Happy Friday!!!
I decided to feature one of my favorite classic novels today! Although I am bending the rules a bit. I am going to share with you the FIRST LINE where Mr. Darcy appears. Because...Darcy...SWOON! I am a Darcy girl, I admit it! In case you haven't checked out my rating system yet, which consists of all Darcy quotes...You can read it HERE. Before you leave, join in the discussion below about who you think is the better Darcy.
"His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attentions of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mein; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of having ten thousand a year."
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Who is YOUR favorite Darcy? And can you guess who mine is?
All pictures from IMDb, linked back to original photo.
I am also hosting a FUN GIVEAWAY right now! I recently reached 500 Facebook "Likes" and decided that was reason enough to celebrate my readers! (Click image below to enter on the original post.)
Now it's your turn! Post your first line below and blog hop and join in more First Line fun!
I decided to feature one of my favorite classic novels today! Although I am bending the rules a bit. I am going to share with you the FIRST LINE where Mr. Darcy appears. Because...Darcy...SWOON! I am a Darcy girl, I admit it! In case you haven't checked out my rating system yet, which consists of all Darcy quotes...You can read it HERE. Before you leave, join in the discussion below about who you think is the better Darcy.
"His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attentions of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mein; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of having ten thousand a year."
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Who is YOUR favorite Darcy? And can you guess who mine is?
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| Matthew Macfadyen - (2005) |
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| Colin Firth - (1995) |
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| Laurence Olivier - (1940) |
I am also hosting a FUN GIVEAWAY right now! I recently reached 500 Facebook "Likes" and decided that was reason enough to celebrate my readers! (Click image below to enter on the original post.)
Now it's your turn! Post your first line below and blog hop and join in more First Line fun!
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So, you mean, out of Matthew MacFadyen, Mr. Darcy, and Lawrence Olivier, you want to know who is the best Mr. Darcy? Well, duh! ;-)
ReplyDeleteCome over to my blog for the first line from Angela Couch's upcoming release, The Patriot and the Loyalist.
Hahaha! The first time I read this it didn't even register what you you did there! Because duh...Mr. Darcy is the BEST Mr. Darcy!!!!
Deleteexactly!!! * my best [Pepper Basham] swoony sigh....
DeleteMy first line is from For the Love of Grace by Kimberly Rae Jordan
ReplyDelete"Grace Anderson stared straight ahead at the white wall of a small hospital room."
My favorite Darcy is Colin Firth.
LOVE!
DeletePrologue
ReplyDeleteDublin, Ireland, 1916
She heard it before she felt it. Harsh air sucking through clenched teeth, the grunt of an arm raised, the soft swish of a hand slicing the air. - A HEART REVEALED by Julie Lessman
Colin Firth is my swoon worthy favorite Mr. Darcy! *wink*
I LOVE JULIE!!! Hehe!
DeleteCreative way to do a first line. ;) I like it. Though I'll admit, I'm more of a Mr. Knightly admirer. ;P
ReplyDeleteAs for Mr. Darcy, though... I do like Colin Firth. Maybe it's because he's the first one I saw act for Darcy. :)
Hehe I do love Knightley as well! ;)
Delete#allthedarcys ;) I'm starting The Memory of You by Catherine West today!
ReplyDeleteThe wood-paneled walls of the boardroom were closing in.
Hahahahaha!!!!
DeleteFrom My Heart Belongs in the Superstition Mountains: Carmela’s Quandary by Susan Page Davis
ReplyDeleteYou get out there, and I mean now.
Ooooh!
DeleteRachel,
ReplyDeleteThis is my absolute favorite book of all time! And yes, I love Mr. Darcy! :) Anyone who has watched all three of these films knows that Colin Firth is the best Mr. Darcy. :)
Yes! Yes he is!!!
DeleteAll the Mr. Darcy's look great! You should meet my Mr. Darcy in Blown Together :) #hairlesscat
ReplyDeleteMy first line is from Charles Martin's Long Way Gone:
"I'd seen him before."
Eeeeeeeee.....Not too sure about that hahaha ;)
DeleteHe's cute, ha!
DeleteUgghhhh I must be the last person alive to read this book!
ReplyDeleteNO! My sister hasn't read it lol!
DeleteI think Colin Firth is the best Mr. Darcy! Shelia Hall sheliarha64@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteOf course he is lol!
DeleteColin Firth is the ONLY Darcy! Just saying! ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy first line:
"It was the worst twenty-four hours of my life." - Your Next 24 hours,Hal Donaldson
Hehe AGREED!!!
DeleteDefinitely Colin Firth! My first line:
ReplyDelete“Alice-Ann Branch stood in front of her bedroom dresser, eyes focused on her reflection in the large oval mirror hanging before her.” ~ The One True Love of Alice-Ann by Eva Marie Everson
I am so glad this has been the unanimous choice!
DeleteColin Firth is mine, and I'm betting he's yours too! Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteYes he is!!!!
DeleteColin Firth works for me.
ReplyDeleteFLF: My first encounter with light as more than illumination from a flashlight was on our homestead in Alaska at age five.
Introduction to Who Told You That You Were Naked by William E Combs
Colin is definitely the popular vote here!
DeleteMy favorite Darcy is definitely is Matthew Macfadyen.....swoon!!!
ReplyDeleteMy first line Friday is:
"Lucy knew she was going to regret this."
~Love, Lies & Typewriters: A Wartime Western Romance Novella
by Heather Blanton
Haha you are sorely outnumbered! I have only seen Matthew once...But I would like to see it again!
DeleteSince I have only seen Colin Firth act, I would have to choose him as my favorite Mr. Darcy. I am guessing you would choose the same actor. My first line is “An angel of light stood before me, blonde, beautiful, one hand behind his back.” From Widow by Denise Weimer.
ReplyDeleteColin Firth for me. Matthew is a close second.
ReplyDeleteMy first line is from The Viscount’s Proposal by Melanie Dickerson
May 1813
Was this the night she would actually die of tedium, triviality, and hypocrisy?
Oooh I adore Melanie!!
Delete“Why, Livvie! Whatever are you doing?”
ReplyDeleteThe Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller
Colin Firth is my favorite Mr. Darcy with a close second being David Rintoul from the 1981 version.
Ooooh I haven't seen that one!
DeleteI love reading a good classic every now and then. Great choice!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI can not actually remember if I have read this one or not. maybe? But I don't think so. I'll have to consult Goodreads. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteHahaha Yay for Goodreads!
DeleteColin Firth is and forevermore will be THE Mr. Darcy. Additionally, any Cinema version of Peide & Prejudice other than the BBC Series is none exist to my thinking -- I will only change this opinion if ever Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman star in a version. With Benedict as Darcy, Martin as Mr. Bingly and Jonny Lee Miller as Mr Wickham. Oh an Patrick Stewart as Mr Bennett.
ReplyDeleteAll this aside, I am most definitely a Mr Henry Tilney girl and Northanger Abbey is and forever will be my favorite Jane Austen novel, with Mansfield Park a close second.
Finally I arrive at my First Line:
“Stop prostituting yourselves and run to the loving Father who will embrace you with forgiveness.”
Excerpt From: Hedlund, Jody. “An Awakened Heart An Awakened Heart.” Baker Publishing Group, 2017-03-01. iBooks.
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YES!!!!! ALL OF THIS!!!
DeleteOoh I love Colin Firth!
ReplyDelete"Bernadette had been dead tow weeks when her sisters showed up in Doyle's living room asking for the statue back." - Run by Ann Patchett.
ME TOO!!!
DeleteColin Firth is the only Mr. Darcy. Need to marathon the mini-series soon, it`s been 3 months since I last did that. The horror!
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Eee YES you do!!!! My hubby likes the movie...but only watches it once a year...MAX :(
DeleteWell, I grew up memorizing the version with Lawrence Olivier which my mother had recorded from television and I would torture my little sister with recitations of the script while walking home from the bus stop every day. Also Matthew McFayden doesn't do a bad job, but he plays it a little too pretty-boy for me. I think Colin Firth must be my favorite, but it's possible he had an unfair advantage in so many more hours on screen to develop his character.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good point! YAY! At least one person has seen Lawrence! Lol! I loved Lady Catherine in that version!
ReplyDelete"Pressing her nose against the glass of the carriage window, Miss Permilia Griswold felt her stomach begin to churn as she took bit of the throngs of people lining Fifth Avenue.”
ReplyDelete– Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano
My favorite Mr. Darcy is definitely Matthew!!
From Sunset in Old Savannah by Mary Ellis:
ReplyDeleteIf ever there was a perfect time for Beth Kirby to get out of town, it was now.
From Sunset in Old Savannah by Mary Ellis:
ReplyDeleteIf ever there was a perfect time for Beth Kirby to get out of town, it was now.
The family trip when our nightmare began was supposed to be a celebration.
ReplyDeleteHeaven is for Real by Todd Burpo