Jane Austen
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An annotated version of Jane Austen's novel in which a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters. Includes historical context, citations, definitions, comments and analysis, maps, illustrations, and more.
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Shortly after their marriage, Elizabeth begins to find evidence that Darcy may have something to hide -- old love letters hidden in a book and a young man of questionable parentage, to start. Caroline Bingley and George Wickham begin to besmirch Darcy's good name and sow seeds of discontent, but while Darcy and Elizabeth are already at odds, revelations of past conduct emerge that threaten to destroy their happiness.
5) Longbourn
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 25 cm
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A novel whose principal characters are the servants in Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Physical Desc
337 p. ; 24 cm.
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The best-selling author of The Thorn Birds presents a sequel to Pride and Prejudice that finds the willful third Bennet sister setting out in her late thirties in pursuit of adventure while her sisters worry about her at home.
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Pemberley variations volume 6
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
348 p. ; 18 cm.
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Having his plan to find a more suitable bride put on hold after Mr. Darcy finds out that Elizabeth Bennett is living in London under reduced circumstances, he travels to London to see her and realizes that he is unable to fight his desire to be with Elizabeth.
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
363 p. ; 21 cm.
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Shepherd puts a new twist on Austen's work. When Fanny Price is brutally killed on the grounds of Mansfield Park, Mary Crawford teams up with a thief-taker from London, to deal with romance, intrigue, and crimes of the heart.
10) Persuasion
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Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about lost and found love. Anne is persuaded to reject a proposition of marriage from the man she loves due to his lack of fortune. Years later she meets him again. Can Anne win back his affections?
11) Emma
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
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In 1800s England, a well-meaning young woman meddles in the romantic relationships of those around her.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
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1 DVD (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival...
13) Mansfield Park
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Fanny Price is sent away to live with her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society but manages to enlighten them as well.
14) Sanditon
Publisher
Masterpiece/PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.