- Paperback: 238 pages
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (31 Dec 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0226038130
- ISBN-13: 978-0226038131
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.4 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 979,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This witty sequel to Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" follows the fate of Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Darcy's younger sister, who must choose between two suitors, a well-placed navy captain and a brash young architect. Masterfully adapted to Austen's original nineteenth-century style, "Presumption" brings back to life the book's most memorable characters, the Bennets, Darcys, Collins, and de Bourghs.
"An elegant emulation and continuation of "Pride and Prejudice." . . . Jointly composed by two admirers of Jane Austen, the book often achieves crisp replication of her style. . . . "Presumption" shows how sequel-writing can, like parody, be a sharp exercise in literary appreciation."--Peter Kemp, "Times Literary Supplement"
Julia Barrett is a pseudonym for Julia Braun Kessler and Gabrielle Donnelly.
"An elegant emulation and continuation of "Pride and Prejudice." . . . Jointly composed by two admirers of Jane Austen, the book often achieves crisp replication of her style. . . . "Presumption" shows how sequel-writing can, like parody, be a sharp exercise in literary appreciation."--Peter Kemp, "Times Literary Supplement"
Julia Barrett is a pseudonym for Julia Braun Kessler and Gabrielle Donnelly.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have to say contrary to what a few people have put on here i found this sequal to be very good in comparrison to some...
Won't mension any names.....
I would certainly reccomend this one over other although..... to be honest if i was going to critisize something Darcy was a little harsh in this book....
Won't mension any names.....
I would certainly reccomend this one over other although..... to be honest if i was going to critisize something Darcy was a little harsh in this book....
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Unknown Binding
I enjoyed for years Pride & Prejudice and therefore looked forward to a book at least pretending to be by Jane Austen and following on with the lives of the main characters. Though all the principals were interesting enough, I found the style hard going. It seemed to me that Ms Barrett was trying so hard to write like Jane Austen that she overgilded the lily somwhat. I often had to read several paragraphs many times before I was able to get the point the author was trying to make. Even taking into account that Jane Austen was writing in her natural style and therefore did not need to affect anything, Ms Barrett's book, while well paced and the basic story lines interesting, left a lot to be desired. She could in fact, have told the story with a lot fewer words. I think it could be a book that would benefit from a second read, but at times it was hard going, so I think I will pass for the moment. The one thing in its favour, is that it is markedly better than Tennent's 'Pemberley, which was dross.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think that this has a very good storyline and ends how I think it should. However i think elizabeth should have had a child and Mr Darcy was a bit out of character.
This book has a great storyline, I just want someone else to write it!
This book has a great storyline, I just want someone else to write it!
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Entertaining, and no more
I've read better Austen sequels. I've also read worse. "Presumption" is a light read, about Georgiana growing up and deciding between two men that roughly complement Elizabeth's... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2003 by HL
waste of time
It may be a bit ungracious to say that this is a terrible book. It lacks warmth and insight into the characters of Pride and Prcejudice. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2000 by Andrew C. LING
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