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Another year may be over, but Jane Austen isnt going away.
None of those novels are on the list below.
Instead thinking you might need a break from the adaptations Vulture has ranked our favorite Austen-related stories.
Shes a graphic designer working to hide her chronic Darcy obsession.
Class struggles naturally arise.
And since its the Regency, so does sexual tension.
This delightful read was followed by a less-delightful sequel,Midnight in Austenland.
3.The Jane Austen Book Club, by Karen Joy Fowler (G.P.
Not only is the 2004 best seller well-known, its also well-written.
The storys about six people who form, as the title suggests, a book club devoted to Jane.
Her agent brokers a deal for her to write the ending to an unfinished Jane.
Problem is, shes never read her.
The story itself is clever, even if the writing is sometimes not.
And its refreshing to see Aston, known forMrs.
Darcys Daughters, turn from Austen sequels to the contemporary.
But this is by no means a classic more like beach-reading with a brain.
While three adaptMansfield Park,Pride and Prejudice, andEmma,The Austen Escapestands alone.
The second is her friend.
Whats interesting about Reay is the way she tests how far from canon new stories can get.
Where FlynnsJane Austen Projectgave us time travel; Reay offers an Austen-triggered psychotic break.
Such storylines reveal something Janites already know: Austen is infinitely adaptable.
