Pride and Promiscuity : The Lost Sex Scenes of Jane Austen [Parody] (Hardcover)

by Arielle Eckstut (Author), Dennis Ashton (Author) "The startling material from Jane Austen's most famous work is best introduced by Austen herself..." (more)
Key Phrases: lost sex scenes, Captain Wentworth, Frank Churchill, Lady Catherine (more...)

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"A wickedly funny collection of X-rated parodies of Jane Austen's fiction…echoing her incomparable style with astonishing fidelity." -- Elsa A. Solender, President, Jane Austen Society of North America

Product Description

In 1999, two amateur Jane Austen scholars staying at an English estate stumbled upon a hidden cache of manuscript pages and made the literary discovery of the century -- the lost sex scenes from Jane Austen's novels. Published here for the first time, the lost pages display Emma taking self-satisfaction to a whole new level, and reveal Henry Crawford's thorough exploration of "brotherly love" at Mansfield Park. If you've ever wondered what really happened in the drawing rooms of Austen's beloved characters, Pride and Promiscuity will satisfy your curiosity...and a whole lot more.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068487265X
• ISBN-13: 978-0684872650
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #321,922 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Keep Your Corsets On ; Not Funny, November 12, 2004

By	M. O Schmidt (Columbia Heights, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very disappointing. My daughter and I are Austen fanatics, and the idea of x-rated parodies of Jane was too delightful to pass up. Sadly, they are trite and predictable, and not funny for the most part. In a fit of madness, I bought each of us a copy of this tripe, and that was two too many. The idea had great promise, and it was a very clever idea, but the execution was poor. Try and find this on sale or at a garage sale. It's not worth the full price.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Give it a chance......, December 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.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pride and Promiscuity, August 5, 2004

By	R. Bibby "Somerset Emily" (Annapolis, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was in a quaint, northern Yorkshire bookstore when this work caught my eye. As I will typically buy anything even remotely related to Jane Austen, as the cover was very much in the style of an early 19th century publication, and as I do enjoy innuendo when done well, I bought it. I began reading it that very night, but was soon disappointed.
First, the circumstances are too bold; Mere insinuation would have better complemented Austen's own writings. Instead, even I was shocked and horrified at many of the downright disgusting scenarios. They ultimately detract from what could have been a very charming and humorous read.
Second, the writing, though superficially in the Jane Austen style, was not remarkable. I know of several people who can achieve the same effect of style with little difficulty (and in fact, I have read several more amusing Austen "sex scenes," written by amateur Austen devotees).
There are a few clever turns, but in considering both the bold scenarios and the mediocre writing, the book, in my opinion, can at most be deemed only mildly amusing.