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The Jane Austen collection, BBC

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The Jane Austen collection

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Sense and sensibility: The story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century EnglandEmma: Emma Woodhouse is a young woman who finds that it is sometimes all too easy to confuse good intentions with self-gratificationMansfield Park: In 18th century England, young, impoverished Fanny Price arrives at the elegant estate of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram. Snubbed by everyone except her cousin Edmund, she begins her long struggle for acceptance by her shallow relatives who believe wealth automatically means qualityPersuasion: Eight years after Anne Elliot turned down Captain Wentworth's proposal of marriage, they meet again. Anne now recognizes the false values that persuaded her to reject Captain Wentworth, but his heart seems set upon the youth and beauty of the impetuous Louisa MusgrovePride and prejudice: The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupationNorthanger Abbey: In 19th century Bath, a girl bursting with freshness and passion for macabre Gothic novels experiences intrigue, adventure, and romance, especially when the romantic Henry Tilney invites her to his ancestral home

Disc 1. Sense and sensibility (1981) / directed by Rodney Bennett ; written by Alexander Baron -- Disc 2. Emma (1972) / directed by John Glenister ; written by Denis Constanduros. Disc 3. Persuasion (1971) / directed by Howard Baker ; written by Julian Mitchell. Disc 4. Northanger Abbey (1987) / directed by Giles Foster ; written by Maggie Wadey. Disc 5. Mansfield Park (1983) / directed by David Giles ; written by Kenneth Taylor. Disc 6. Pride and prejudice (1985) / directed by Cyril Coke ; written by Fay Weldon

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