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24 December 2005

Another man’s take on P&P3

Filed under: Pride and Prejudice (2005) — Mags @ 1:00 am

We have previously linked to similar stories, but we found this one from Australia especially amusing.

And so we sat and watched the new Pride and Prejudice. And we sat and sat. It was OK as far as Pride and Prejudices go, I guess. Keira Knightley did some odd things with her jaw at times, but, you know, whatever gets you through. The old man behind us, who used to make the most beautiful pies in his bakery, said she “looked like a bloody piranha, the way she goes on with her gob”. But my mum couldn’t care less about Keira, or Lizzy as she was called in the new Pride and Prejudice. She was interested in Mr Darcy.

Mr Darcy. I rubbed my head. What did I think, she asked, about Mr Darcy?

What is it about Mr Darcy and women?

I said he was all right. “Although I think he had a wig.”

“Mr Darcy wasn’t bald,” she said.

“Yes,” I said, “but I think that fella’s hair was a bit thin. But he was pretty good.”

My mother was silent for a while. “Yes,” she said, “I liked him, I liked that Mr Darcy.”

Check it out, you will not be sorry (even the non-snarkers).

It’s a Darcyful Life

Filed under: Paraliterature — Mags @ 12:52 am

Yes, it’s kind of a lame post title, but we’re attempting to get in the holiday spirit. Dorothy has hung up the mistletoe at AustenBlog World Headquarters and we’re waiting impatiently for Henry Tilney (such a good-natured, obliging young man) to show up and stand under it. Wearing a great coat. And boots. Definitely boots.

Where were we again? Oh yes…

We’ve been a bit remiss in keeping up with the latest publications. Lady Russell would be most put out; but she will no doubt be delighted to hear that just in time for her winter removal to Bath, the press will be groaning with several new Jane Austen-related books. We probably should not be surprised to note that they are all Pride and Prejudice paraliterature. Darcy™ is probably as much a brand as Jane Austen™, after all. (more…)

 

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