North & South. Poster of the 2004 TV series and cover of the 1855 book, North and South
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North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell, 1855
TV series vs book
Brian Percival, 2004

Margaret Hale and her parents Maria and Richard live in the idyllic town in Helstone in Hampshire. At the wedding of her cousin, Edith, Margaret is approached by Edith’s new brother-in-law, Henry Lennox. Lennox visits Helstone a while later and proposes marriage to Margaret; she refuses him. Later, the family is forced to move to the industrial town of Milton, in the north of England.


V for Vendetta. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the book novelization
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V for Vendetta
Steve Moore, 2006
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
James McTeigue, 2005

In 2027, the world is in turmoil, with the United States fractured as a result of a second civil war and a pandemic of the St. Mary’s Virus ravaging Europe. On November 4, a vigilante in a Guy Fawkes mask, V, rescues Evey Hammond, an employee of state-run British Television Network, from members of the Fingermen secret police.


V for Vendetta. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1990 comic book
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V for Vendetta
Alan Moore, David Lloyd, Tony Weare, 1990
movie vs comic book
James McTeigue, 2005

In 2027, the world is in turmoil, with the United States fractured as a result of a second civil war and a pandemic of the St. Mary’s Virus ravaging Europe. On November 4, a vigilante in a Guy Fawkes mask, V, rescues Evey Hammond, an employee of state-run British Television Network, from members of the Fingermen secret police.


The Cement Garden. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1978 book
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The Cement Garden
Ian McEwan, 1978
movie vs book
Andrew Birkin, 1993

Jack is a narcissistic 15-year-old boy, helping his father, a smoker with a persistent cough, unload large bags of cement to resurface the garden path of their post-war era prefab house. Jack’s mother is taken ill and becomes bedridden and frail, prompting Jack and Julie to take control of the household.


Stonehearst Asylum. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
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The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
Edgar Allan Poe, 1844
movie vs book
Brad Anderson, 2014

In 1899, an Oxford University professor demonstrates a case of female hysteria, Eliza Graves, before his class. Exploring the asylum, Newgate discovers the former staff locked in the boiler room, who explain that Lamb and Finn drugged their drinks and led a revolt.


Cracks. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Cracks
Sheila Kohler, 1999
movie vs book
Jordan Scott, 2009

Upon the arrival of Fiamma, a captivating Spanish girl, at a picturesque British boarding school, the presence of the outsider’s flawless charm immediately unsettles the girls. Even Miss G, who once relished being the most glamorous figure in her students’ lives, finds herself consumed by obsession, feeling both threatened and tantalized by Fiamma.


The Sea. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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The Sea
John Banville, 2005
movie vs book
Stephen Brown, 2013

The story of Max, a man who, after the passing of his wife, travels back to the sea where he used to spend his summers as a boy in quest of solace.


David Copperfield. Poster of the 1970 movie and cover of the 1850 book
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David Copperfield
Charles Dickens, 1850
movie vs book
Delbert Mann, 1970

Charles Dickens’s story of a young man’s journey to maturity. Then virtually abandoned on the streets of Victorian London, David Copperfield is flung into manhood and contends bravely with the perils of big-city corruption and vice; hardships which ultimately fuel his triumph as a talented and successful writer.


Uncovered. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1990 book, The Flanders Panel
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The Flanders Panel
Arturo Pérez-Reverte, 1990
movie vs book
Jim McBride, 1994

Julia has been hard at work, meticulously restoring an artwork from the fifteenth century. When her cleanup of the Flemish painting reveals a previously unknown Latin phrase that translates to ‘Who killed the knight?’ she consults the art authorities she knows to find out what it might mean because good restoration work is at least as much about doing good research and detective work as it is about the actual process of restoration.