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There was little danger of encountering the Bennet sisters ever again. 'Jane Austen's classic novel 'Pride and Prejudice' is beloved by millions, but little is revealed in the book about the mysterious and handsome hero, Mr. Darcy. And so the question has long remained: Who is Fitzwilliam Darcy?Pamela Aidan's trilogy finally answers that long-standing question, creating a rich parallel story that follows Darcy as he meets and falls in love with Elizabeth Bennet. 'Duty and Desire', the second book in the trilogy, covers the "silent time" of Austen's novel, revealing Darcy's private struggle to overcome his attraction to Elizabeth while fulfilling his roles as landlord, master, brother, and friend.When Darcy pays a visit to an old classmate in Oxford in an attempt to shake Elizabeth from his mind, he is set upon by husband-hunting society ladies and ne'er-do-well friends from his university days, all with designs on him -- some for good and some for ill. He and his sartorial genius of a valet, Fletcher, must match wits with them all, but especially with the curious Lady Sylvanie.Irresistibly authentic and entertaining, 'Duty and Desire' remains true to the spirit and events of 'Pride and Prejudice' while incorporating fascinating new characters, and is sure to dazzle Austen fans and newcomers alike.

Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character) --- Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character) --- England

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"Of all Jane Austen's books, Pride and Prejudice has earned a special place in the hearts of the reading public as her best-loved and most intimately known novel. From its famous opening sentence the story of the Bennet family and of the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth and Darcy, told with a wit that its author feared might prove 'rather too light and bright, and sparkling', delights its most familiar readers as thoroughly as it does those who encounter it for the first time. Jane Austen's artistry is apparent, too, in the delineation of the minor characters: the ill-matched Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, Charles Bingley and his sisters, and above all the fatuous Mr. Collins, whose proposal to Elizabeth Bennet is one of the finest comic passages in English literature. And while she entertains us, Jane Austen teaches us the wisdom of balance, the folly of 'pride' and 'prejudice'."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Courtship. --- Courting --- Wooing --- Betrothal --- Love --- Love-letters --- Marriage --- British And Irish Fiction (Fictional Works By One Author) --- Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious Character) --- England --- Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious Character) --- Sisters --- Fiction