Mr Darcy Gets Angry

A Pride and Prejudice Variation

By: Florence Gold

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Mr Darcy Gets Angry

Author’s Note: This is a re-published variation, newly adorned with a fresh cover and enriched by nearly 10,000 additional words. With an enhanced plot direction and a refined style, this edition reflects the author’s ongoing dedication to improvement and to presenting a deeper, more compelling tale.

Mr Darcy Gets Angry is a tale of angst and romance entwined with suspense, where passion, peril, and pride collide—and where love, once kindled, proves a force to challenge all obstacles.

When Elizabeth Bennet and her beloved relatives, the Gardiners, accept the generous hospitality of Pemberley, the atmosphere is one of ease and possibility. Elizabeth begins to discover in its master, Mr Darcy, not the proud figure she once despised, but a man of depth, honour, and affection. Yet as their mutual regard blossoms, the presence of Lord and Lady Matlock raises unsettling questions—questions of rank, duty, and the unyielding scrutiny of London society. Darcy’s heart inclines to Elizabeth, yet caution compels him to delay the proposal that might secure their happiness.

But fate does not wait upon caution. Strangely enough, the very Bennet family, once the object of Darcy’s disdain, proves instrumental in unveiling a scheme that threatens to destroy the only friend Elizabeth has in Darcy’s family, the colonel.

Colonel Fitzwilliam, Darcy’s amiable cousin, becomes ensnared in a perilous intrigue—a captivating woman who proves to be a spy in the service of Napoleon. What begins as a dangerous flirtation soon imperils not only the colonel’s reputation but his very life. The scandal threatens to spread, casting its shadow upon the honour of the Matlock family—and upon Darcy himself.

Amid this storm, Darcy wrestles with a rising anger—at the schemes of others, at the peril to those he loves, and at his own seeming helplessness. Yet it is Elizabeth, bold and steadfast, who resolves to act. Determined to shield her friends and those dear to her, she risks both safety and reputation in a daring venture that will test her courage to the utmost.

In a world where love must contend with duty, where loyalty is tested by intrigue, and where danger can be as subtle as whispered scandal or as sharp as a traitor’s blade, Elizabeth and Darcy must learn that the most significant victories are not won by hesitation, but by courage.

Creative variation- but oh, the narration

Virtual voice is improving, but….
Unfortunately, VV detracts from even the best of writing. Since I mostly listen while working or cooking, it’s not awful. Very interesting and engaging story.

Mystery and romance

Loved it, intriguing story with the absence of the usual villains. I simply cannot read another story with Wickham as the central story along with horrid Lydia and Mrs. Bennet screeching in all their glory.

Good dialogue and writing well done. VV not awful.

h8 virtual voice

absolutely HATE virtual voice. story was 1 long run on sentence. only listened because it was free