Rope. Poster of the 1948 movie and cover of the 1929 book, Rope: A Play in Three Acts
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Rope: A Play in Three Acts
Patrick Hamilton, 1929
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Alfred Hitchcock, 1948

Two brilliant young aesthetes, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, strangle to death their former classmate from Harvard University, David Kentley, in their Manhattan penthouse apartment. they want to prove their superiority by committing the ‘perfect murder’. The guests, who are unaware of what has happened, include the victim’s father, Mr. Kentley, and aunt, Mrs. Atwater.


Rope. Poster of the 1948 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Alfred Hitchcock's Rope
Don Ward, 1948
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Alfred Hitchcock, 1948

Two brilliant young aesthetes, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, strangle to death their former classmate from Harvard University, David Kentley, in their Manhattan penthouse apartment. they want to prove their superiority by committing the ‘perfect murder’. The guests, who are unaware of what has happened, include the victim’s father, Mr. Kentley, and aunt, Mrs. Atwater.


The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens, 1957
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Stephen Whittaker, 2001

Nicholas Nickleby’s father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment. Nicholas, his mother and his younger sister, Kate, are forced to give up their comfortable lifestyle in Devonshire and travel to London to seek the aid of their only relative, Nicholas’s uncle, Ralph Nickleby. Ralph, a cold and ruthless businessman, has no desire to help his destitute relations and hates Nicholas.