Black Beauty. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1877 book
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Black Beauty
Anna Sewell, 1877
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Ashley Avis, 2020

A wild mustang narrates her life from birth born free within the Onaqui Mountains of Utah. One day, the mustang accidentally alerts some cowboys who proceed to wrangle her entire herd, resulting in the mustang never seeing her mother again. A horse trainer named John Manly arrives and purchases the mustang and takes her to Birtwick, a horse sanctuary.


Dangerous Liaisons. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 1782 book
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Dangerous Liaisons
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, 1782
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Oliver Blackburn, Leonora Lonsdale, 2022-

A couple of cunning ex-lovers use seduction to try to take advantage of others. The renowned 18th-century novel ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos adapted for television.


The Watch. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1989 book, Guards! Guards!
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Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, 1989
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Simon Allen, 2020-

The series is inspired by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. Set in the fictional Discworld’s principal city of Ankh-Morpork, The Watch was described by Terry Pratchett in 2012 as a Pratchett-style CSI; it was to have an episodic storyline, following the format of a crime of the week as tackled by the city’s police force under the command of Sam Vimes.


Double Vision. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Double Vision
Mary Higgins Clark, 1988
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Robert Knights, 1992

A stunning medical student goes to London to look into her identical twin sister’s murder, which is a mystery. Using her sister’s name, she approaches the assailant who is desperate to do the killing for good.


Troy: Fall of a City. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the -750 book, The Iliad
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The Iliad
Homer, -750
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David Farr, 2018

The story of the 10-year siege of Troy by the Greeks is told after the young prince of Troy, Paris, has an affair with Helen of Sparta, the wife of the Greek king Menelaus. A rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege of Troy.