![]() ![]() ![]() (Though this does, sadly, happen.) Of course, every new generation will see the old books with a new eye. They are so full of vivid incident and dialogue that adaptation becomes more a matter of picking the best bits than filling out the time with new material or fixing what isn’t broken. With their colorful characters, pretzel plots, romantic situations, grand set pieces, climactic revelations and seamless blend of drama and comedy, these books are made to be played. (At least as it’s understood by Americans.) have long been the bread and butter of British broadcasting. ![]() Where American television hustles to turn recently published beach reads into prestige series, literary classics - Austen, Dickens, Trollope, Waugh, et al. ![]()
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