To think that it's a form of plagiarism to filch another writer's characters? How dare anyone do this, even a good writer who should have more respect for the original author.
shareThink of it as a pastiche, and lighten up!
Btw, the author, P.D.James, sadly passed away today.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
It IS illegal if the book is still in copyright (Fifty Shades of Grey!).
However, with a book as Pride and Prejudice it's a different matter. I can't say I'm a big fan of published fan fiction, and I do wonder what the author was thinking with this one, but lots of people love it.
In the end, a lot of what Shakespeare did was just rewriting other people's stories.
Your comment is a bit behind the times .... people have been doing it for years ..... in the case of P & P there must be about a hundred sequels.
And then of course there all the .... not sure what the correct term is .... spin-offs like Bridget Jones.
right...I doubt if P&P is copyrighted, and if it is, is has probably expired by now. Besides, plenty of other British characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson come to mind, has had their share of sequels, prequels, and reboots.
shareThe copyright on P&P expired ages ago, and in fact the book was written before the law changed. Classics like Austen and Dickens are long past their copyright expiration dates and can be adapted at will.
I don't know exactly how old a product has to be in order to fall outside the copyright limit. Not as old as you might think.