Jane Austen masterpieces currently belong to all of us, which means anybody could publish any book of hers and make money out of it without having to share the profits with Austen descendants.
The copyright bonanza was put to wonderful use by Seth Grahame-Smith, the writer behind "Price and Prejudice AND ZOMBIES." Oh, yeah! Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy not only have to deal with society protocol and their prickly personalities. There is also the small detail of the undead trying to peel the flesh out of their bones.
Take this notable "adaptation" of Austen work: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."
Furthermore, Austen more recognizable work has also inspired the movie "Pride and Predator" to open later this year. To say the writer must be rolling in her grave would be putting it mildly.
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