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1) Emma
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 30
Lexile measure
GN 1070L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Emma, perhaps the most technically accomplished of all of Austen's novels, is also, after Pride and Prejudice, her most popular one. Its numerous film and television adaptations testify to the world's enduring affection for the headstrong, often misguided Emma Woodhouse and her many romantic schemes. Like the previous volumes in Harvard's celebrated annotated Austen series, Emma: An Annotated Edition is a beautiful and illuminating gift edition that...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 27
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jane Austen's classic tale of love overcoming preconceptions centers on the two eldest daughters of the Bennet family: Jane and Elizabeth. Elizabeth has to fend off an unwelcome offer of marriage from the Rev. Collins, while mistakenly falling for the charms of the dashing Mr. Wickham, before realizing that appearances are deceptive and that her prejudice against Mr. Darcy has blinded her to his real character.
3) Emma
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twenty-one-year-old Emma Woodhouse loves playing matchmaker. When pretty and socially inferior Harries arrives, Emma decides to indulge her passion. Against the advice of family friend and surrogate older brother Mr. Knightly, Emma persuades Harries to reject a marriage proposal from a local farmer in order to hold out for an offer from the dashing Mr. Elton. But Emma soon discovers Mr. Elton's true motives and her advice to Harriet goes terribly...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (312 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fanny is an impoverished young woman, snubbed by society, who earns the respect and love of her cousin in this BBC mini-series adaptation of the Jane Austen classic set in 19th century England.
5) Persuasion
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Anne Elliot turned down Captain Wentworth's proposal of marriage, she allowed herself to be persuaded by her snobbish family's conviction of his unworthiness. But now, after a separation of eight years, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth are to meet again and the tables have turned. Her former lover's fortunes have prospered and he is now returned from a career at sea both eligible and affluent. Anne's father, Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall,...
Publisher
BBC Video
Language
English
Description
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 flirtation with a handsome scoundrel that could lead...
7) Emma
Publisher
Distributed in the United States and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Emma Woodhouse delights in meddling in other people's affairs. She tries to unite people who are wrong for each other. Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with Mr. Knightly.
Publisher
Distributed in the United States and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (312 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fanny is an impoverished young woman, snubbed by society, who earns the respect and love of her cousin in this BBC mini-series adaptation of the Jane Austen classic set in 19th century England.
Publisher
Distributed in the United States and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Catherine Morland is a young woman addicted to Gothic romance novels. Her family sends her to Bath, and in its society of decadence and deceit, she makes the acquaintance of romantic Henry Tilney and his family. When she is invited to his ancestral home, Northanger Abbey, a mystery unfolds, and she wonders if the fantasies inspired by the novels she loves are coming true.
10) Persuasion
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (225 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about lost and found love. Anne is persuaded to reject a proposition of marriage from the man she loves due to his lack of fortune. Years later, they meet again, but now Captain Wentworth has returned from a career at sea both eligible and affluent, while Anne's family has been forced to move to a smaller abode in Bath. While Anne now recognizes the mistake she made in being persuaded against him, she accepts that...
Publisher
Distributed in the United States and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (265 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 18th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation.
Publisher
Distributed in the United States and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (174 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
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