As the story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton and the dead are returning to life Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr Darcy What ensues is a comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield