Publisher's Synopsis
14 high school English class favorites reborn. 14 'punk versions you'll have to read to believe! As a Connecticut Yankee is drawn from her bleak future life into the past, will the love and purpose she finds endure? After the robot Tom Sawyer's house burns down, will Aunt Polly be safe if she takes him in? When Beowulf's diesel-mechanized force of mercenaries goes up against their strongest foe yet, will it survive the conflagration that threatens their entire world? What We've Unlearned: Classics Go Punk is the fourth book in the series of 'punk stories (steampunk, cyberpunk, dieselpunk and more) inspired by classic stories you likely read in high school English class. Original stories are by Hans Christian Andersen, Jane Austen, the Beowulf poet, Carlo Collodi, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Christopher Marlowe, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Mark Twain. All profits are to be donated to PAWS Lynwood, an animal shelter and wildlife rescue located in the Pacific Northwest. If you like a fresh take with a unique spin-including dirigibles, roaring diesel engines, and mechanical beings becoming alive-then you'll love this anthology by Writerpunk Press. Unlock What We've Unlearned: Classics Go Punk to stray a bit from the beaten path and reexamine what you love about your favorite stories. With stories by: Jeffrey Cook, Carol Gyzander, Katherine Perkins, Lee French, Andrea Hintz, Anthony Stark, Nils Nisse Visser, J.S. Chlapowski, Jayelle King, Dorothy Goode, Rachel Brune, Michelle Cornwell-Jordan, Virginia Carraway Stark, Rachel Cherie, and Amber Michelle Cook.
