As a huge Jane Austin fan, I wasn't sure whether to be amused or horrified at this. From a pretty good Internet magazine called 3 Quarks Daily comes this description of an upcoming novel:
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Complete with 20 illustrations in the style of C. E. Brock (the original illustrator of Pride and Prejudice), this insanely funny expanded edition will introduce Jane Austen's classic novel to new legions of fans."
I'm going with amused, but if it becomes a movie or a video game, I'm out. You can see the original article at 3 Quarks Daily Here:
4 comments:
Holy zombies, Bennett!
I have always wanted to see Wickham's brains eaten. The cad.
And did Mrs. Bennett even have brains to be eaten??!! We will have to read and see.
Oh Jane, I feel for you...the blasphemy! But at least it's not another sappy romance that continues the story. Get it in your head people, the book is perfect; it doesn't need any more!
Love
Auntie Amy
Night of the Living Comedy of Manners!
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