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Sense and sensibility and sea monsters
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- ISBN: 9781594744426 (pbk.)
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343 p. : ill ; 21 cm. - Publisher: Philadelphia : Quirk Books ; San Francisco : Distributed in North America by Chronicle Books, c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Quirk classics"--Cover. Includes a reader's discussion guide. |
| Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
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| Genre: | Regency fiction. Horror tales. Horror fiction. Love stories. Love stories. Regency fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | PAPERBACK (Text) | 26040002905608 | Recreational Reading | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In nineteenth-century England, two sisters are drawn into unhappy romances as sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars and Marianne finds herself courted by both handsome Willoughby and Colonel Brandon, a sea monster. - Baker & Taylor
"As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels?"--P. [4] of cover. - Baker & Taylor
Following up on the success ofPride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale that combines a Regency classic with monster mayhem, in which a Jane Austen novel is expanded with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents and other biological monstrosities. Original. - Hachette Book Group
From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem.
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels? This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austenâs biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. Itâs survival of the fittestâand only the swiftest swimmers will find true love! - Random House, Inc.
New York Times bestseller
An uproarious tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem inspired by the classic Jane Austen novelâfrom the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels?
This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austenâs biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. Itâs survival of the fittestâand only the swiftest swimmers will find true love!
