"Jane Austen, Dramatized" tells the story of how Austen came (albeit late) to the stage, changing things for the author's reputation and her novels ever after. The chapters in this section consider Austen's pioneering dramatic adapters; her earliest Darcys (sexy and not); two actors who performed the roles of Jane and Cassandra Austen on stage in a little-discussed "bioplay"; and the failed screenplays that led to the first Hollywood Austen film, MGM's Pride and Prejudice (1940). Further images to accompany those chapters are liked below.
Chapter 4: First Austen Dramatist
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Chapter 5: Playing Mr Darcy
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Chapter 6: Dear Jane
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Chapter 7: Stage to Screen
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