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An Unexpected Merry Gentleman

A Pride and Prejudice Christmas Novella

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An Unexpected Merry Gentleman

Von: Anngela Schroeder
Gesprochen von: Elizabeth Grace
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‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Mr. Darcy and his sister have been invited to Netherfield for Christmas with Bingley’s business associate and the Bennets of Longbourn. There is no comfort or joy for this taciturn man when he discovers the sparkling Elizabeth Bennet finds him proud and arrogant. His only choice is to win her heart, but is it too late to change her opinion of him?

Elizabeth Bennet is dismayed when she discovers the holiday guests of Netherfield include Mr. Darcy. How will she remain in the spirit of Christmas when faced with such a disagreeable man? Yet, with the kindness and attention he displays to her two young cousins, and the handsome Mr. Wickham’s character beginning to unravel, can she really trust in first impressions? Join the residents of Meryton as the spirit of the holidays may turn Mr. Darcy into "An Unexpected Merry Gentleman" after all.

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Anngela Schroeder has again captured my heart with one of her delightful storys.
This one beeing an absolutely low angst, fluffy (pre-)christmas story with a lot of sweetness and laughter.
Do not fret, it is not pure fluff! There are still misunderstandings between our favourite characters but with the help from other people (mostly new and absolutely adoringly characters) they find that the way to happyness is that much smoother.

I'm still swooning from hearing the delightful narration by Elizabeth Grace. Her immitations for Mr. Darcy are one of my favourites. I could listen to "his" voice all day long! And the way she's able to bring all the emotions and laughter into her narration... I absolutely adore her work!!

To the author and the narrator:
Thank you so much for your dedication to this story. I hope there shall be more work from to two of you. I absolutely loved this one.
You made my day! Thanks a lot!

Sweet (pre-)christmas story

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Just before Christmas Bingley returns to Netherfield with friends from London. Amongst them are Darcy and his sister. Darcy is still captivated by Elizabeth and wishes to win her hand in marriage only to discover that she does not like him. All he can do now is to woo her properly.
Elizabeth had hoped for a joyful Christmas but now she must endure Darcy’s presence. But soon after his arrival she discovers a new side of him, he is kind and attentive to his sister as well as to her two young cousins. When the truth about Mr Wickham is revealed she begins to understand that her first impression of Darcy may have been wrong.
Will Darcy be successful in changing Elizabeth’s opinion of him? Will Elizabeth, with the help of her family and friends, see that he is not looking at her to find fault? And will Darcy finally be able to turn her cheeks as pink as her young cousins hope?

This short Christmas story was very well written by the author Anngela Schroeder. The book is only 150 p. and the audiobook is about 2 h long therefore it fits perfectly in the busy time of Christmas. Definitely one of my favourite Christmas stories.

I dearly love the little Gardiner girls in this story. They are so delightful. I love their observations about life and love (for example a girl turns pink when she is really in love). They are very engaging and they even coax Darcy out of his reserve. Through them Elizabeth gets to know his kindness, gentleness and patients. And she gets a glimpse of how he could be as a father when he interacts with them. Furthermore through their presents Darcy and Elizabeth begin to talk about their own childhood and with this they get to know each other better.
The Gardiner girls also coax Georgiana out of her shell and she is able to act in a carefree manner and be once again the child she still is in parts.

I also love Darcy in this variation. After he returns and meets Elizabeth again he is determined to make her his wife. Only after he is made aware that Elizabeth looks not favourable to him he is aware that he needs to make an effort. But he does it without complaining and he tries to show Elizabeth the true Fitzwilliam Darcy with all his merits (as well as his flaws).

Elizabeth on her part is first skeptical because of Darcy’s changed behaviour but she soon recognizes that her previous assumptions may be incorrect. She then tries to make Darcy out anew and really comes to know him.

I really like that family and friends are aware of Darcy’s and Elizabeth’s feelings at the beginning and that they help them along. Darcy is pointed to Elizabeth’s dislike whereas Elizabeth is made aware of his good character and attitude. Therefore Darcy knows that his goal is to convince her of his worthiness and Elizabeth begins to see that her first impression may have been incorrect. Both can therefore encounter each other with open eyes. It’s a bit like beginning the acquaintance anew and without prejudice.

There are no real villains in the book. George Wickham makes an appearance but he is dealt with without him being able to cause harm to ODC (or others). Therefore ODC only need to overcome their own problems to finally be able to be together.
Luckily Caroline Bingley, William Collins and Lady Catherine are also missing 😉.

The audiobook was narrated by Elizabeth Grace. She is one of my favourite narrators. I like that I know at every part of the story who is speaking to whom because all the characters are voiced by her in a unique way. Her narration makes an excellent story even better.

If you like to know how Darcy, with the help of the Gardiner girls, is able to turn Elizabeth’s opinion of him, you should definitely listen to this excellent audiobook.

I highly recommend it.

An unexpected merry gentleman

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