As Dickens mixed realism with a good dose of fantasy to weave his satirical social commentaries of Victorian society how much more fantastical can a tale such as Great Expectations become? Well, Sherri Browning Erwin answers this question with her monster mashup Grave Expectations adding another elemental layer of darkness.
Thank you to all those who read with us, engaged in discussion, and entered to win. Special thanks to Barbara Tiller Cole for offering a copy of Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy for giveaway. Our winner is: Jeanna P. Congratulations! Hope you all join us next month for January’s reading of Grave Expectations by Sherri Browning Erwin.
If Pride and Prejudice had a fault, it would be that we never really know anything about Darcy’s parents or his childhood. Perhaps, he simply got taller, older–a more adult version of his child-adult self. Yes, we know about Wickholm and his sister, but he never allows us, the dear readers, […]
Today I dig deep to think more about why Darcy keeps coming up as the most fantasized of Austen’s men over at Darcyholic Diversions.
We are pleased to welcome back author Barbara Tiller Cole. Be sure to read through her guest post here and enter the giveaway! A Dickens of an Inspiration! Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy By Barbara Tiller Cole First of all, I want to thank Dark Jane Austen Book Club for choosing Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy as their group […]
