Death Comes to Pemberley

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• Pride and Prejudice and Murder

  Aspiring writers take heart: one of the most beloved novels of all time was rejected when it was fluttered in front of publishers in 1797 — or so the historical record suggests. Called “First Impressions,” it was written by a country girl whose fathe ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Sat, 17 Dec 2011

• Death Comes to Pemberley

  Typically I’ve been quite skeptical of the recent spate of Jane Austen-inspired sequels and spinoffs. After all, who could possibly hope to approach Austen's own near-perfect prose style and satirical wit? But when I heard that P. D. James, one of th ... (read full critics)

  bookreporter published on Sat, 17 Dec 2011

5 Reviews

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  Nella trappola di Jane Austen...

  ...ci è caduta anche la grande signora del giallo inglese. Con risultati non tanto imbarazzanti quanto in altri casi (vedi ad esempio l'orribile prova della Mc Culloch), ma comunque non alla sua altezza. Evidentemente PD James si sentiva di dover pagare un tributo alla Austen, a cui era debitrice pe ... (continue)

  ...ci è caduta anche la grande signora del giallo inglese. Con risultati non tanto imbarazzanti quanto in altri casi (vedi ad esempio l'orribile prova della Mc Culloch), ma comunque non alla sua altezza. Evidentemente PD James si sentiva di dover pagare un tributo alla Austen, a cui era debitrice per averle ispirato la figura di Dalgleish. Peccato, mi aspettavo di più.

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  Michela Maione said on Jun 2, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  I couldn't summon any interest in this pastiche and couldn't read beyond the beginning. I did wonder why PD James bothered to write it.

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  Top of the pile said on Apr 26, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• A joyful read but there is no place for murder in Jane Austen or related novels. Murder and rommance just does not make a happy marriage.Period.

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  京極堂的好夥計 said on Apr 26, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

• The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome and healthy sons in the nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her husband Bingley live nearby and the orderly world of Pemberley seems unassailable. But all this is threatened when, on the ev ... (continue)

  The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome and healthy sons in the nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her husband Bingley live nearby and the orderly world of Pemberley seems unassailable. But all this is threatened when, on the eve of the annual autumn ball, the guests are preparing to retire for the night when a chaise appears, rocking down the path from Pemberley's wild woodland. As it pulls up, Lydia Wickham - Elizabeth's younger, unreliable sister - stumbles out screaming that her husband has been murdered.

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  Brian Gilberthorpe said on Feb 1, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Boring

  Usually i like of James
  This is Boring

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  Vstellina said on Dec 22, 2011 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 352 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 0571283578
• ISBN-13: 9780571283576
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Pub date: Nov 03, 2011
• Dimensions: 239 mm x 161 mm x 19 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Others and eBook
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