Summary: Collection of four film adaptations of classic English literature. Includes a printed set of replica memorabilia from the lives of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Charlotte and Emily Brontë.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH 2012
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CLASummary: Fanny Price goes to live with prosperous relatives at Mansfield Park and must navigate a labyrinth of intrigues and affairs among the occupants of the house.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MANSummary: The story of the five Bennet sisters living in early 19th century England. Their mother is scheming to make prestigious marriages for them. Focuses on Elizabeth Bennet, who mistakenly finds the rich Mr. Darcy an oaf, even as he sets all the other fair maidens' hearts aflutter.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2006
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD Classic PrideCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PRISummary: Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 19th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility. Attracted to a man already promised to another, Elinor suffers silently to keep scandal away from her family. Marianne enjoys a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2004
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD Classic SenseSummary: In 18th century Bath, a girl bursting with freshness and passion for macabre Gothic novels experiences intrigue, adventure, and romance, especially when the romantic Henry Tilney invites her to his ancestral home.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2004
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV NORSummary: Emma brings to life Jane Austen's novel about a woman who makes it her goal to 'fix' the lives of all her friends while ignoring her own problems.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Lionsgate 2011