{"product_id":"9781440529443","title":"Bad Austen: The Worst Stories Jane Never Wrote","description":"Imagine \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e set on the Jersey Shore. Or Mr. Darcy heading up the Starship Enterprise. Or Emma Woodhouse traveling through time to indulge her matchmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you think that sounds like bad Austen, you couldn't be more right. It is a truth universally acknowledged that an author as popular as Jane Austen should be imitated, expanded upon, and parodied. Now, in the tradition of the Bad Hemingway and Bad Faulkner contests, comes a new collection of hilarious efforts to write the worst excerpt from the novel Jane Austen never wrote.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Austen\u003c\/i\u003e: Because the only thing better than good Austen is bad Austen!","brand":"Adams Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123460391152,"sku":"9781440529443","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440529443_p0.jpg?v=1763758081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440529443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}