The idea of a classic novel populated by supernatural beings from modern horror mythology has gained unheard-of popularity. The New York writer and playwright Ben X. Winters, famous for his exceptional sense of humor, made a chilling contribution to Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.”
England, suffering terribly in the early 19th century, struggles with all its might against invasions of sea monsters determined to wipe out the human race. Its capital, covered by a glass dome, has been moved to the ocean floor. And the islands sometimes aren’t islands at all… In this ominous atmosphere, the lovely Dashwood sisters each deeply переживають their own misfortunes. Elinor—smart, restrained—is in love with a man who is engaged to someone else. Marianne—romantic and impulsive—is crazy about a treacherous treasure hunter and doesn’t even look toward the respectable Colonel Brandon, who has horrible octopus-like tentacles instead of a beard. And a broken heart is doubly dangerous when a hostile ocean is raging all around…