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I always say that the characters in Jane Austen's original books are rather like zombies because they live in this bubble of immense wealth and privilege and no matter what's going on around them they have a singular purpose to maintain their rank and to impress others.

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Seth Grahame-Smith
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: January 4
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