More Letters from Pemberley: 1814-1819: A Further Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice [Paperback]

Jane Dawkins (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595283721
• ISBN-13: 978-0595283729
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,590,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying Read, November 13, 2003

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This review is from: More Letters from Pemberley: 1814-1819: A Further Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)

As I loved Ms. Dawkin's (pseudonym?) first sequel to P&P, I was thrilled to read this second one -- I can never get to much of Lizzy and Darcy, and the tone, spirit and language of these books does not disappoint. I wish, however, that this volume had been more carefully proofread. There are several minor (but annoying) errors, such as missing words, conflicting dates, and contradictory facts (e.g., the age of a character is given as "one year seven months," and later in the SAME LETTER, as "two years seven months." This is nit-picking, I suppose. All in all, I loved the books, and wish there would be a third.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Diverting!, March 14, 2004

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This review is from: More Letters from Pemberley: 1814-1819: A Further Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)

I truly enjoyed reading this book. I thought it was better than the first installment (Letters from Pemberley). I was especially touched with the clever and subtle way that the author weaved into this novel the date of Jane Austen's death in July 1817. I recommend this book to all those people who are eternally fascinated with Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first effort..., April 23, 2006

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This review is from: More Letters from Pemberley: 1814-1819: A Further Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)

I somewhat enjoyed Letters from Pemberley and thought I'd give More Letters from Pemberley a whirl as well. This is the sequel to Jane Dawkins's first continuation of Pride and Prejudice and this installment shows a series of letters from 1814 to 1819 that talk about Darcy and Lizzy's marriage. In these letters, Lizzy is more heartfelt as she talks about the different struggles she and Darcy experience with Christmas at Pemberley, family conflict, and the painful loss of a child and the gift of finally having an heir. Lizzy eloquently conveys the message that having good social connections and being the mistress of a respectable estate aren't everything in life.

I liked this installment much more than Letters from Pemberley because Dawkins deals with much more in-depth conflicts and intrigue. Lizzy speaks with quite a somber tone in most of the letters. This installment also has more of a Regency and Pride and Prejudice feel than the previous book. Jane Dawkins's growth as an author is evident here. I still don't like the fact that we only read Elizabeth's letters though. And I still would have liked to see more of Lizzy's wit in these letters, at least in the lighthearted ones. Other than that, this is a great effort. This is a novel in letter format throughout, which doesn't leave too much room for an intricate plot, hence the short review. However, you will enjoy this book and I recommend Letters from Pemberley and More Letters from Pemberley to devoted Austen/P&P fans.