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LONDON, August 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget the murder, mystery and romance, Jeremy Clarkson's book has topped a poll of Britons' favourite beach reads of all time.

The American company Quirk Books has announced plans to release the novel Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters this September. The horror book is inspired by Jane Austen's literary classic Sense and Sensibility and comes on the heels of Quirk's surprise hit Austen adaptation Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which has more than 600,000 copies in print, Publishers Weekly said on its Web site. Sea Monsters reportedly features a 60-40 ratio of Austen material to new prose and is due for release Sept.

A third Bridget Jones movie is being developed with Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger once again set to play the beloved British singleton. Variety.com said Working Title is working on a sequel to the hits Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, which were films based on Helen Fielding's newspaper columns and novels about a fictional spinster. The third movie reportedly could go into production late next year.

PHILADELPHIA, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- From Quirk Books comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem! Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of Jane Austen's novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, swashbuckling pirates, and other seaworthy creatures.To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://news.prnewswire.com/viewrelease.aspx?STORY=OTM= Editor Jason Rekulak explains the choice of sea monsters for this highly anticipated mash-up: "Several publishers are crashing Jane Austen vampire novels that will no doubt capitalize on the success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.