graphic novels

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Sense and sensibility

Manga-style adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility," following two sisters navigating their complex love lives in the late eighteenth century.

The scarlet letter

Presents a graphic adaptation of the classic novel in which Hester Prynne is ostracized from her seventeenth-century Puritan community for refusing to name the father of her child, the product of an adulterous relationship.

Pride and prejudice

A manga adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," the story of the rocky courtship between headstrong Elizabeth Bennett and wealthy Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Les mis?rables

Presents a manga version of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables." Jean Valjean escapes prison and is pursued for years by officer Javert. In that time he becomes caretaker for a girl named Cosette, who becomes his world, but Javert threatens his peace and plans.

Kindred

When Dana, a woman from the twentieth century, is brought back in time by her slave-owning ancestor, Rufus, when his life is endangered, she must save him in order to live out her own life in the future.

The jungle book

Presents a manga-styled version of the classic "The Jungle Book." Mowgli is a human child who's been raised by animals in the Indian jungle. Now nearly grown, the boy helps his animal family stay safe from the jungle dangers and the humans.

Jane Eyre

Presents a manga-style graphic novel version of Charlotte Bront?'s classic "Jane Eyre," in which an orphaned child, the wild-spirited Jane, is expected to be humble and grateful for those who take care of her, in spite of the abuse and shame she is subjected to. Then, as an adult, Jane finds her soulmate in the brooding, distant Mr. Rochester, but their love may not be enough to overcome a secret in Mr. Rochester's estate.

Great expectations

Presents a manga adaptation of the classic story by Charles Dickens.

Emma

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma," in which young Emma Woodhouse impulsively and sometimes blindly throws herself into matchmaking for her friends and acquaintances, often to the neglect of the men who would like to be matched with her.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Presents a manga-style graphic novel adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo," in which Edmond Dant?s is framed for a crime he did not commit, is sent to a terrible island prison for years, escapes, and disguises himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to take revenge on his betrayers.

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