Beauty and the Beast. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1740 book, The Beauty and the Beast
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The Beauty and the Beast
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, 1740
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Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, 1991

An enchantress disguised as an old beggar woman offers a rose to a cruel and selfish prince in exchange for shelter from a storm. On his way to a fair to showcase his latest invention (an automatic wood-chopper), Maurice gets lost in the forest, and seeks refuge in the Beast’s castle, but the Beast imprisons him for trespassing.


The Manchurian Candidate. Poster of the 1962 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon, 1959
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John Frankenheimer, 1962

During the Korean War in 1952, the Soviets and Chinese capture a U.S. Army platoon and take the men to Manchuria in communist China. In the following years, Marco, since promoted to major and assigned to Army Intelligence, suffers from a recurring nightmare.


The Picture of Dorian Gray. Poster of the 1945 movie and cover of the 1890 book
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde, 1890
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Albert Lewin, 1945

Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays youthful. His wish comes true, and his boyish looks aid him as he indulges his every whim.


Death on the Nile. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1937 book
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Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie, 1937
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John Guillermin, 1978

The peace and tranquility that was temporarily existent on the S.S. Karnak is destroyed after one of the passengers is found murdered. Renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is entrusted with the important task of identifying which one of the passengers is the killer before they strike again.


Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1958 book
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Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Paul Gallico, 1958
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Anthony Pullen Shaw, 1992

A delightful tale of a housemaid who spends her days cleaning the homes of the well-to-do. Mrs. Harris or arris as pronounced in her native cockney epitomises her generation of honest, working-class Brits. She knows her place, though that never stops her from speaking her mind or dreaming of luxuries. Admiring a beautiful Dior gown in her employer s closet, Mrs. arris is determined to buy one of her own. Working day and night, she finally saves enough to go to Paris and visit the House of Dior.


The Three Musketeers. Poster of the 1948 movie and cover of the 1844 book
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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George Sidney, 1948

D’Artagnan, an inexperienced Gascon youth, travels to Paris to join the elite King’s Musketeers. On his way, he encounters a mysterious lady at a roadside inn. When he picks a fight with one of her escorts, she becomes suspicious and has him knocked unconscious. His letter of introduction from his father to de Treville, the commander of the Musketeers, is burned. When he awakens, he continues on to the city.


Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Poster of the 1971 movie and cover of the 1943 book, The Magic Bedknob
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The Magic Bedknob
Mary Norton, 1943
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Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball, 1971

During the Blitz, three orphaned children named Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are evacuated from London to Pepperinge Eye, where they are placed in the reluctant care of Miss Eglantine Price, who agrees to the arrangement temporarily. He gives the book to Miss Price, who is distraught to discover the final spell, Substitutiary Locomotion, is missing.


Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Poster of the 1971 movie and cover of the 1947 book, Bonfires and Broomsticks
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Bonfires and Broomsticks
Mary Norton, 1947
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Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball, 1971

During the Blitz, three orphaned children named Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are evacuated from London to Pepperinge Eye, where they are placed in the reluctant care of Miss Eglantine Price, who agrees to the arrangement temporarily. He gives the book to Miss Price, who is distraught to discover the final spell, Substitutiary Locomotion, is missing.


Nanny McPhee. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1964 book, Nurse Matilda
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Nurse Matilda
Christianna Brand, Edward Ardizzone, 1964
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Kirk Jones, 2005

In Victorian England, widowed undertaker Cedric Brown is the father of seven unruly children—Simon, Tora, Eric, Lily, Sebastian, Chrissie, and Aggie. That same night during a storm, while the children cause havoc in the kitchen, Cedric opens the door to reveal a hideous woman, who introduces herself as Nanny McPhee.


The Grinch. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1957 book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, 1957
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Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier, 2018

In the town of Whoville, the human-like people called Whos are filled with excitement about celebrating Christmas. She takes this response literally and attempts to go to the North Pole to talk to Santa, but when Donna tells her that it would take a month to travel there, she instead decides to try trapping Santa with the help of her friends.


The Grinch. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dr. Seuss' The Grinch: The Junior Novelization
Random House, 2018
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Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier, 2018

In the town of Whoville, the human-like people called Whos are filled with excitement about celebrating Christmas. She takes this response literally and attempts to go to the North Pole to talk to Santa, but when Donna tells her that it would take a month to travel there, she instead decides to try trapping Santa with the help of her friends.


Mr. Popper's Penguins. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1938 book
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, 1938
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Mark Waters, 2011

In an opening flashback, Thomas Popper, Jr., is a child whose father traveled around the world during his childhood in the 1970s. After returning home from work one day, Popper learns that his father has died during an adventure to Antarctica and, as per his will, has left him with a souvenir from his adventures in Antarctica.