Some of the best retellings of Jane Austen that must be part of your reading list

Jane Austen has remained in hearts and book-shelves of all literature lovers and bibliophiles from time her books were published. While many enjoy original stories, re are also ors who took up projects to bring world of Jane Austen to modern one. re are many modern-day retellings of Jane Austen's vels.

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Here are some of Jane Austen's classics retold 

Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

book Eligible was released in year 2016. It is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. In book, Liz Bennet is a magazine writer who returns to her hometown after a health scare of her far. While she deals with her sisters, Jane being a spinster, Mary being buried in her books and Kitty and Lydia's anying CrossFit workouts, she also has her mor obsessing over ir marri. Enter Chip Bingley, whom y love, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom y do t really approve of.

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters 

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was released in year 2009, where Bennet family is shown battling with zombies. It is written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters released later under same series but was written by Ben H. Winters. latter brings in elements of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-heed sea serpents, and or biological monstrosities in life of Dashwood sisters. 

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Seeking Mansfield by Kate Watson

Seeking Mansfield is a young ult modern aptation of one of Jane Austen's classics, Mansfield Park. While Fanny Price turn to Finley and Edmund turns Oliver, book traces story of Finley, who is trying to join prestigious Mansfield ater. Even if she does t want to, she has to turn to spotlight in order to have her heart, along with Oliver's, with herself. 

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Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is kwn best for his flair in bringing out best characters and stories. writer took up Jane Austen's Emma and used a modern setting for it. Even though setup changes, Emma is still doing what she does best: matchmaking and offering vice, though this time it includes texting etiquette and first date destinations. Emma: A Modern Retelling was released in 2016. 

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