Thank God for public domain.
Chronicle Books is re-releasing Pride & Prejudice with all new zombie action. Yes, Jane Austen’s chick-lit milestone now has a whole new story arc when Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet must not only overcome the norms and means of the Elizabethan society, but also a plague of zombies. How forward thinking is that? So this year we have a black president and now classic novels rewritten with zombies. Please tell me someone’s going to do Cannery Row with werewolves.
From the publishers website:
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.
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Stephen Kral
March 13th, 2009 - 1:24:17 PM
Seems a good fit. Hope the trend continues to other classics too. Frankenstein, of course, but I am sure there are others. Zomby Dick? Or The Great Zomtsby?
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