A Christmas Carol. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1843 book
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
movie vs book
David Hugh Jones, 1999

On Christmas Eve in 1843, Ebenezer Scrooge, a surly money-lender at a counting house for seven years after his business partner Jacob Marley passed away, does not share the merriment of Christmas. In his house, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his deceased business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him to repent his wicked ways or he will be condemned in the afterlife like he was, informing him that three spirits will visit him during the next three nights.


Neverwhere. Poster of the 1996 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, 1996
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Dewi Humphreys, 1996

When office employee Richard Mayhew comes across a wounded young woman named Door on the streets of London and tries to assist her, he is unexpectedly erased from existence. Trapped in an underground kingdom beneath the city, Richard grapples with finding his way back to his former life while evading the enigmatic assassins who were responsible for the death of Door’s family.


Neverwhere. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Free Live Free
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Free Live Free
Gene Wolfe, 1984
movie vs book
Dewi Humphreys, 1996

When office employee Richard Mayhew comes across a wounded young woman named Door on the streets of London and tries to assist her, he is unexpectedly erased from existence. Trapped in an underground kingdom beneath the city, Richard grapples with finding his way back to his former life while evading the enigmatic assassins who were responsible for the death of Door’s family.


The Old Curiosity Shop. Poster of the 1979 TV series and cover of the 1840 book
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The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens, 1840
TV series vs book
Julian Amyes, 1979-1980

Nell Trent lives with her grandfather, the proprietor of the Old Curiosity Shop. Grandfather has a disquieting secret, a gambling addiction fed by high-interest loans from the bully Daniel Quilp. The villainous Quilp wants to get possession of the shop, and Nell. In league with his lawyer Samson Brass and Samson’s sister Sally, Quilp seizes Grandfather’s assets.


Armadillo. Poster of the 2001 TV series and cover of the 1998 book
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Armadillo
William Boyd, 1998
TV series vs book
Howard Davies, 2001

A man who collects ancient battle helmets leads a dual life as an insurance adjuster by day. He finds himself pursuing a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage.