Exclusive to AustenBlog: an excerpt from ‘Mr. Knightley’s Diary’
Amanda Grange, the author of Darcy’s Diary (read the Editrix’s review; Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk), has allowed us the privilege of a peek into Mr. Knightley’s Diary, to be published by Robert Hale possibly as soon as this autumn. We are very excited about this, as we just adore Mr. Knightley (tho’ not as much as Da Man, of course); because there is not enough Emma-based paraliterature in the world for our taste; and also because Ms. Grange writes just the sort of Austen-based paraliterature that we like, with a great deal of attention paid to the novel and less on how Colin Firth (or, we suppose, in this case, Jeremy Northam) looks in breeches and a tailcoat; although we admit both gentlemen look very fine indeed dressed so! 
Read on for the excerpt, which takes place a few days before Poor Miss Taylor’s wedding to Mr. Weston, while Mr. Knightley is in London visiting his brother and sister-in-law. (more…)
