‘Mr Darcy, Vampyre’ is a sequel to Pride and Prejudice with a twist (can you guess what it is?) Amanda Grange’s book begins at the end of Jane Austen’s novel, first thing in the morning of the day of Elizabeth’s wedding to Mr Darcy – and of course, Jane’s to Mr Bingley. However, before the [...]
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Aug 17
Lost in Austen – Create your own Jane Austen adventure; A book review
This Pride and Prejudice adventure book was published in 2007 as ‘Lost in Austen,’ and republished in the UK as ‘Being Elizabeth Bennet’ the following year. Both carry the subtitle ‘Create your own Jane Austen adventure.’ To keep confusion to a minimum, during this review I’ll refer to ‘Lost in Austen’ but the text is [...]
Jul 23
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – A Review
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.”
There is, most understandably, an insatiable appetite for anything Pride and Prejudice. Recent reworkings have proved popular, so why not add a sprinkling of the living dead?Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, published by Quirk [...]