Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her works include Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey (1818), Persuasion (1818), and Lady Susan (1871).
A period adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. After a change in circumstances, Marianne is torn between two men, while Elinor longs for a man beyond reach.
Release Date:2024-02-24
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:6
One of Jane Austen's most popular novels comes to life with Paul Gordon's Music (Tony Nominated Composer). Austen fans will love this musical adaptation with the familiar themes of family conflicts, money problems, and thwarted courtships.
Release Date:2023-11-25
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Emma, a timeless love story from one of the most widely read writers of all time, is a musical that will entice modern audiences to fall in love again with one of Jane Austen's most adored characters. Paul Gordon's critically acclaimed stage adaptation re-imagines the Austen's classic in mid-century modern yet keeps the language intact.
Release Date:2023-04-06
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.
Release Date:2022-07-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:592
A single woman focused on her career in New York is forced to deal with the aftermath of a failed relationship when an ex-boyfriend is hired by her company.
Release Date:2020-12-04
Department:Writing
Job:Author
Vote Count:36
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. Based on the classic novel by Jane Austen, is a new musical adaptation by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon (Broadway's Jane Eyre).
Release Date:2020-04-11
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:3
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
Release Date:2020-02-13
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:1771
The spirited and impulsive Charlotte Heywood moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
Release Date:2019-08-25
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:8
Vote Count:113
The author of a self-help book on how to find the perfect husband is determined to find eligible mates for her five single daughters.
Release Date:2019-06-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:6
It's a classic case of opposite attraction: Handsome Ben Bennet is a gay, affluent, stylish attorney at the top of the genteel social set in southern Virginia, while Lee Darcy is a rough-hewn welder with a secret that he nightly tries to blot out with an excess of liquor.
Release Date:2017-04-21
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:30
Release Date:2017-03-05
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:1
From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her plans.
Release Date:2016-05-26
Department:Writing
Job:Short Story
Vote Count:544
A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.
Release Date:2016-02-04
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:2184
Marianne finds romance in the charming Mr. Willoughby, but her sister Elinor warns her to be careful to who she gives herself to, for a mistake could shatter Marianne's sensitive heart. This is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility."
Release Date:2014-05-07
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Adaptation of PD James's bestselling homage to Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt.
Release Date:2013-12-26
Department:Writing
Job:Characters
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:89
Elizabeth Bennet battles fierce zombies, while trying to win the heart of the arrogant Mr. Darcy.
Release Date:2013-10-31
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
In Pride And Prejudice: Having A Ball, social historian Amanda Vickery leads the action as a team of experts recreate a Regency ball in honour of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s popular novel. Joined by Alastair Sooke and a coterie of professionals – a food historian, a costume expert, music history academics and a choreographer who trains a team of dance students to take to the floor– cameras will follow the recreation inspired by Austen’s Netherfield ball. This intimate country house ball drives the plot of the Pride And Prejudice, and is a key turning point in the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy.
Release Date:2013-05-10
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet is a mass communications graduate student still living at home with her parents and two sisters, the sweet, timid Jane and rebellious, party-loving Lydia. With the help of her friend Charlotte Lu, she starts a vlog series for her thesis, discussing the trials and tribulations of her daily life.
Release Date:2012-04-09
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Episode Count:100
Vote Count:15
Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth (Maia Petee) and her oldest sister Jane Bennet (Christina LaFon) through trial and error of first impressions, timeless proposals, mistaken opinions and true love. When Jane meets the new eligible bachelor Mr. Bingley (Mark Mook), she falls head over heels until he suddenly leaves town unexpectedly with his friend Mr. Darcy (Caleb Grusing). While Elizabeth consults her sister she finds herself intertwined in the reasons behind Mr. Bingley's departure, a new found friend Mr. Wickham (James Hawthorn), prejudices and possibilities of finding love herself." The first Impressions are not always lasting ones.
Release Date:2011-08-31
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
In this modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Elinor and Marianne find themselves penniless after their father’s fortune is taken away. As they look for ways to pay the bills, they encounter people who judge them and try to keep them down in the dumps. Add falling in love into the mix, and determining whom to trust becomes a mine field. Can the sisters find a balance between relying on their hearts and using good sense without losing everything they hold dear?
Release Date:2011-05-13
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:53
Two spoiled Beverly Hills sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.
Release Date:2011-01-28
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:323
Aisha, who loves playing matchmaker much to her friend Arjun's disapproval, finds a new target in the simple Shefali. But in the process, she ends up ruining her own relationship with close friends.
Release Date:2010-08-06
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:28
Nothing delights Emma more than meddling in the love lives of others. But when she takes protege Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster...
Release Date:2009-10-04
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:135
Modern Amanda enters through a portal in her bathroom, to join the Bennet family and affect events disastrously.
Release Date:2008-09-03
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:91
An outwardly confident but unmarried woman on the verge of her fortieth birthday reflects on her past suitors and the choices she once made while attempting to help her marriage minded niece choose between a number of potential suitors in this tale inspired by the life and letters of Jane Austen. Jane Austen is about to turn forty, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help select the perfect husband for the young girl, the aging spinster begins to wonder why it is that she never found a man to share her own life with. Perhaps if Jane had accepted the proposal of a wealthy landowner she could have saved her family from financial ruin, and what of the handsome young physician who once warmed to Jane after tending to her ailing family members?
Release Date:2008-02-03
Department:Writing
Job:Author
Vote Count:61
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love?
Release Date:2008-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:108
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Release Date:2007-10-24
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:300
Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot's daughter Anne, despite true love. Now he visits their former seaside country estate, rented by his brother-in-law, Admiral Croft, so the financially stressed baronet can afford a fashionable, cheaper residence in trendy Bath. The former lovers meet again on the estate, where they feel vibes again, but neither dares admit them until it seems too late.
Release Date:2007-04-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:274
In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle she begins to attract the attentions of suitors, learning about the sexual politics of high society along the way.
Release Date:2007-03-18
Department:Writing
Job:Author
Vote Count:106
Based on the novel Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.
Release Date:2006-12-07
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Release Date:2005-09-16
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:8128
Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome American Will Darcy. A Bollywood-style modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.
Release Date:2004-02-11
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:378
Elizabeth Bennet is a hard-working, intelligent college student who won't even think about marriage until she graduates. But when she meets Jack Wickham, a good-looking playboy, and Darcy, a sensible businessman, Elizabeth's determination is put to the test. Will she see through their exteriors and discover their true intentions? Based on Jane Austen's timeless tale Pride and Prejudice.
Release Date:2003-12-05
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:36
Drama-documentary exploring the life of Jane Austen. Actor Anna Chancellor, a distant relative of Jane Austen, discovers the woman behind the acclaimed novels through readings and reconstructions. Location shots of her homes in Steventon and Chawton and extracts from adaptations of her work are also featured.
Release Date:2002-12-30
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Vote Count:2
Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors in this modern take on Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' set in Tamil Nadu.
Release Date:2000-05-05
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:34
Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society. She is treated unfavorably by her relatives, except for her cousin Edmund, whom she grows fond of. However, Fanny's life is thrown into disarray with the arrival of worldly Mary Crawford and her brother Henry.
Release Date:1999-11-12
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:308
Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend, Harriet, and so causes her to come to grief. Through the sharp words of Mr. Knightley, and the example of the opinionated Mrs. Elton, someone not unlike herself, Emma's attitudes begin to soften.
Release Date:1996-10-02
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:126
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
Release Date:1996-08-02
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:613
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
Release Date:1995-12-13
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:1702
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
Release Date:1995-09-24
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:485
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.
Release Date:1995-07-19
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:4454
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.
Release Date:1995-05-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:129
Reeling from her mother's recent death, Ruby Lee Gissing relocates to Florida to start anew. After finding a job at a souvenir store, Ruby becomes friends with the shop's owner, Mildred Chambers, and slowly acclimates to her new surroundings. Before long, she's juggling the affections of Mildred's Lothario son, Ricky, and the good-natured Mike. As she wavers between Ricky and Mike, Ruby also tries to come to terms with her past.
Release Date:1993-10-08
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:33
A tale of intrigue, adventure and romance, this enchanting, remastered dramatization captures the romance of Jane Austin's classic novel "Northanger Abbey".
Release Date:1987-02-15
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:5
Drama series based on the novel by Jane Austen. Mansfield Park is the magnificient country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram and his family. It is here that their poor relation Fanny Price is brought up. Never allowed to forget her good fortune, Fanny is ignored by her cousins, with the exception of Edmund, who alone treats her with care and affection. But will she ever be able to win a valued place in the household and the heart of the man of her dreams?
Release Date:1983-11-06
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:7
A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility.
Release Date:1981-02-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:7
Vote Count:9
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
Release Date:1980-07-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:10
The arrival of a young, well-off, eligible man named Mr. Bingley sends the Bennet household--with five girls of a marrying age--into a tizzy. But it's the introduction of Mr. Bingley's friend, Mr. Darcy, that sets in motion the fate of Elizabeth Bennet, resolved only after a labyrinth of social and personal complexities.
Release Date:1980-01-13
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:22
After arranging a friend's marriage, the incorrigible Emma Woodhouse turns her attention to matching Mr. Elton, the local vicar, with Harriet Smith, her new protégé.
Release Date:1972-07-20
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:4
British television adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name.
Release Date:1971-04-18
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:4
The story revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances.
Release Date:1971-01-09
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:2
BBC's 150th anniversary production of Jane Austen's novel of the same name.
Release Date:1967-09-10
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:1
Persuasion is a 1960 British television mini-series adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. It was produced by the BBC and was directed by Campbell Logan. Daphne Slater stars as Anne Elliot, and Paul Daneman as Captain Frederick Wentworth. The mini-series has four episodes, each about an hour in length. According to shmoop.com, this mini-series was possibly destroyed in the BBC clean-out of the 1970s.
Release Date:1960-12-30
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:4
Release Date:1960-02-26
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:6
Release Date:1958-01-24
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Release Date:1952-02-02
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Release Date:1948-05-23
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happiness difficult.
Release Date:1940-07-26
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:140
Release Date:1938-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:1
A modern twist on Jane Austen's beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, set in a quaint English village at Christmastime.
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Five daughters from the Binat family juggle cultural expectations and personal aspirations as they navigate dating and relationships within their South Asian community.
Department:Writing
Job:Idea