Virtue and Vanity is the folow-up story to Desire and Duty: a sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Sarah Bingley is Governess for the children of Sir Thomas and Lady Staley (Georgiana Darcy) in Paris and then in Derbyshire, England. The story follows Miss Bingley's relationship with the heir of Pemberley Hall, Andrew Darcy.
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Dr Ted Bader specializes in liver and digestive disease. His medical text book on viral hepatitis has entered its third edition. His wife, Marilyn is a freelance writer and computer consultant. They are both members of the Jane Austen Society of North America.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worse than their first,
By P Tupper "lawyerlady001" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Virtue and Vanity (Paperback)
I cannot decide if I deserve a pat on the back for being willing to give the Baders' attempts at Austen a second chance, or a kick in the pants for being such a sucker. This second attempt compounds the problems of the first. If possible, it is clumsier than Desire and Duty, more plodding, and less readable. Superlatives all, but insufficient to explain the depth of dismal writing to which this nonsense sinks. It would not be such a crime, were the authors not attempting to tag their awful efforts on the saleability of Ms. Austen's name and talent. She cannot defend herself. Hopefully her discerning readers will not fall into the trap I did. I now have TWO books in 48 years that I have returned to a bookstore. How SAD!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A good read,
By Kate Jayne (Austin, Tx United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Virtue and Vanity (Paperback)
This is a good story that continues the sequel of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. It is not the best book I have read but it is certainly a good, fun, somewhat cheesy, story. It is worth the read, but one must read DESIRE AND DUTY before this book. It wont make sense unless you do so. If you like Jane Austen's fabulous novel then you will most likely enjoy this quick read.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Vanity it certainly is!,
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This review is from: Virtue and Vanity (Paperback)
Both this book and the previous one could very well have been written by someone who hasn't got past ninth grade--the language is sophomorish, the vocabulary stilted, and Austen is probably turning over in her grave.
There is simply no virtue in writing novels like these that purport to be sequels to Austen's stupendous work, and to ride on the coattails of her fame. Perhaps the authors' next book should be titled CEASE AND DESIST. It all seems like vanity in any case--who or what is Revive publishing, certainly not a publishing house I have heard of, and the copy I borrowed from the library (Hah, unlike the other reader who bemoaned this shabby work, I get to return mine easily) is not too elegantly put together. Sounds like a VANITY press to me--perhaps even the authors' own press? What, did not reputable publisher, independent or otherwise, want to publish these novels? Sure is a surprise.
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Georgiana grasped her husband's arm more tightly than usual as they slowly descended the carpeted staircase of the British Embassy in Paris. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Madame Duval, Sir Thomas, Lady Staley, Staley Hall, Captain Wiley, Miss Sarah, Paul Westbrook, General D'arbley, Andrew Darcy, John Darcy, Uncle Thomas, Count Frontenac, Marquis de Mascarille, Miss Bingley, Aunt Caroline, Becker's Point, Elizabeth Darcy, Jane Bingley, Granny Williams, Lieutenant Fabry, Madame Lamballe, Grannie Williams, Captain James Gray, Miss Maria Darcy, Pemberley Hall New!
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Georgiana grasped her husband's arm more tightly than usual as they slowly descended the carpeted staircase of the British Embassy in Paris. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Madame Duval, Sir Thomas, Lady Staley, Staley Hall, Captain Wiley, Miss Sarah, Paul Westbrook, General D'arbley, Andrew Darcy, John Darcy, Uncle Thomas, Count Frontenac, Marquis de Mascarille, Miss Bingley, Aunt Caroline, Becker's Point, Elizabeth Darcy, Jane Bingley, Granny Williams, Lieutenant Fabry, Madame Lamballe, Grannie Williams, Captain James Gray, Miss Maria Darcy, Pemberley Hall New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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