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Masterpiece Theatre

Grade Levels:	9 - 13+
Core Subject(s):	Fine Arts - Theater
Website:	http://www.uen.org/emedia
Usage rights:	Download and retain personal copies in perpetuity.

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• Masterpiece Theatre. Jane Austen: Mansfield Park

  Masterpiece brings to life one of the many Jane Austen classics. Fanny Price is plucked from poverty as a child and taken to live with relatives at stately Mansfield Park. Surrounded by entitled and vain cousins, Fanny forges a connection with one Edmund Bertram. Years later, two neighbors fresh from a life in high society descend on Mansfield Park, sparking a labyrinth of intrigue and affairs. Fanny finds herself being pursued, but not by the longstanding love of her life. Can Fanny listen to her own heart and wait for her true love to notice her?

  Length:	00:00:01

• Masterpiece Theatre. Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey

  Masterpiece brings to life one of the many Jane Austen classics. Catherine Morland has an ordinary life and a feverish imagination. When she gets invited to Bath, Catherine is immersed in a world of elaborate balls and handsome men. When one suitor takes her to his family estate, Northanger Abbey, Catherine becomes mired in a world of fact and fantasy. Is there a dark mystery behind the locked doors of Northanger Abbey? Why has her budding romance suddenly been cut short?

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• Masterpiece Theatre. Jane Austen: Persuasion

  Masterpiece brings to life one of the many Jane Austen classics. On the brink of financial ruin, the Elliot family is forced to vacate their ancestral home in order to recover their debts and avoid losing face amongst their parish. The task of organizing their effects falls to levelheaded Anne Elliot, destined for spinsterhood at age 27 after being persuaded eight years earlier to refuse the proposal of Frederick Wentworth, a dashing (but destitute) naval officer. Is there hope for Anne finding love? Find out in this stirring, compelling adaption of "Persuasion."

  Length:	00:00:00

• Masterpiece Theatre. Jane Eyre: Part 01.

  After a wretched childhood, orphaned Jane Eyre yearns for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at Thornfield Hall, where she tutors a lively French girl named Adele. She soon finds herself falling in love with the brooding master of the house - the passionate Mr. Rochester. Jane gradually wins his heart, but they must overcome the dark secrets of the past before they can find happiness.

  Length:	01:01:17

• Masterpiece Theatre. Jane Eyre: Part 02.

  After a wretched childhood, orphaned Jane Eyre yearns for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at Thornfield Hall, where she tutors a lively French girl named Adele. She soon finds herself falling in love with the brooding master of the house - the passionate Mr. Rochester. Jane gradually wins his heart, but they must overcome the dark secrets of the past before they can find happiness.

  Length:	00:52:51

• Masterpiece Theatre. Jane Eyre: Part 03.

  After a wretched childhood, orphaned Jane Eyre yearns for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at Thornfield Hall, where she tutors a lively French girl named Adele. She soon finds herself falling in love with the brooding master of the house - the passionate Mr. Rochester. Jane gradually wins his heart, but they must overcome the dark secrets of the past before they can find happiness.

  Length:	00:01:00

• Masterpiece Theatre. Jane Eyre: Part 04.

  After a wretched childhood, orphaned Jane Eyre yearns for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at Thornfield Hall, where she tutors a lively French girl named Adele. She soon finds herself falling in love with the brooding master of the house - the passionate Mr. Rochester. Jane gradually wins his heart, but they must overcome the dark secrets of the past before they can find happiness.

  Length:	00:53:32

• Masterpiece Theatre: Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

  Just as Nigella Lawson and Martha Stewart have turned us into rabid consumers of cooking and lifestyle advice, the Victorians had their own evangelist in the shape of one Mrs. Isabella Beeton. How did a woman who couldn't cook produce the world's most famous recipe book?

  Length:	00:00:00

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