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Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances. [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Aug 28, 2022 - 11 comments

In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. [more inside]
posted by soelo on Aug 2, 2021 - 3 comments

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. (Musical adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Oct 17, 2020 - 3 comments

In 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends. This version of Jane Austen's Emma, directed by Autumn de Wilde and adapted by Eleanor Catton, is different. It has punctuation.
posted by tofu_crouton on Mar 3, 2020 - 9 comments

A coach accident introduces Charlotte Heywood to Tom Parker and later his brother Sidney, commencing adventures in the struggling seaside resort of Sanditon. (PBS US broadcast, Andrew Davies adaptation of unfinished Jane Austen story) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Jan 13, 2020 - 2 comments

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." [more inside]
posted by roger ackroyd on Feb 20, 2018 - 25 comments

Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica -- and herself too, naturally.
posted by Eyebrows McGee on Jun 5, 2016 - 13 comments