utterly foolish. A genetic fault, surely, and therefore unfortunate but forgivable. But this Mr Collins is not only a fool and a sycophant, but he is mean-spirited and a trouble-maker of the worst kind.
A previous reviewer stated that the Mr Collins of Jane Austen's imagination would never have dared risk the good (or so he thought) opinion of such a grand personage as Mr Darcy of Pemberley, Derbyshire. Not to mention that he is the even more well-heeled nephew of his illustrious patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. And I agree with said reviewer. Mr Collins not only denigrates and attempts to destroy Darcy's good name, but as a consequence of that, the reputation of his young cousin. And we know that the 'loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable-that one false step involves her in endless ruin-that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful...'
William Collins, is supposed to be a man of the cloth, but there is not one iota of Godliness, nor understanding, nor Christian charity in this clergyman who is supposed to be the spiritual leader and adviser of the good people of Hunsford. It would seem he is little more suited to having been ordained as was George Wickham, when in the direst of straits.
But the most altered character of all, as to be almost unrecognisable, was Mr Bennet. This was not the man who found humour in most things, and who was very, very attached to his second daughter. This Mr Bennet was nasty, foolish, unforgiving and deliberately blind to all that he was told, not only by the man who was in love with Elizabeth, but by Elizabeth herself and his brother Gardiner. The whole of his behaviour is unfathomable. Inexplcably, he preferred to believe George Wickham's character was unblemished despite proof to the contrary, and even more amazingly, he believed Mr Collin's poisonous rantings when he wrote to inform him of the supposed goings-on in Hunsford, when he had scoffed at every single one of the silly man's utterances when he was visiting Longbourn.
I am sure that anyone who loves Lizzy and Darcy will love Mr Odom's version of that wonderful love story, Pride and Prejudice, regardless of the change in some of the characters. It is also a pleasant change that this author is male. He does a wonderful job with what is essentially, chick lit!
Okay so this is my second (maybe more) time I have read this story and still love it. I love the story telling of C.P. Odom. He just spun his tale and waited to catch his "victims," I just loved this Darcy. He was more introspective and cautious at times, and yet in essence he was still the same Darcy we all loved!! Oh and don't get me started on the proposal cause I might swoon!!! It is every female dream proposal!!
I, for the most part loved this Elizabeth as well, though like another reviewer commented
What I wasn't too fond of was the fact that Elizabeth took immense pleasure, initiated, and craved romantic intimacies with Mr. Darcy yet at the time was still undecided over whether or not she loved him. Why would it take Elizabeth several months to ascertain her true feelings when she already esteemed and admired him before they were married?
Mr Bennet, for all that is smart and well read, is really more foolish than Mrs Bennet and a class A jerk (I'm being nice)! What father believes that he can and its okay to bend his daughter to his will?!?! I think he got off pretty easy, but that's me.
Lastly, I love Col Fitzwilliam in this story. He is the same affable character, though you do get an occasional peek at his war hardened persona. And his final comeuppance! Though my friends, I will not spoil it for you because I don't suffer "the Darcy impulsiveness"!!!!
So please read this book for yourself and enjoy. I would recommend to all JAFFers!!
“Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.” –Gabriel Garcia Márquez Love in the Time of Cholera
Rating MA Mature Audience yeah, they went into the bedroom “It is not beauty that keeps a relationship alive, it is attachment. Without attachment, a naked body is merely a lifeless sex toy.” –Abhijit Naskar, The Bengal Tigress A Treatise on Gender Equality
This review may contain spoilers We start at Kent and we all know what happens there. So, it was no surprise when Darcy started planning a different proposal. From this point on we leave canon for new territory. After the crash and burn of Darcy’s proposal… yeah, he still didn’t get it right… they were so involved in their argument that they didn’t hear when Charlotte and Collins returned from Rosings. Hearing the raised voices, they entered the parlor and found ODC in an agitated state with Lizzy in tears. She ran from the room and failed to notice the servants congregating in the hall.
The parsonage servants “The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught.” –Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book.
The servants, alerted to the raised voices coming from the parlor, knew that only Miss Elizabeth and Darcy were in there together… alone. Thus, the start of the gossip. They talked to the Rosings servants, who wrote to London servants… and word got to the press, and the rest, as they say, is history… or fodder for the gossip column.
Gossip “Gossip, as usual, was one-third right and two-thirds wrong.” –L.M. Montgomery, Chronicles of Avonlea
Collins of course told Lady Catherine… and then sent a scathing express to Lizzy’s father… complete with inaccurate information, unfounded accusations and stupid assumptions and all manner of lies against his unworthy cousin. Charlotte was forbidden further correspondence or association with Lizzy or they would suffer severe repercussions from Lady Catherine.
Mr. Bennet “In small towns, news travels at the speed of boredom.” –Carlos Ruiz Zafón
What a stubborn, stubborn, man. He pushed and shoved and stubbornly held out for the truth that he thought he knew. He figured that by withholding his blessing and making demands, that he could control his daughter. However, Bennet totally underestimated the determination of ODC. Lizzy was just as stubborn as he and she held out for what was right and what she wanted. There was never a contest and Bennet, unfortunately, never realized he had lost the game before it ever began.
Lydia stupid girl, never got a clue, never understood, and would never forgive. Uncle Gardiner, Darcy and Lizzy made a mad dash to Brighton. She had ears but refused to hear, eyes but refused to see anything but what Wickham had told her. She refused reason and sanity and I resent her so much. But how can I expect otherwise from such a child when her parents had allowed her to grow up unrestrained and unchecked. However, everyone has the capacity to change, if they will, but she refused.
*** Spoiler *** I do wish Lizzy had told Lydia that Darcy owed Wickham nothing. That Wickham refused the living and was compensated financially. To have Lydia continually throw that lie in Darcy’s face was too much and for it to not be answered was an oversight that I wish the author had corrected. *** End Spoiler ***
ODC Our Dear Couple love the page time with D&E. Oh, I realize it was the ‘forced marriage’ trope, but still this was the Darcy we love and Lizzy was magnificent. Oh, this part was so good. Their declarations were so heart felt… I was near tears several times. I loved it. The best parts were hearing Darcy’s feelings for Lizzy. OMG! I loved it.
Epilogue The epilogue nearly made me cry. OMG! I loved seeing how things worked out for the different families. Oh, this was a delightful read. It just hit me right.
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