Inspirations

Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice is one of her most iconic works of literature. Even if someone has not read the book they have heard of the novel. There are books based on the novel, from another characters point of view to spinoffs.
A book written as a spinoff is “Pride And Prejudice And Zombies” by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. I was shopping in Barnes&Nobles and saw the book under the recommended list, so I picked it up. My sister and I could not stop laughing after reading the first sentence, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains” (7 Austen, Grahame-Smith). The novel had me laughing from beginning to end. It’s a great read. It has a funny side and also keeps the original work.
Another enjoyable novel is “Darcy’s Story” by Janet Aylmer. I always wondered about Darcy’s side of the story, his point of view. This story is written in Darcy’s perspective, answering the question of what was going on in Darcy’s mind throughout Pride and Prejudice. I loved Darcy’s character before but this just made me love him more. The novel takes a sympathetic approach to Darcy, which I loved. It is faithful to the book. All the Darcy fans would love this book.

source: Austen, Jane and Grahame-Smith, Seth. "Pride And Prejudice And Zombies". Quirk Productions, Inc. Philadelphia. 2009. 7-319.

Aylmer, Janet. "Darcy's Story". Harper. New York. 2006. 3-277.