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Longbourn (film)
''Longbourn'' is a 2013 novel by the British author Jo Baker (novelist), Jo Baker. It gives an alternative view of the events in Jane Austen's 1813 novel ''Pride and Prejudice'', telling the story from the perspective of the servants at Longbourn, the Bennet family home. It was published by Doubleday (publisher), Doubleday in the UK and by Knopf in the US. It has been translated into twenty-one languages, was shortlisted for the IBW Book Award and is due to be made into a film, adapted by Angela Workman and Jessica Swale and directed by Sharon Maguire. Inspiration The novel was in part inspired by the fact that Baker's ancestors had been in service. In an interview with Petra Mayer, Baker says, "I found something in the existing text that niggled me, that felt unresolved, and wanted to explore it further." She states that she feels this novel falls into the same category as Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys's response to ''Jane Eyre'' and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longbourn
''Longbourn'' is a 2013 novel by the British author Jo Baker. It gives an alternative view of the events in Jane Austen's 1813 novel ''Pride and Prejudice'', telling the story from the perspective of the servants at Longbourn, the Bennet family home. It was published by Doubleday in the UK and by Knopf in the US. It has been translated into twenty-one languages, was shortlisted for the IBW Book Award and is due to be made into a film, adapted by Angela Workman and Jessica Swale and directed by Sharon Maguire. Inspiration The novel was in part inspired by the fact that Baker's ancestors had been in service. In an interview with Petra Mayer, Baker says, "I found something in the existing text that niggled me, that felt unresolved, and wanted to explore it further." She states that she feels this novel falls into the same category as Jean Rhys's response to ''Jane Eyre'' and Tom Stoppard's response to ''Hamlet''. In addition to her inspiration, Baker discusses the characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Literature
A parallel novel is an in-universe (but often non- canonical) pastiche (or sometimes sequel) piece of literature written within, derived from, or taking place during the framework of another work of fiction by the same or another author with respect to continuity. Parallel novels or "reimagined classics" are works of fiction that "borrow a character and fill in his story, mirror an 'old' plot, or blend the characters of one book with those of another". These stories further the works of already well-known novels by focusing on a minor character and making them the major character. The revised stories may have the same setting and time frame and even the same characters. Goodreads maintains a list of its readers' ratings of the most popular parallel novels; as of 2022, these included '' Wide Sargasso Sea'', '' Wicked'', '' The Penelopiad'', and ''Telemachus and Homer''. Creating parallel novels can have significant legal implications when the copyright of the original auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Based On Pride And Prejudice
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2013 British Novels
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Sophie Thompson
Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is a British actress. She has worked in film, television and theatre and she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of ''Into the Woods''. She has been nominated for the Olivier Award five other times for '' Wildest Dreams'' (1994), ''Company'' (1996), '' Clybourne Park'' (2011), ''Guys and Dolls'' (2016) and ''Present Laughter'' (2019). Thompson's film appearances include ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''Persuasion'' (1995), '' Emma'' (1996), ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998), ''Gosford Park'' (2001) and ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010). Her television roles include playing Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2006–2007) and Rosemary Piper in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2018). Life and work Early life, training and early career Thompson was born 20 January 1962 in London, and is the daughter of actress Phyllida Law, and actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife is a non-fiction book written by the poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman. Drawing on the diary of Antonina Żabińska, unpublished in English (though published in Polish in 1968), it recounts the true story of how Antonina and her husband, Jan Żabiński, director of the Warsaw Zoo, saved the lives of 300 Jews who had been imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. The book was first published in 2007 by W. W. Norton. Plot summary In the 1930s, Jan Żabiński is the director of a thriving zoo in Warsaw, Poland. His wife, Antonina, has a remarkable empathy with animals, and their villa in the zoo acts as a nursery and residence for numerous animals, as well as for their son. This part of their life abruptly ends with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, subsequently starting World War II (1939–1945). Most of the zoo's animals and structures are destroyed in the bombings and siege of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Jones's Baby
''Bridget Jones's Baby'' is a 2016 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire from a screenplay by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Emma Thompson, based on a story by Fielding. It is the sequel to '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004) and the third installment in the ''Bridget Jones'' film series. The film once again stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, who is shocked when she finds out she is pregnant and must deduce which of her two recent loves is the father, lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth, also reprising his role) or mathematician Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey), all while trying to hide one from the other. The film marked Zellweger's return to the screen after a six-year hiatus. ''Bridget Jones's Baby'' premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on 5 September 2016 and was released in the United Kingdom and United States on 16 September. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $211 million worldwide against a production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Jones's Diary (film)
''Bridget Jones's Diary'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire from a screenplay by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Fielding, which was itself a loose adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Pride and Prejudice''. The film stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old British single woman who writes a diary, which focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. However, her life changes when two men vie for her affection, portrayed by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones appear in supporting roles. Principal photography began in August 2000 and ended in November, and took place largely on location in London and the home counties. ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' premiered at the Empire in London on 10 March 2001 and was released on 13 April simultaneously in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It grossed $282 million worldwide against a production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
