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The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy Original Edition
Contributor(s): Aston, Elizabeth (Author)
ISBN: 0743261933     ISBN-13: 9780743261937
Publisher: Touchstone Books
OUR PRICE:   $21.84  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2005
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Annotation: Aston returns to the England of Jane Austen in her highly anticipated sequel to "Mr. Darcy's Daughters," a novel hailed for its "great characters, great comic moments, great romance" ("Chicago Sun-Times").
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical - General
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004059885
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 8.02" (0.67 lbs) 368 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy takes readers back into the imagined family of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Their musical daughter Alethea makes a disastrous marriage to a man whose charming manners conceal an unpleasant nature. Flinging caution to the winds, she flees her marital home, masquerading as a gentleman, and accompanied only by her redoubtable maid, Figgins, she sets off for Venice to take refuge with her sister Camilla. But events -- always dramatic and sometimes dangerous -- conspire to thwart her plans. Before she can meet up with Camilla, chance and her love of music lead her into the world of Italian opera, while her encounter with the aloof and difficult Titus Manningtree, in Italy to pursue a lost Titian painting, is to change her life -- although fate has several more tricks to play before she can find happiness.
With wit, aplomb, and delectable style, Elizabeth Aston once again re-creates the world of Jane Austen, populating her novel with captivating characters firmly rooted in Austen's traditions but distinctly her own, resulting in another delightful comedy of manners, morals, and marriage.

Contributor Bio(s): Aston, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Aston is a passionate Jane Austen fan who studied with Austen biographer Lord David Cecil at Oxford. The author of several novels, including Mr. Darcy's Daughters, she lives in England and Italy.

Visit www.elizabeth-aston.com for more information.