Who is going to give Jane Austen some love? Not literary agents and publishers. Ingeniously, Davis Lassman took chapters from some of Austen's greatest books (Pride and Prejudice among them) and sent them off to 18 different agents and publishers. He changed the titles and the characters' names. Only one recognized the work. The rest rejected the work or never responded, INCLUDING PENGUIN, JANE AUSTEN'S CURRENT PUBLISHER. If Austen gets roundly rejected by the literary establishment, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Story courtesy of the Daily Mail
1 comment:
Cool experiment. Although, I have to admit some sympathy - I don't know if I'd recognize some chapters of most of the classics if taken out of context and offered as a contemporary piece. Still.... Any excuse to point out how stupid editors are is a good one in my book.
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