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Jane Austen All Mixed-Up
Jane Austen's works have stood the test of time, and writers and filmmakers keep finding new ways to tell her stories. Here is a list of adaptations and extensions of her works.
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The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick
Graduate student Lizzie Bennet starts a video blog to record reflections on her family, friends, school, and exasperating new neighbor William Darcy. This charming modern reimagining of Pride & Prejudice is based on the award-winning web series phenomenon "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries."
Date: 2014
Fiction / Downloadable Audiobook
Longbourn by Jo Baker
An irresistibly imagined below-stairs answer to "Pride and Prejudice," Baker's novel goes beyond the drawing rooms of Jane Austen's classic and into the often overlooked domain of the stern housekeeper and the starry-eyed kitchen maid. This new perspective on the beloved story is a must for Jane Austen fans.
Date: 2013
Austenland by Shannon Hale
A modern New York woman takes a dream vacation involving complete immersion in a Jane Austen-themed resort, but may get more than she bargained for. It was also made into a film starring Keri Russell.
Date: 2007
Fiction / Downloadable eBook
This British TV mini-series gives voice to the fantasies of many a Jane Austen fan: the chance to experience the world of Pride & Prejudice first hand. A modern British woman (& Austen devotee) swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet -- a dream come true at first, until her actions start changing her beloved story.
Date: 2009
DVD
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Peterfreund, Diana
Reimagining Jane Austen's Persuasion in a post-apocalyptic setting, this breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it also has a companion book inspired by The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Date: 2012
Teen Fiction / Downloadable eBook
This Bollywood-inspired musical adaptation of Pride & Prejudice retains all of the charm and romance of the original story and adds in the color and musical numbers of Bollywood -- an absolutely enchanting combination.
Date: 2005
DVD
Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
Bestselling author P.D. James brings us her murder mystery take on the world of Pride & Prejudice as the Darcy home at Pemberley is thrown into chaos when Elizabeth & Mr. Darcy are drawn into the murder investigation of her sister Lydia's husband. It was also adapted into a TV mini-series.
Date: 2011
Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman
A sweet young adult novel about a young Jane Austen fan and her enthusiastic best friend who try to turn their own lives into a Jane Austen novel. Perfect for teen (and adult) fans of Pride & Prejudice looking for a new take.
Date: 2006
Teen Fiction
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
The iconic 1990's singleton's story is heavily Austen-influenced all the way down to the name of the romantic lead -- Mr. Darcy. And in the 2001 film adaptation he's played by the same actor (Colin Firth) who starred in the BBC's Pride & Prejudice mini-series.
Date: 1998
Fiction / Downloadable eBook
This classic 1990's high school comedy is also a fairly faithful adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. Featuring sparkling dialogue, memorable characters, & Austen's classic plot, this film is even better than you remember.
Date: 1995
DVD
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith
Forever changing the way we think about Elizabeth Bennet and friends, this story consists of mostly Austen's original text mixed with some new words. It inspired the recent craze for literary mash-ups.
Date: 2009
Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope
By staying very faithful to Austen's original, this modern retelling highlights the commonalities between Jane Austen's time and ours, but also brings in enough new elements to show the ways we have changed.
Date: 2013
Fiction
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
In this modern day comedy of manners in the spirit of Jane Austen's works, six Californians who create a book club to discuss Jane Austen's books are involved in their own series of joys and difficulties. It was adapted as a film in 2008.
Date: 2004
Fiction / Downloadable Audiobook
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