Jurassic Classics
A mash-up series that playfully combines the prehistoric era with some of the greatest figures of art, literature, and politics!
The Prehistoric Masters of Literature
Deep underground, a mysterious cave filled with stone tablets has been discovered, and researchers are working frantically to translate a treasury of prehistoric literature. In this collection, you'll learn what made the greatest dinosaur writers so very great, uncover the real story behind our modern classics, and be introduced to masterpieces including:
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeareasaurus, a timeless play about forbidden romance.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontesaurus, the tortured tale of doomed dinosaur love.
The Raven by Edgar Allan Pterodactyl, a ghoulish poem with a haunting ending.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twainceratops, the story of a mischievous young dinosaur growing up in the Cretaceous age.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickensodocus, a prehistoric epic about love, war, and sacrifice.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austenlovenator, a clever critique of dinosaur manners disguised as a love story.
“a canon-expanding gallery of great writers that will have every reader, dinophile or not, roaring... plus, in small, attached booklets, a hilariously condensed representative work for each... readers will come away with a fund of names, titles, and general expectations that will serve them well in future encounters with literary works”
Sneak Peek:
Preview the series with a look inside The Prehistoric Masters of Literature
Books within books
Each Jurassic Classic book features six mini-books. The following is an excerpt from the Romeo & Juliet mini-book.
Romeo:
But soft! There squats my fairest maiden!
See how she slumps her cheek upon her claw?
O, that I were a beetle upon that claw,
I would make her charming cheek my haven.
Juliet:
O Romeo, my love burns for thee,
Like the savage fire of the lava sea.
How can my heart’s true mate,
Spring from my herd’s only hate?