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The Secret World of Arrietty (2010): Everyday Magic in Miniature
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The Moonstone (1996): A Melodramatic Period Mystery
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Anne and Catherine at 200: Celebrating Two Centuries of Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Northanger Abbey
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The Princess Switch (2018): Tried and True Tropes for a Christmas Treat
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A Guilty Pleasure: Twilight and Its Sequels Ten Years On
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A Pack of Pilots: Going to the Dogs in Jane Eyre – Just Because
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