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Rejection slips go to authors of classics like Pride & Prejudice

Only one out of 18 publishers managed to spot plagiarised versions of Jane Austen novels, a writer says.

David Lassman, 43, from Bath, had his own attempt at a novel rejected by a string of publishers.

So he retyped parts of Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, before sending them to publishers and agents.

Not only did most of the literary experts fail to spot the trick - none offered him a book contract.
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