https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:08:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/50-shades-of-pride-and-prejudice#post-228857 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:16:00 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 228857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>boo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/50-shades-of-pride-and-prejudice#post-228854 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:15:00 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 228854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! I love the classics how they are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/50-shades-of-pride-and-prejudice#post-228846 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:09:15 +0000 Bookish 228846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh dear god. Leave Jane Eyre alone! :'( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/50-shades-of-pride-and-prejudice#post-228837 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:01:36 +0000 chopsuey 228837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hahah interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/50-shades-of-pride-and-prejudice#post-228833 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:57:40 +0000 Running Elley 228833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Ugh! I love the classics the way that they are. I’m sure that it will be popular but I’m not a fan of the idea at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/50-shades-of-pride-and-prejudice#post-228818 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:50:28 +0000 mrbee 228818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no doubt this will be hugely popular:</p> <p>&lt;&lt; Jumping on the Fifty Shades of Grey bandwagon, along with the rest of UK publishing, the small press is about to launch erotic rewrites of classic titles including Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Jane Eyre and A Study in Scarlet. "There is no doubting the fact that the classics remain an inspiration to writers, even today, with many complex and thought-provoking storylines. But if we are honest to ourselves, haven't we heard the same reserved tale told time and time again?" says the publisher. "We'll show you the scenes that you always wanted to see but were never allowed ... The old fashioned pleasantries and timidity have all been stripped away, quite literally. You didn't really think that these much loved characters only held hands and pecked cheeks did you? &gt;&gt;</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/17/fifty-shades-classics-erotic-rewrites" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/17/fifty-shades-classics-erotic-rewrites</a> </p>