Duty and Desire

233 Pages·2016·0.89 MB·English

by  Aidan Pamela

Books by Pamela Aidan
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Aidan, Pamela.
Duty and Desire : a novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, gentleman / Pamela Aidan.—
1st Touchstone ed.
p. cm.
1. Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character) — Fiction. 2. Bennet, Elizabeth
(Fictitious character) — Fiction. 3. England — Fiction. I. Title.
PS3601.I33D88 2006
813′.6 — dc22
2006044612
ISBN: 0-7432-9837-3
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To my sons,
Nathan, Marcus, and Zachary —
my gift to the future
Contents

Chapter 1 Natural Frailty
Chapter 2 The Hand of Providence
Chapter 3 The Uses of Adversity
Chapter 4 The Quality of Mercy
Chapter 5 An Honorable Man
Chapter 6 Dangerous Play
Chapter 7 The Frailty of Woman
Chapter 8 The Woman’s Part
Chapter 9 The Whirligig of Time
Chapter 10 That Perilous Stuff
Chapter 11 Gentlemen’s Wager
Chapter 12 This Thing of Darkness
Touchstone Reading Group Guide

Chapter 1