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Jane Austen (1775 – 1817)

Her Work
Austen's literary strength lies in the delineation of character, especially of persons of her own sex, by delicate touches arising out of the most natural and everyday incidents in the life of the middle and upper classes, from which her subjects are generally taken. Her characters, though of quite ordinary types, are drawn with such firmness and precision, and with such significant detail as to retain their individuality intact through their entire development, and they are uncolored by her own personality.

Filmography
In popular culture, Austen's novels have been adapted in a great number of film and television series, varying greatly in their faithfulness to the originals. Pride and Prejudice has been the most reproduced of her works, with six films and five television series produced by the BBC.

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The Book

Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen

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Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, each lost in their own perception of the world, through which they casually judge others, are forced by circumstances to revise their opinions.

The Audio Book

Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen

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A delightful novel about "how girls catch husbands." Listen in to find out: what will happen to sister Lydia, will the arrogant Lady Catherine de Burgh's intrigues be foiled, will sister Jane marry Mr. Bingley and especially, will Elizabeth, cured of her prejudice, and Mr. Darcy, cured of his pride, fall into each other's arms?

Movies

	Pride and Prejudice by Joe Wright	The first classic movie version of the story in 50 years! Starring Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen. A lavishly stunning new version of Jane Austen's masterpiece. This captivating romantic tale combines love, humor, sex, and scandal, the ultimate love story experience.
	Bride & Prejudice by Gurinder Chadha	Based on Jane Austen's classic novel with a Bollywood twist. In Ammritsar, the determined Mrs. Bakshi sets out to find matches for her four daughters. Second sister, Lalita, meets American Will Darcy - is it love?
	Bridget Jones's Diary by Sharon Maguire	Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her many imperfections. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in her. Thrown into the mix is a rather disagreeable acquaintance who Bridget cannot seem to stop running into or help finding quietly attractive.
	Pride and Prejudice by Simon Langton	The 1995 British miniseries starring Colin Firth. The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation.
	Pride and Prejudice, or First Impressions by Cyril Coke	The story of the lively, precocious and very eligible Bennet girls captures all the nuances of 19th century life among the English gentry, a society obsessed with profitable marriage contracts. From BBC Classics.
	Pride and Prejudice by Robert Z. Leonard	The 1940 version starring Laurence Olivier. An opinionated young lady of the early 19th century wins herself a rich husband she had at first despised for his pride.

Books Inspired by the Jane Austen Classic

	The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy: A Novel by Elizabeth Aston	Aston returns to the England of Jane Austen in her highly anticipated sequel to Mr. Darcy's Daughters, a novel hailed for its great characters, great comic moments, great romance.
	The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler	In California's Central Valley, five women and one man join together to discuss Jane Austen's novels. Over the six months they meet, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens.
	Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues by Linda Berdoll	This sexy, epic, hilarious, poignant and romantic sequel to Pride and Prejudice is not for Jane Austen purists. Self-published in 1999 as "The Bar Sinister," this sequel continues the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy through a sweeping tale of adventure.
	Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Fenton	This sparkling, frothy tale is a clever and cunning modern-day retelling of the beloved Jane Austen novel.
	Mr. Darcy's Daughters: A Novel by Elizabeth Aston	A generation after Pride and Prejudice, the five daughters of Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy arrive in London to stay with cousins while their parents are on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople. We follow the romantic and marital travails of the daughters, Letty, Camilla, Georgina, Belle and Alethea.
	Excessively Diverted: The Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice by Juliette Shapiro	Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy begin their married life at Pemberley quite blissfully but it is not long before the tranquility they relish is cut short by a series of traumas.
	Jane Austen in Boca by Paula Marantz Cohen	Jane Austen centered her novels around the lives of three or four families in a country village. So does Cohen, except that her village is Boca Raton, Florida, and the characters are retired Jewish widows and widowers in this romantic comedy of manners.
	Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa Nathan	Jasmine Field, columnist for a magazine, has it all figured out. A great job, a new role in a play and a secure sense of self. But soon her family unravels, the column hits the skids and she may actually be falling for her co-star. Could it get any worse?
	Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding	Bridget Jones's Diary charts a devastatingly self-aware, hilarious year in the life of a thirty-something Singleton. Here is the daily chronicle of her permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement.