"Youmustallowmetotellyou..."
Forovertwohundredyears,JaneAusten'sMr.Darcyhascaptivatedreaders'imaginationsastheultimatecatch.Rich.Powerful.Noble.Handsome.Andyet,asMissAusten'sPrideandPrejudiceisestablishedthroughElizabethBennet'sfineeyes,howarewetoknowhismind?HowdoesDarcyprogressfrom"Sheistolerable:butnothandsomeenoughtotemptme"to"Ithoughtonlyofyou"?
Inthisromanceanthology,fifteenAustenesqueauthorsassembletosketchDarcy'scharacterthroughaseriesofre-imaginings,setintheRegencythroughcontemporarytimes--fromfaithfulnarrativestothefanciful.HereinTheDarcyMonologues,themanhimselfrevealshisintimatethoughts,hispassionatedreams,andhisjourneytolove--alltoldwithapreviouslyconcealedwitandenduringcharm.
"Itisyourturntosaysomethingnow,Mr.Darcy."