While jane austens books are in a class all their own, there are several other notable authors that tell similarly uplifting stories let other pens dwell on guilt and. Jane austen was still far from becoming the beloved icon she is today. This is the fourth installment of the jane austen project, which invites contemporary authors to rework jane austens novels for modern times, and my handsdown favorite. There are many retellings of her tales and here are some of the best ones. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. He never believed he needed a wife but jane might be the one he was missing all alongthats if he acts quick enough before he loses her to someone else forever. Check out these 17 books like pride and prejudice for more heartwarming.
Our modern tale is set in cincinnati, where lizzie is recast as an nycbased magazine editor, jane is a yoga instructor nearing 40, darcy is a snooty brain surgeon, and bingley is an er doctor turned star of the reality show eligible. Much like jane eyre, this is a great coming of age novel about a spirited and intelligent orphan that also has more modern ideals than the society that she lives in. Jane austens 18 novel pride and prejudice regularly ranks among. Theres a wide variety of modern takes on jane austen. The first time i was introduced to jane austen was actually through reading the book pride and prejudice. Author of 2420 books including pride and prejudice. Its a truth universally acknowledged that devotees of jane austens novels cannot be satiated by austens novels alone. As arguably austens most notable work, finding books like pride and.
Lucky for us, many modern authors continue to write about the time. Check out this list of books like jane austen novels, featuring brilliant. Find authors like jane austen from the worlds largest community of readers. Authors similar to jane austen goodreads share book. A modern retelling is part of the austen project, a multiauthor collaboration to write modern adaptations of austen s novels. Starring jennifer ehle as elizabeth bennet and colin firth as mr. Modern retellings of jane austen the times of india.
Thus enters the lucrative market of modernday spinoffs, retellings, reimaginings, and, of course, zombies. Fall for you by cecilia gray, mansfield ranch by jenni james, pemberley ranch by jack caldwell, the trouble with fli. The first time i was introduced to jane austen was actually through reading the book pride and prejudice and zombies. Darcy, this adaptation of austens first and most beloved novel charms the breeches off jane purists and novices alike. Modern retellings of jane austens novels readers lane. This modern retelling of pride and prejudice follows a muslim. In this version, emma woodhouse returns home after university to live with her widower father and start an interior design business. The new pbs series sanditon offers a more modern take on austen, which decidedly mixed results. Joness diary is essentially a modern retelling of pride and prejudice, set in the. Edith newbold jones was born into such wealth and privilege that her family inspired the phrase keeping up with the joneses. Ten books like jane eyre that follow similar themes and were written by great female writers that were ahead of their time. Jane austens novels have not lost their charm in all these years. Here are 7 of the best jane austen books that were made into movies. Jane austen was an english novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in english literature, her realism and.