Pride and Prejudice the girls marry well in order to support the others upon his death. Jane Austen's opening line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife", is a sentence filled with irony and playfulness. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love, not simply for money, despite the social pressures to make a good (i.e., wealthy) match. "Pride and Prejudice" has long fascinated readers, consistently appearing near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among both literary scholars and the general public. It has
Mashup (book) and Zombies" depicting a "zombified" Regency portrait of Marcia Fox by Sir William Beechey altered by Quirk Books artist Doogie Horner to show her lower face eroded, exposing bone and viscera caught the attention of bloggers, as did the opening line of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." This is a parody of Austen's original line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." While most works in mash-up