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Jane Austen Challenge 2010

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben Winters

February 10, 2010

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben Winters is another mash-up of classic fiction and fantasy.  The basic story is the same as the Marianne and Elinor deal with abject poverty, searching for love and affection, and relatives who are less than pleasant, while at the same time navigating their sisterly [...]

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Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

January 13, 2010

“Sadly, this action prevented her from saving the second musket man, who had been pulled from his perch.  He screamed as the dreadfuls held him down and began to tear organs from his living belly and feast upon them.”  (Page 117) Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a mash-up of [...]

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Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World by Abigail Reynolds

January 5, 2010

Abigail Reynolds’ Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy:  The Last Man in the World examines what it would have happened in Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen had Elizabeth Bennet not refused Mr. Darcy’s marriage proposal.  Lizzy is stuck in a situation in which she is forced to accept Darcy’s proposal, or at least she feels that is [...]

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Jane Austen Challenge 2010

January 5, 2010

The Life (and Lies) of an Inanimate Flying Object is hosting the Jane Austen Challenge 2010!  And you knew I would join, didn’t you? Here are the reading levels to help you choose: Newbie 2 books by J. Austen, 2 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors) Lover 4 books by J. Austen, 4 [...]

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