Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Austen, Jane; Grahame-Smith, Seth

ISBN 10: 060617110X ISBN 13: 9780606171106

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2009

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."
So begins "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. 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. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies "transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read.

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Review

a jolly mash-up of Austen s 1813 classic and the horror tropes of the walking dead -Philadelphia Inquirer
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the ultimate mash-up. Newsday
Because every story is better with zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith's bestselling novel-turned-movie is a must-read for Austen lovers...Pride and Prejudice and Zombiesneeds to be on every P&P fan's shelf. Bustle"

..".a jolly mash-up of Austen's 1813 classic and the horror tropes of the walking dead..."-Philadelphia Inquirer
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the ultimate mash-up." - Newsday
"Because every story is better with zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith's bestselling novel-turned-movie is a must-read for Austen lovers... Pride and Prejudice and Zombies needs to be on every P&P fan's shelf."-Bustle