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7 People Who Hated Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
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<blockquote data-quote="Michie" data-source="post: 75952814" data-attributes="member: 628"><p>It is a truth universally acknowledged that few books are as beloved as Jane Austen’s <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65922/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-pride-and-prejudice" target="_blank"><em>Pride and Prejudice</em></a>, which was published on January 28, 1813. It appears on best-loved literature lists across the globe, is a fixture in high school classrooms, and has spawned a rabid fan base and countless film and <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/92938/20-fastidious-facts-about-bbcs-pride-and-prejudice" target="_blank">television adaptations</a>.</p><p></p><p>The story of how Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s disdain for the wealthy, prideful <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/92130/see-what-mr-darcy-really-looks" target="_blank">Fitzwilliam Darcy</a> turned to love has never been out of print, and has sold more than 20 million copies since its first appearance more than 200 years ago. Austen’s family, however, probably didn’t see much of that success: She sold the novel’s copyright to her publisher for £110 (just over $10,000 in today's dollars) and died just a few years later, in 1817. Though the novel was reviewed positively and was well-received by the upper classes at the time, it was no widespread sensation. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the book and its author were rediscovered and lifted to the rarefied place in the English literature pantheon they hold today.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Since then, few books have been reinvented as much and as often as <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>: In addition to the straightforward adaptations for film, television, and stage, the story has been re-set in 20th century London (<a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/77275/11-single-facts-about-bridget-joness-diary" target="_blank"><em>Bridget Jones’s Diary</em></a>), in Bollywood (<em>Bride and Prejudice</em>), at a Mormon university (<em>Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy</em>), in <a href="http://thebennetsisters.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/pride-and-prejudice-israel-style/" target="_blank">modern-day Israel</a>, around New York’s rock scene, during a zombie apocalypse, and put to music (<a href="http://www.pride-prejudice-musical.com/NYMF.html" target="_blank">Jane Austen’s <em>Pride and Prejudice: A Musical</em></a>).</p><p></p><p>The story has been re-told from Darcy’s perspective (<em>Darcy’s Story</em>), shifted to America (<em>Darcy on the Hudson</em>), and, of course, transformed into soft-core Regency-era erotica (<em>Pride & Prejudice: Hidden Lusts</em>; <em>Pride and Prejudice: The Wild and Wanton Edition</em>). It’s been expanded in hundreds of pieces of published fan fiction, from best-selling crime novelist P.D. James’ <em>Death Comes To Pemberley</em> to <em>Mrs. Darcy Versus the Aliens</em>, which is exactly what it sounds like. In 2009, Sir Elton John’s Rocket Pictures even talked about <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/17/pride-and-predator-to-give-jane-austen-extreme-makeover" target="_blank">producing <em>Pride and Predator</em></a>, a mash-up pairing Regency England with the be-mandibled aliens of the <em>Predator</em> movies (regrettably, it never panned out).</p><p></p><p>But despite how beloved <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> is, there have been plenty of people who hated it. Here are seven of them.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">1. CHARLOTTE BRONTË</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Continued below.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/32099/7-people-who-hated-pride-and-prejudice" target="_blank">7 People Who Hated Jane Austen's <em>Pride and Prejudice</em></a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michie, post: 75952814, member: 628"] It is a truth universally acknowledged that few books are as beloved as Jane Austen’s [URL='https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65922/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-pride-and-prejudice'][I]Pride and Prejudice[/I][/URL], which was published on January 28, 1813. It appears on best-loved literature lists across the globe, is a fixture in high school classrooms, and has spawned a rabid fan base and countless film and [URL='https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/92938/20-fastidious-facts-about-bbcs-pride-and-prejudice']television adaptations[/URL]. The story of how Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s disdain for the wealthy, prideful [URL='https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/92130/see-what-mr-darcy-really-looks']Fitzwilliam Darcy[/URL] turned to love has never been out of print, and has sold more than 20 million copies since its first appearance more than 200 years ago. Austen’s family, however, probably didn’t see much of that success: She sold the novel’s copyright to her publisher for £110 (just over $10,000 in today's dollars) and died just a few years later, in 1817. Though the novel was reviewed positively and was well-received by the upper classes at the time, it was no widespread sensation. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the book and its author were rediscovered and lifted to the rarefied place in the English literature pantheon they hold today. Since then, few books have been reinvented as much and as often as [I]Pride and Prejudice[/I]: In addition to the straightforward adaptations for film, television, and stage, the story has been re-set in 20th century London ([URL='https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/77275/11-single-facts-about-bridget-joness-diary'][I]Bridget Jones’s Diary[/I][/URL]), in Bollywood ([I]Bride and Prejudice[/I]), at a Mormon university ([I]Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy[/I]), in [URL='http://thebennetsisters.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/pride-and-prejudice-israel-style/']modern-day Israel[/URL], around New York’s rock scene, during a zombie apocalypse, and put to music ([URL='http://www.pride-prejudice-musical.com/NYMF.html']Jane Austen’s [I]Pride and Prejudice: A Musical[/I][/URL]). The story has been re-told from Darcy’s perspective ([I]Darcy’s Story[/I]), shifted to America ([I]Darcy on the Hudson[/I]), and, of course, transformed into soft-core Regency-era erotica ([I]Pride & Prejudice: Hidden Lusts[/I]; [I]Pride and Prejudice: The Wild and Wanton Edition[/I]). It’s been expanded in hundreds of pieces of published fan fiction, from best-selling crime novelist P.D. James’ [I]Death Comes To Pemberley[/I] to [I]Mrs. Darcy Versus the Aliens[/I], which is exactly what it sounds like. In 2009, Sir Elton John’s Rocket Pictures even talked about [URL='http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/17/pride-and-predator-to-give-jane-austen-extreme-makeover']producing [I]Pride and Predator[/I][/URL], a mash-up pairing Regency England with the be-mandibled aliens of the [I]Predator[/I] movies (regrettably, it never panned out). But despite how beloved [I]Pride and Prejudice[/I] is, there have been plenty of people who hated it. Here are seven of them. [B][SIZE=5]1. CHARLOTTE BRONTË[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=5][B][/B] Continued below. [URL="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/32099/7-people-who-hated-pride-and-prejudice"]7 People Who Hated Jane Austen's <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>[/URL][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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