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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

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By Jane Austen; Ben H. Winters
Publisher Quirk Books
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
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From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem.Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with allnew scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, twoheaded sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous manmonster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels? This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austens biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. Its survival of the fittestand only the swiftest swimmers will find true love! From the Trade Paperback edition.

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110946 words110,946 words
344 pages344 pages
Lexile 1180LLexile 1180L
Grade 9 to H+Grade 9 to H+
Age 14-18Age 14-18
Published 2009Published 2009

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9781594744426

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