Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride &...

Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / ... | Doran Godwin, John Carson | Amazing Jane

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	Jane Austen Collection (Sense & Sensibility / Emma / Persuasion / Mansfield Park / Pride & Prejudice / ... Doran Godwin, John Carson BBC Warner, 2004 average customer review:based on 114 reviews view larger image
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A collection of made-for-TV movies based on the novels of Jane Austen.
Genre: Television: British Mystery/Dr
Rating: NR
Release Date: 24-AUG-2004
Media Type: DVD

Worth Owning

I'm enjoying this collection of the BBC programs made on the Jane Austen books. I
am engaged by the story and characters. And I like that each DVD of the story is in
episodes to watch as much of the story as I want, like reading chapters of a book.
The characters and period setting is colorful, it's so like a journey to the past.

Amazing Jane

I just can't get enough of Jane Austen, and this pack of BBC videos is delightful! Extremely well done and true to the written page.

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Fairly Pleased....

I was fairly pleased with this collection of Jane Austen's works. However, I believe the Charles Dickens' collection: Volume 1 was better produced. While I enjoyed Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma, I thought Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion were weak, boring, or too compressed, - leaving out much of the action.

I was able to purchase this collection for $35.00. However, at some stores (including many Borders bookstores) the collection would cost more than $35.00. I would not recommend purchasing the collection for any amount of money more than $35.00. This way, when two or three of the films fall short of your expectations, you still have three or four films that made the purchase worth your money.

If you are considering purchasing this set simply for Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion, I would advise purchasing them individually and buying the newer BBC version of Persuasion along with the Masterpiece Theatre version of Northanger Abbey.

(Note: for more information on why I disliked BBC's Northanger Abbey, see my review on Northanger Abbey.)

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