Pride and Promiscuity: The Lost Sex Scenes of Jane Austen: Amazon.ca: Arielle Eckstut, Dennis Ashton: Gateway

Product Description

Elsa A. Solender, President, Jane Austen Society of North America

"A wickedly funny collection of X-rated parodies of Jane Austen's fiction…echoing her incomparable style with astonishing fidelity."

Product Description

So it wasn't just subtext after all! In an unparalleled literary discovery, previously unknown writings unmask the Jane Austen hidden from history and reveal a writer whose sense and sensibility were more than matched by her knowledge of sex and sensuality. In a pitch-perfect literary parody, Arielle Eckstut and David Auburn claim to have stumbled upon lost manuscript pages from Jane Austen's novels, along with shocking letters to her sister and publisher. The 'excerpts' take readers behind closed doors to behold some very naughty goings-on among the characters of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and all of Austen's novels. Emma, it is revealed, takes self-satisfaction to a whole new level; Charlotte Lucas dresses up as Lady Catherine de Bourgh to give Mr. Collins the spanking of his life; and Fanny and Edmund are not the only ones at Mansfield Park flirting with incest. Elegantly packaged and 'authenticated' by a so-called Austen expert, Pride and Promiscuity belongs on the bookshelf of Austen fanatics and the millions who have made the films based on her works so popular. Even the most serious literary scholar would bet his tenure at whist to get his hands on this spirited and witty gem that proves Jane is hotter than any of us ever imagined!

Inside This Book (Learn More)

First Sentence
The startling material from Jane Austen's most famous work is best introduced by Austen herself. Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

31 Reviews

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(13)

Average Customer Review

2.7 out of 5 stars (31 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most helpful customer reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Give it a chance......, Dec 15 2001

By	G. Haynes (CLT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I find myself in a state of disbelief that a group of Jane Austen readers, such as those that have preceded me in reviewing, could not get a laugh out of this work. I am not your average Jane Austen fan, for I am both male and 21, but I have noticed the custom that other Jane Austen lovers are some of the brightest and creative people per capita. I find her work delightfully humorous and, though not quite to same standard, I found Pride and Promiscuity rather enjoyable in its absurdity.

There were obvious modernities throughout, but I found these to be part of the book's charm. I believe it goes with the territory of this parody; otherwise "Austen" would have been extraordinarily prophetic to write such an exact list of contemporary taboos. I never expect anyone to effectively simulate Austen's ideas or writing, but this was an agreeable farce. I found myself chuckling enough to compensate for those before me, "offended and disgusted." I dare not refer to it as a literary masterpiece, nor the self-proclaimed "discovery of the century," but, as a work of inexorable ludicrousness, I found it well worth my time.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money and your soul!, Jan 17 2004

By A Customer

Ok, I, like other reviewers, bought this book because I thought it would be an entertaining piece in the style of Jane Austen containing jane austen's characters. While it does use Jane Austens characters, the style is superficially similar (at best) to the great author. I wasn't expecting more character or plot insight into Pride and Prejudice or Emma, but I also wasn't expecting something that virtually spits on these works! It was a WASTE of money and I had to pick up Persuasion and read it cover to cover just to get my soul back! I gave this book 1 star because it might be an ok read for those who don't have Jane Austens books deeply engrained in their hearts.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

2.0 out of 5 stars I'm damning with faint praise, here..., Jan 6 2004

By A Customer

Oh, so disappointing! I very much looked forward to this sexy parody of the beloved Jane Austen; such a shame it just doesn't work. While the style is often quite close, there are just too, too many jarring modernisms that destroy the necessary suspension of disbelief. And... while there are some quite funny bits, there are more that aren't. It needed a good edit - but that would very likely have left the authors without a book. I should think Jane Austen would have approved of and enjoyed the idea, as one who certainly had a sense of humour, but as a perfectionist in writing I doubt she'd have approved of the execution.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 31 customer reviews...

Most recent customer reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what you'd expect...
This is absolutely nothing like any of Austen's novels. However, it was written by Austen herself, and as such, makes for interesting reading. Read more

Published on Dec 28 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as sexy as it could be...
As a true devotee of Jane Austen and a Cosmo subscriber, I couldn't help but be intrigued by the premise. Read more

Published on May 31 2003 by lostbronte

3.0 out of 5 stars Pride and Repugnance
I'm sorry I hated it! I bought something I thought would be different! I guess, maybe, I should have reviewed it more. Read more

Published on Feb 18 2003 by frazzler_21

2.0 out of 5 stars Pride and Promiscuity: The Lost Sex Scenes of Jand Austen
I was dreadfully disappointed in this book. It sounded as though it was going to be a good laugh, but it turned out to be the most boreing book I have ever read. Read more

Published on Feb 4 2003 by Lynne Robson