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Words Spoken in Anger: A Pride and Prejudice variation
Elizabeth Bennet loses her temper at Netherfield Park, setting in train some unexpected developments. Enjoy a what-if journey with Elizabeth and Darcy, Jane and Bingley and more of Jane Austen's beloved characters as their lives are changed by a bit of plain speaking.
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246 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2017
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April 28, 2022
Lizzy loses her temper
While at Netherfield Park, Caroline is being intolerably rude to Lizzy. She tells Caroline what she thinks of her and being upset, leaves the manor.
This event changes the course of Our Dear Couple’s relationship. The new path in the story is fun and enjoyable.
I recommend this book.
Well I’ve read this book two more times since my first reading. I’m upping my review to 5 stars because I enjoyed it a lot as three readings. Great literature? No. Great fun? Yes. Nothing wrong with great fun.
While at Netherfield Park, Caroline is being intolerably rude to Lizzy. She tells Caroline what she thinks of her and being upset, leaves the manor.
This event changes the course of Our Dear Couple’s relationship. The new path in the story is fun and enjoyable.
I recommend this book.
Well I’ve read this book two more times since my first reading. I’m upping my review to 5 stars because I enjoyed it a lot as three readings. Great literature? No. Great fun? Yes. Nothing wrong with great fun.
February 7, 2017
“Angry people are not always wise.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
I think the title is fairly self-explanatory. We have some anger issues throughout this story and man-oh-man, does the fur ever fly. It is like the restraint had been removed from everyone’s mouth and words fell out that we have never heard our characters say before. If you are a purist and adhere to canon, let it be known right now, you will not find it here. This was pure and unadulterated OOC [out-of-character] antics that do not represent Austen in any way other than a gentle nod to her outline and the use of her character names.
As stated before, this story deals with anger and confrontations. Everyone, at some time or another, has wanted Jane to snap at her silly sisters, Bingley to lose it with Caroline, Darcy to bend to his emotions, and Mr. Bennet to tell Mrs. Bennet to shut it. Well, you have your wish with this story. Everyone… I mean everyone gets a chance to vent their spleen or vitriol at some point in our story.
“Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” Aristotle
Our Bennet ladies were at Netherfield and Elizabeth had tolerated Caroline’s daily abuse until she could take it no longer. She finally snapped and blasted Caroline regarding her rude treatment and abusive language. Darcy and Bingley had observed the confrontation and were horrified, not at Elizabeth’s outburst, but at Caroline’s treatment of a guest in Bingley’s home. The fur flew then and Bingley blasted Caro and she soon found herself in a fast carriage to the north with no clue as to what happened.
Later, in Meryton, Denny and Lincoln were introducing Wickham to the Bennet group when Darcy and Bingley approached on their horses. During the encounter, Wickham insulted Darcy as he tried to peacefully leave. An angry Elizabeth came to Darcy’s defense and Wickham turned and insulted her in front of everyone. Mr. Collins could not understand the underlying animosity between the two men, nor could he comprehend the insult just delivered to his cousin. Therefore, he did not understand why everyone was so angry and why the nephew of his patroness
This was so ridiculous and yet so hilarious. Collins didn’t understand the slur that Wickham used to insult Elizabeth. He was so intrigued with the saying that he filed the little ditty away so he could use it later. When they returned to Longbourn, and Mr. Bennet heard the little ditty that had been used in reference to his favorite daughter, he was livid and berated Mr. Collins for his stupidity and called him a few additional unflattering names. Mr. Collins immediately left Longbourn in a huff, still not comprehending what had just happened.
Tucking his tail between his legs, Collins returned to Hunsford as quickly as possible. Lady C was not pleased with his failure to secure a bride, nor the report regarding her nephew, and they had a major disagreement. Let’s just say he was no longer enamored with his patroness. The following Sunday, he preached a less than stellar sermon against the rich. She immediately sent for him to attend her at Rosings Park. He refused, saying he had a prior engagement. This ticked her off to no end and she, in a red-hot rage, pitched a bitch-fit, throwing valuables, overturned tables, and broke several windows. Other things were broken beyond repair, but I won’t spoil that here.
I need to clarify something that I encountered at the end of chapter 3. It was the very strange occurrence of a mini-epilogue. I’ve never encountered one before and didn’t understand its significance until I got to the end of the book and read the final epilogue. Dang, but it fit, and strangely, I was half-way glad it was presented at this early time frame. It mentioned several characters that would not have a lot of additional page time. Their outcome needed to be clarified without muddying the final epilogue.
Also, an earlier clue or foreshadowing [that might not have been clear] needed to be set straight in regard to a particular letter sent to one of the characters. It was significant; I didn’t catch it, but the mini-epilogue cleared it up for me. Sometimes you need to know in which direction the wind is blowing. Just saying.
Every Austen character that we have wanted to clear the air…did. Mr. Bennet with Mrs. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet with Elizabeth, Jane with Lydia, Lydia with the world, Bingley with Lydia…after she wouldn’t listen to Jane [that had to hurt], Kitty with Lydia, Bingley with Darcy, and even Georgiana with Darcy. Everyone had something to say and this story gave them their stage or platform and an opportunity to speak their mind. It was amazing… totally unrealistic, but amazing.
Note: I read into the night and when I attempted to open this ebook the next morning, it had downloaded again. Perhaps this was part of an automatic update. I don’t know, and I was not about to start at the beginning again to see if any errors were corrected or what was updated.
Rating: PG-13, some subjects were discussed that were indelicate. We learned what Denny and Lincoln really thought of the younger Bennet girls. It was not nice and rather crude.
Concerns: The OOC, ignored propriety, comportment lost and the general lack of restraint on everyone. It was one thing to let it fly in the face of good manners, but at some point, it just became a race to see how many characters our author could get to lose their cool. There were funny places, sad places and just outrageous scenes that were totally unnecessary. Lady Catherine being one of them. That bitch-fit of hers was too much. She would never in a million years ever act like that. The letters between ODC were cute and attempted to be romantic, but you will have to be the judge.
I think the title is fairly self-explanatory. We have some anger issues throughout this story and man-oh-man, does the fur ever fly. It is like the restraint had been removed from everyone’s mouth and words fell out that we have never heard our characters say before. If you are a purist and adhere to canon, let it be known right now, you will not find it here. This was pure and unadulterated OOC [out-of-character] antics that do not represent Austen in any way other than a gentle nod to her outline and the use of her character names.
As stated before, this story deals with anger and confrontations. Everyone, at some time or another, has wanted Jane to snap at her silly sisters, Bingley to lose it with Caroline, Darcy to bend to his emotions, and Mr. Bennet to tell Mrs. Bennet to shut it. Well, you have your wish with this story. Everyone… I mean everyone gets a chance to vent their spleen or vitriol at some point in our story.
“Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” Aristotle
Our Bennet ladies were at Netherfield and Elizabeth had tolerated Caroline’s daily abuse until she could take it no longer. She finally snapped and blasted Caroline regarding her rude treatment and abusive language. Darcy and Bingley had observed the confrontation and were horrified, not at Elizabeth’s outburst, but at Caroline’s treatment of a guest in Bingley’s home. The fur flew then and Bingley blasted Caro and she soon found herself in a fast carriage to the north with no clue as to what happened.
Later, in Meryton, Denny and Lincoln were introducing Wickham to the Bennet group when Darcy and Bingley approached on their horses. During the encounter, Wickham insulted Darcy as he tried to peacefully leave. An angry Elizabeth came to Darcy’s defense and Wickham turned and insulted her in front of everyone. Mr. Collins could not understand the underlying animosity between the two men, nor could he comprehend the insult just delivered to his cousin. Therefore, he did not understand why everyone was so angry and why the nephew of his patroness
This was so ridiculous and yet so hilarious. Collins didn’t understand the slur that Wickham used to insult Elizabeth. He was so intrigued with the saying that he filed the little ditty away so he could use it later. When they returned to Longbourn, and Mr. Bennet heard the little ditty that had been used in reference to his favorite daughter, he was livid and berated Mr. Collins for his stupidity and called him a few additional unflattering names. Mr. Collins immediately left Longbourn in a huff, still not comprehending what had just happened.
Tucking his tail between his legs, Collins returned to Hunsford as quickly as possible. Lady C was not pleased with his failure to secure a bride, nor the report regarding her nephew, and they had a major disagreement. Let’s just say he was no longer enamored with his patroness. The following Sunday, he preached a less than stellar sermon against the rich. She immediately sent for him to attend her at Rosings Park. He refused, saying he had a prior engagement. This ticked her off to no end and she, in a red-hot rage, pitched a bitch-fit, throwing valuables, overturned tables, and broke several windows. Other things were broken beyond repair, but I won’t spoil that here.
I need to clarify something that I encountered at the end of chapter 3. It was the very strange occurrence of a mini-epilogue. I’ve never encountered one before and didn’t understand its significance until I got to the end of the book and read the final epilogue. Dang, but it fit, and strangely, I was half-way glad it was presented at this early time frame. It mentioned several characters that would not have a lot of additional page time. Their outcome needed to be clarified without muddying the final epilogue.
Also, an earlier clue or foreshadowing [that might not have been clear] needed to be set straight in regard to a particular letter sent to one of the characters. It was significant; I didn’t catch it, but the mini-epilogue cleared it up for me. Sometimes you need to know in which direction the wind is blowing. Just saying.
Every Austen character that we have wanted to clear the air…did. Mr. Bennet with Mrs. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet with Elizabeth, Jane with Lydia, Lydia with the world, Bingley with Lydia…after she wouldn’t listen to Jane [that had to hurt], Kitty with Lydia, Bingley with Darcy, and even Georgiana with Darcy. Everyone had something to say and this story gave them their stage or platform and an opportunity to speak their mind. It was amazing… totally unrealistic, but amazing.
Note: I read into the night and when I attempted to open this ebook the next morning, it had downloaded again. Perhaps this was part of an automatic update. I don’t know, and I was not about to start at the beginning again to see if any errors were corrected or what was updated.
Rating: PG-13, some subjects were discussed that were indelicate. We learned what Denny and Lincoln really thought of the younger Bennet girls. It was not nice and rather crude.
Concerns: The OOC, ignored propriety, comportment lost and the general lack of restraint on everyone. It was one thing to let it fly in the face of good manners, but at some point, it just became a race to see how many characters our author could get to lose their cool. There were funny places, sad places and just outrageous scenes that were totally unnecessary. Lady Catherine being one of them. That bitch-fit of hers was too much. She would never in a million years ever act like that. The letters between ODC were cute and attempted to be romantic, but you will have to be the judge.
July 5, 2024
Low angst, sweet story
I enjoyed this book very much. D&E started to have better understanding of each other early in the story, so usual misunderstandings didn't take place. After having read a few of high angst JAFF variations, this one was exactly what I needed.
It was well written, and had a few unusual twists, with Collins, Lady Catherine, Ann, and Caroline. The chapter with Mr Collins' POV, and the epilogue with Caroline's, were very much in character. Wickham showed his true colors early, and got what he deserved.
The Bennet family learned a lesson about themselves, and I liked the way it happened.
ODC were writing letters during their courtship, and they were sweet and honest. I liked the unusual pet names they used, and the development of their relationship through writing.
I'm looking forward to another long story by Mrs Gale.
I enjoyed this book very much. D&E started to have better understanding of each other early in the story, so usual misunderstandings didn't take place. After having read a few of high angst JAFF variations, this one was exactly what I needed.
It was well written, and had a few unusual twists, with Collins, Lady Catherine, Ann, and Caroline. The chapter with Mr Collins' POV, and the epilogue with Caroline's, were very much in character. Wickham showed his true colors early, and got what he deserved.
The Bennet family learned a lesson about themselves, and I liked the way it happened.
ODC were writing letters during their courtship, and they were sweet and honest. I liked the unusual pet names they used, and the development of their relationship through writing.
I'm looking forward to another long story by Mrs Gale.
March 26, 2022
In this Pride and Prejudice variation when Elizabeth loses her temper at Caroline Bingley while staying at Netherfield does this change everybody's future.
I was hoping to have more people getting angry, and seeing the affects on their lives in much more detail, but it just went into another Elizabeth and Darcy story.
Though overall an enjoyable story
I was hoping to have more people getting angry, and seeing the affects on their lives in much more detail, but it just went into another Elizabeth and Darcy story.
Though overall an enjoyable story
January 24, 2018
It started well enough. Elizabeth loses her temper with Caroline at Netherfield hall and gets surpriseingly support from Darcy. This leeds to Elizabeth having a better understanding of Darcy early on and supports him when they encounter Wickham for the first time in Meryton. After this it drops to a boring long periode of over 50 % of the book. I admit to speed reading most of it... Lady C dies and Darcy leave to help Anne while having a secret courtship with Elizabeth who he can not propose before the mourning periode of 3 months are over. They send a lot of boring letters before they reunite in London and later Longbourne.
It lacks in passion, plot and romance.
This is not something I would reread
It lacks in passion, plot and romance.
This is not something I would reread
March 10, 2017
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry. ~Lyman Abbott
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How many times do we ponder how Elizabeth Bennet is able to respond to Caroline Bingley’s remarks and still remain a Lady?
The one true thing about Elizabeth is her ability to respond to someone’s remarks in such a way the person isn’t certain whether they have been insulted or not.
“Words Spoken in Anger” begins with a time when Elizabeth is driven beyond her ability to remain ladylike and “raises the roof” with the Jealous Caroline.
Our story continues with instances of others confronted with anger:
Darcy confronts Wickham
Mr. Bennet confronts Mr. Collins
Lady Catherine confronts Mr. Collins (poor Mr. Collins!)
Mrs. Phillips confronts Mrs. Bennet
etc.
Instances of spoken anger result in character changes for at least one of the parties
Mr. Collins sees the truth of Lady Catherine
Lydia sees the truth of her flirtations
Mrs. Bennet sees the truth of her gossiping
etc.
If you have read many of my reviews, you know I am a fan of QuoteGarden.
Today, I found that most of the "anger" quotes spoke of the negativity of anger: how anger destroys the one holding anger and not the one the anger is directed against. "Words Spoken in Anger" shows the positivity of anger instead: how anger correctly expressed can effect positive changes.
Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. ~Mark Twain
________________
How many times do we ponder how Elizabeth Bennet is able to respond to Caroline Bingley’s remarks and still remain a Lady?
The one true thing about Elizabeth is her ability to respond to someone’s remarks in such a way the person isn’t certain whether they have been insulted or not.
“Words Spoken in Anger” begins with a time when Elizabeth is driven beyond her ability to remain ladylike and “raises the roof” with the Jealous Caroline.
Our story continues with instances of others confronted with anger:
Darcy confronts Wickham
Mr. Bennet confronts Mr. Collins
Lady Catherine confronts Mr. Collins (poor Mr. Collins!)
Mrs. Phillips confronts Mrs. Bennet
etc.
Instances of spoken anger result in character changes for at least one of the parties
Mr. Collins sees the truth of Lady Catherine
Lydia sees the truth of her flirtations
Mrs. Bennet sees the truth of her gossiping
etc.
If you have read many of my reviews, you know I am a fan of QuoteGarden.
Today, I found that most of the "anger" quotes spoke of the negativity of anger: how anger destroys the one holding anger and not the one the anger is directed against. "Words Spoken in Anger" shows the positivity of anger instead: how anger correctly expressed can effect positive changes.
Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. ~Mark Twain
February 7, 2017
Read from the JAFF fan fiction. Many good moments. Loved the confrontation between Darcy/ Lizzy/ Georgiana and Wickham. Quite unique. The constant letters written were also fresh and inventive- especially the way they were woven in the story. For the first time I was proud of Lydia! Who thought it possible? I do wonder how the new edited version ended up.
February 15, 2017
Words Spoken in Anger.
This was a great read. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Elizabeth Bennet was staying at Netherfield nursing her sister Jane, when she has had enough of Caroline Bingley's insults and tells her off! She leaves the house in a huff, and when she returns, to apologize, she over hears Darcy and Bingley talking the incident over, and Mr. Darcy is on her side! This is really the beginning of this interesting version!
This was a great read. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Elizabeth Bennet was staying at Netherfield nursing her sister Jane, when she has had enough of Caroline Bingley's insults and tells her off! She leaves the house in a huff, and when she returns, to apologize, she over hears Darcy and Bingley talking the incident over, and Mr. Darcy is on her side! This is really the beginning of this interesting version!
February 7, 2017
I enjoyed the premise of this novel - while Elizabeth is staying at Netherfield to tend to her sister she encounters many veiled insults from Caroline and in this novel she gives Caroline the set down she deserves. After a long walk to clear her head Elizabeth hears Darcy talking to bingley and realizes that Darcy agrees with Elizabeth, feels Charles should do something about Caroline and shows admiration for Elizabeth's character. This gives Elizabeth a new opinion of Darcy and thus starts the course of their friendship. The reason for my 3 star rating is I thought things progressed too fast after this - Darcy pursues Elizabeth too early on.. doesn't he need to overcome his sense of pride, his family objections to the match and his scruples against her family - where did that all disappear? And though I enjoyed the transformation of all the other characters I thought it was unrealistic. Still a good read.
March 19, 2021
I have mixed feelings about this book. Before I started the book, based on the summary, I thought the title refers to Elizabeth's angry words. But ascI was reading, I found many characters throwing temper tantrums throughout the book, some of them may have been deserved.
Elizabeth's angry words prompted Miss Bingley's banishing, Wickam's anger got him punched in the face (how delicious). Mr. Bennet's anger made Mr. Collins leave Hertfordshire. Lady Catherine's anger reformed Collins. Mr.Collins's anger makes him defy Lady Catherine which resulted in her temper tantrum and her death. Really productive anger! Jane's anger started the reformation of her sisters. Mr. Bennet's anger along with Mrs. Phillips 's advice transforms Mrs. Bennet. Sounds good, doesn't it? But unfortunately all this happens within one third of the book . After that there isn't much towards the story except the courtship of Darcy and Elizabeth. Except for some cute correspondence there isn't much to say about that. There was no chemistry. Darcy was in constant awe of Elizabeth. Elizabeth was in constant doubt about her feelings. Georgiana was constantly helping her brother's romance. The story lost steam at about the middle and then I hadcto slog through the rest. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the author's writing and there were some cute moments. But as they say a little bit of salt in the cake batter makes it taste sweeter.
Elizabeth's angry words prompted Miss Bingley's banishing, Wickam's anger got him punched in the face (how delicious). Mr. Bennet's anger made Mr. Collins leave Hertfordshire. Lady Catherine's anger reformed Collins. Mr.Collins's anger makes him defy Lady Catherine which resulted in her temper tantrum and her death. Really productive anger! Jane's anger started the reformation of her sisters. Mr. Bennet's anger along with Mrs. Phillips 's advice transforms Mrs. Bennet. Sounds good, doesn't it? But unfortunately all this happens within one third of the book . After that there isn't much towards the story except the courtship of Darcy and Elizabeth. Except for some cute correspondence there isn't much to say about that. There was no chemistry. Darcy was in constant awe of Elizabeth. Elizabeth was in constant doubt about her feelings. Georgiana was constantly helping her brother's romance. The story lost steam at about the middle and then I hadcto slog through the rest. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the author's writing and there were some cute moments. But as they say a little bit of salt in the cake batter makes it taste sweeter.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 31, 2018
Avid Reader
This is my second reading of this book and my first review. There were some grammatical errors but none that made the book difficult to read. I would have preferred Caroline 's epilogue sooner rather than later similar to the one written for Mr. Collins. The ending really should be about the Darcy children. We only had a glimpse of one daughter who located their love letters and notes. I enjoyed the Meryton dismissal of Wickham followed by Georgina and her dismissal at a later time. Mr. Collins realized that Lady Catherine held no respect for him, and the scales fell from his eyes.
This is my second reading of this book and my first review. There were some grammatical errors but none that made the book difficult to read. I would have preferred Caroline 's epilogue sooner rather than later similar to the one written for Mr. Collins. The ending really should be about the Darcy children. We only had a glimpse of one daughter who located their love letters and notes. I enjoyed the Meryton dismissal of Wickham followed by Georgina and her dismissal at a later time. Mr. Collins realized that Lady Catherine held no respect for him, and the scales fell from his eyes.
July 21, 2022
I liked the first half of the story a heck of a lot more than the second half, because the second half dragged on a bit too long for my taste.
I enjoyed the interpretation of the characters and how they changed behaviours and actions based on the change in plot, but I didn’t care for all of the perspectives and future outcomes, especially based on where they were situated within the narrative.
I also don’t really remember much of the plot overall so while I may have liked it as a way to pass the time, I can’t say that it was all too memorable.
So basically, I’m no help here and it’s up to your discretion as to whether or not you should pick it up.
I enjoyed the interpretation of the characters and how they changed behaviours and actions based on the change in plot, but I didn’t care for all of the perspectives and future outcomes, especially based on where they were situated within the narrative.
I also don’t really remember much of the plot overall so while I may have liked it as a way to pass the time, I can’t say that it was all too memorable.
So basically, I’m no help here and it’s up to your discretion as to whether or not you should pick it up.
December 26, 2017
While I liked this, the only reason this isn't 3 stars is because I got bored near the end and simply lost interest so while I did like this....it just couldn't keep me interested for long enough. That being said...the start of this was definitely brilliant and better than the end because it kept me interested and I wanted to read it.
February 2, 2021
3.5 Stars
Hmmm. The outcomes of every story line were exactly as I would have wanted. But, I find that I actually would have liked a little more angst along the way. Still, worth the read.
Hmmm. The outcomes of every story line were exactly as I would have wanted. But, I find that I actually would have liked a little more angst along the way. Still, worth the read.
July 3, 2021
Started well, finish petered out
Great concept but soon got boring. There were strange chapters that told all of Collins story from present to death and and epilogue on Caroline Bingley. she lost momentum and brevity after the Collins interlude and most of my attention
Great concept but soon got boring. There were strange chapters that told all of Collins story from present to death and and epilogue on Caroline Bingley. she lost momentum and brevity after the Collins interlude and most of my attention
January 21, 2019
Lovely
A rather lovely and enjoyable variation of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice. Events proceed that vary wildly from usual timeline but I enjoyed it
A rather lovely and enjoyable variation of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice. Events proceed that vary wildly from usual timeline but I enjoyed it
April 5, 2024
A promising start to the story that quickly became one of the most tedious P&P variations that I've ever read.
August 25, 2020
I do like this book 2nd read for me. But well worth it.
February 26, 2017
Enjoyed it very much!
I have to admit, at first I did not hold out too much hope for this type of narrative. The chapters, for the most part were
I have to admit, at first I did not hold out too much hope for this type of narrative. The chapters, for the most part were
November 6, 2017
Not terrible, but the characterizations are a bit off because that's how this JAFF works. Rather than repressing their feelings and being all English, the characters let it fly. It works better than expected, although I wouldn't consider it one of my favorite variations.
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