From the author of
NORTHANGER ABBEY AND ANGELS AND DRAGONS
...
PRIDE AND PLATYPUS: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret
When the moon is full over Regency England, all the gentlemen are subject to its curse.
Mr. Darcy, however, harbors a Dreadful Secret...
Shape-shifting
demons
mingle with
Australian wildlife
, polite society, and high satire, in this elegant, hilarious, witty, insane, and unexpectedly romantic supernatural parody of
Jane Austen's
classic novel.
The powerful, mysterious, handsome, and odious
Mr. Darcy
announces that
Miss Elizabeth Bennet
is not good enough to tempt him. The young lady determines to find out his one secret weakness -- all the while surviving unwanted
proposals
, Regency
balls
, foolish
sisters
, seductive
wolves
, matchmaking
mothers
, malodorous
skunks
, general lunacy, and the
demonic
onslaught of the entire
wild animal
kingdom!
What awaits her is something unexpected. And only moon, matrimony, and
true love
can overcome
pride and prejudice
!
Gentle Reader -- this Delightful Illustrated Edition includes Scholarly Footnotes and Appendices.