Fifty Shades of Pemberley?

[clanwilliam]

So, the Guardian is reporting this. They even got the publisher to justify this on Comment is Free (apparently "cos we want to make a shitload of money" doesn't count

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[lnr]

I already own this, which was a gift:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pride-Promiscuity-Lost-Scenes-Austen/dp/1841955825/

It was a bit of a giggle, but I'm not sure I'd really fancy reading the whole book re-written.

[uitlander]

I have always felt that Lewis R. Binford's seminal work An Archaeological Perspective was in dire need of spicing up. The only thing I can actually remember about it was that I found it a very effective cure for insomnia throughout my student days.

[green_knight]

The Rise and Flacidness of the Roman Empire would be another good candidate...

[flexor]

The Origin of Species.

"Hellooo there, little finch."

"Oh my... What a big beak you have!"

"Mmm hmm... And you know what they say about finches with big beaks, don't you?"

"Their... their chicks will have even bigger beaks? Oh, take me! Take me now!"