Sense & Sensibility. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 1811 book, Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen, 1811
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John Alexander, 2008

When Henry Dashwood dies, he leaves his entire fortune and his home, Norland Park, to his son John. However, John’s wife, Fanny, convinces him to make a much smaller provision than he had originally intended. In addition, they will have to leave Norland Park as it now belongs to John Dashwood. She and her daughters decide to leave Norland immediately.


The White Queen. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2012 book, The Kingmaker's Daughter
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The Kingmaker's Daughter
Philippa Gregory, 2012
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Colin Teague, James Kent, Jamie Payne, 2013

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick puts young Edward IV on the throne of England. But before Neville can arrange for one of his daughters to marry the new king, Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville in secret. As Neville begins losing his control of Edward, he plots to secure his daughters’ futures. Anne, his younger daughter, is married off to Edward, Prince of Wales.


The White Queen. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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The White Queen
Philippa Gregory, 2009
TV series vs book
Colin Teague, James Kent, Jamie Payne, 2013

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick puts young Edward IV on the throne of England. But before Neville can arrange for one of his daughters to marry the new king, Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville in secret. As Neville begins losing his control of Edward, he plots to secure his daughters’ futures. Anne, his younger daughter, is married off to Edward, Prince of Wales.


The White Queen. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, The Red Queen
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The Red Queen
Philippa Gregory, 2010
TV series vs book
Colin Teague, James Kent, Jamie Payne, 2013

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick puts young Edward IV on the throne of England. But before Neville can arrange for one of his daughters to marry the new king, Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville in secret. As Neville begins losing his control of Edward, he plots to secure his daughters’ futures. Anne, his younger daughter, is married off to Edward, Prince of Wales.


Me Before You. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, 2012
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Thea Sharrock, 2016

William Traynor is a successful banker and active man who is in a good relationship with his girlfriend Alicia. While walking to work, he is talking on his mobile phone and inadvertently walks in front of a speeding motorcycle. Nathan assists him with everything physical like movement, exercise, and clothing.


The Governor. Poster of the 1995 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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The Governor
Lynda La Plante, 1995
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Bob Mahoney, Alan Dossor, Robert Knights, 1995-1996

Helen Hewitt becomes the first woman to assume leadership at Barfield, a maximum-security prison that had been nearly decimated by a devastating riot. Although she is met with overt animosity from the inmates and a lack of enthusiasm from the prison staff, she is resolute in her mission to restore order and improve conditions within the facility.


The Exception. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2003 book, The Kaiser's Last Kiss
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The Kaiser's Last Kiss
Alan Judd, 2003
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David Leveaux, 2016

During World War II, Wehrmacht Captain Stefan Brandt is assigned to take command as the personal bodyguard of deposed German Emperor Wilhelm II at his Huis Doorn estate near Utrecht, Netherlands. Despite the Kaiser’s adjutant, Colonel Sigurd von Ilsemann, giving Brandt strict orders not to interfere with the female servants, Brandt is immediately drawn into a passionate affair with Mieke de Jong, one of the maids.


Albert Nobbs. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1918 book, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs
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The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs
George Moore, 1918
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Rodrigo García, 2011

Albert Nobbs is a butler at the Morrison Hotel in late-19th-century Dublin, Ireland; his boss is Mrs Baker. Although biologically female, Albert has spent the last 30 years living as a man. He has also been secretly saving money to buy a tobacconist shop to gain some measure of freedom and independence. Recently unemployed Joe Mackins arrives at the hotel and cons his way into a boilerman job.


Tideland. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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Tideland
Mitch Cullin, 2000
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Terry Gilliam, 2005

Tideland centers on an abandoned child, Jeliza-Rose, and her solitary adventures during one summer in rural Texas while staying at a rundown farmhouse called What Rocks, and focuses on the increasingly dark, imaginative fantasy life the girl creates with the aid of dismembered Barbie doll heads that she often wears on her fingertips.


The Woman in Black. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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The Woman in Black
Susan Hill, 1983
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James Watkins, 2012

In the English village of Crythin Gifford in 1889, three girls are having a tea party. Four years later, Arthur is instructed to visit Crythin Gifford to retrieve any documents left by Alice Drablow, the deceased owner of Eel Marsh House, an isolated and desolate estate on the marshland, as a prelude to the sale of the house.