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Classic literature getting '50 Shades' makeover?

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    Publisher giving books a racy revamp

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Well it -- it really knew the anymore that the racy -- fifty shades of gray as a runaway best seller twenty million copies at least but this is new.

We're getting reports that some timeless classics like pride and prejudice and JD here are now going to get a fifty -- style make our.

-- Trace Gallagher what are they doing to -- -- the so called mommy porn -- really has become this big industry thanks to fifty shades -- grace and out adult fiction publisher.

Is taking some of the classics as you said pride and prejudice Jane air.

And given them kind of an erotic -- make over right Dracula 101000 leagues under the Siena -- make that sexy but they're gonna try.

Here's the classic cover by the -- next to the Jews -- cover on the right the publisher says they are not re writing the classes just kind of adding some missing scenes I mean who know that Sherlock Holmes had a thing -- doctor Watson.

Apparently he wasn't kidding when he said it's elementary Watson these online methods -- that's got.

Here's the deal.

You do says they're thinking they can get a lot more of the new age bands for example in weathering -- Katherine earned -- -- clip are now into.

Bondage and and here's a new passage from.

At once I saw he meant to kiss me once again.

His lips would be relentless and ruthless and the taste of him this smoking it's of his cigar combined I'm not I'm not civilized Allah.

Would god do me helpless.

Yes it might be offensive to some.

Of the original.

Fans of the book but they're doing it anyway.

I don't get -- rebirth for you get sober they're gonna go gay was Sherlock Holmes and mr.

watts.

Doesn't wanna say that but yes the other and -- it's yet.

There is no evidence of that -- -- I listen here's what -- now it does this mean I get to have Colin Firth.

Who is of course the real mr.

Darcy from eighty to be beside version and I didn't like it to see him and in some sort of compromising position like is -- easy getting operated just.

And it's a disease go to -- you absolutely will see that because it's going to be that I didn't read the top your parts because I can't on television but it gets much worse.

That's not my -- -- actually Barnett you know it's one of those things like fifty -- -- didn't know yes.

-- I didn't finish it didn't -- -- I think these decades.