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At university Darcy and Wickham grow apart. Wickham runs through the money Darcy gives him and then takes up with the scandalous Belle. After Belle and Wickham run through a small fortune gambling and cavorting, Wickham turns to Anne de Bourgh to replenish his coffers. But the lady is not at home, and Wickham follows her and her money to Bath. Once there he bumps into Belle again, who is now a companion to Georgiana Darcy. With Belle's help, Wickham sees his opening to seduce the young Miss Darcy and secure the fortune he's always dreamt of. Darcy swoops in to foil the elopement at the last minute, leaving Belle and Wickham fleeing his wrath. Penniless, Wickham is encouraged to enlist by one of his friends. The novella ends just before he meets the Bennets and just before the opening of P&P.
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Amanda Grange specializes in interpretations of classic novels and historic events. Her novels include Lord Deverill's Secret, Mr. Knightley's Diary, and Titanic Affair.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Needs more plotting & scheming -- MORE SOUL.
18 Mar 2011
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As George Wickham is many Jane Austen fan's favorite villain, I was delighted to learn that Amanda Grange, one of my favorite Austen-like writers, was taking on the project of writing his diary. (I loved her previous diaries -- so much so that I have pre-ordered several from England before their release date in the U.S. & happily paid for the hard back first editions and overseas shipping rates.)
But I digress... Yes, author Amanda Grange clinically journals Wickham's early years at Pemberley, depicting the friendship between the young master Darcy and how their friendship dissolved during the college days. I liked how Grange tells of how his parents met and came to Pemberley and I especially enjoyed the relationship between Wickham and his mother, who can be as frivolous as Lydia Bennet. I thought it interesting how the mother puts it in George's mind to aim higher than just the living at Pemberley and that he might one day be married to Georgianna Darcy or even Anne de Bourgh. But unfortunately the diary ends almost immediately after Darcy discovers George's plan to elope with Georgianna. What happened when George was wooing Mary King and how did that get fouled up; was George relieved when Darcy discovers him w/Lydia & saves his bacon once again?? I expected more in this diary -- as in Grange's previous "diaries" she wrote the back-story and then would take the reader through the paces of Austen's story-- since Austen's masterpieces were from a female perspective.
I also had thought that being the diary of Wickham, Grange would have somehow endeared him to the reader-- but he is unlikeable and whiney scamp from the beginning. He started as a rascal and became even more so. I never really felt much empathy OR SYMPATHY for him or his choices. Grange does follow his thought process of how he came to be, but I had hoped that she would have written him so that we would have been endeared to him, despite what we know about this bad boy.
Oh well. At $6.95-- its a fair price. I read the entire book in 2 hours. There are blank pages separating journal entries that pad the book. AND YET, I still look forward to Grange's future Austen villain's diaries that are sure to come. I am just hoping that they won't seem such a hasty job. A bit more plotting and scheming-- and A LOT more soul please.
But I digress... Yes, author Amanda Grange clinically journals Wickham's early years at Pemberley, depicting the friendship between the young master Darcy and how their friendship dissolved during the college days. I liked how Grange tells of how his parents met and came to Pemberley and I especially enjoyed the relationship between Wickham and his mother, who can be as frivolous as Lydia Bennet. I thought it interesting how the mother puts it in George's mind to aim higher than just the living at Pemberley and that he might one day be married to Georgianna Darcy or even Anne de Bourgh. But unfortunately the diary ends almost immediately after Darcy discovers George's plan to elope with Georgianna. What happened when George was wooing Mary King and how did that get fouled up; was George relieved when Darcy discovers him w/Lydia & saves his bacon once again?? I expected more in this diary -- as in Grange's previous "diaries" she wrote the back-story and then would take the reader through the paces of Austen's story-- since Austen's masterpieces were from a female perspective.
I also had thought that being the diary of Wickham, Grange would have somehow endeared him to the reader-- but he is unlikeable and whiney scamp from the beginning. He started as a rascal and became even more so. I never really felt much empathy OR SYMPATHY for him or his choices. Grange does follow his thought process of how he came to be, but I had hoped that she would have written him so that we would have been endeared to him, despite what we know about this bad boy.
Oh well. At $6.95-- its a fair price. I read the entire book in 2 hours. There are blank pages separating journal entries that pad the book. AND YET, I still look forward to Grange's future Austen villain's diaries that are sure to come. I am just hoping that they won't seem such a hasty job. A bit more plotting and scheming-- and A LOT more soul please.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Entertaining, very quick read
5 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
I have enjoyed all of Amanda Grange's Jane Austen spin-off books, especially the Diary books. I was eagerly anticipating "Wickham's Diary" because it was the first of Ms. Grange's books to focus on one of Austen's bad boys. I was curious to see what made Wickham tick, and I wanted to see if Grange was able to somehow infuse some redeeming qualities into Wickham.
"Wickham's Diary" was entertaining, if a bit short (lots of white space and half-blank pages). I read the whole thing in one sitting. There was some interesting insight into Wickham's upbringing (makes you want to wring his mother's neck), which helped me - as the reader - to understand what made Wickham into what he was as an adult.
However, the book ended just as Wickham was about to meet the Bennett family. I almost screamed in frustration because I wanted to get into Wickham's head during the "Pride and Prejudice" time period leading up to his running away with Lydia Bennett. I was so curious to hear his thoughts from his own point of view. So imagine my disappointment when the book ended just as Wickham heard about this new family of girls (the Bennetts) moving to Hertfordshire.
Ah, well. I still found the book entertaining and am looking forward to Ms. Grange's next book, whatever it may be. For those of you who have not read Ms. Grange's other Diary books, try "Colonel Brandon's Diary" or "Mr. Darcy's Diary," both of which I thoroughly enjoyed.
"Wickham's Diary" was entertaining, if a bit short (lots of white space and half-blank pages). I read the whole thing in one sitting. There was some interesting insight into Wickham's upbringing (makes you want to wring his mother's neck), which helped me - as the reader - to understand what made Wickham into what he was as an adult.
However, the book ended just as Wickham was about to meet the Bennett family. I almost screamed in frustration because I wanted to get into Wickham's head during the "Pride and Prejudice" time period leading up to his running away with Lydia Bennett. I was so curious to hear his thoughts from his own point of view. So imagine my disappointment when the book ended just as Wickham heard about this new family of girls (the Bennetts) moving to Hertfordshire.
Ah, well. I still found the book entertaining and am looking forward to Ms. Grange's next book, whatever it may be. For those of you who have not read Ms. Grange's other Diary books, try "Colonel Brandon's Diary" or "Mr. Darcy's Diary," both of which I thoroughly enjoyed.
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10 Feb 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
I liked this book, but was just disappointed in where it left off. I was excited to get a story in prelude, but would have enjoyed the book much much more if the diary went all the way through the P&P story - like her other books have done. I even thought perhaps I got a bad download and went to the bookstore to take a look at a hard cover. Oh well...I would still recommend this book as I found that A. Grange's takes on Austen's stories have been my favorite so far.
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