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Adapted Work

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'Adapted Work' is general type, often but not always a written work, upon which adaptations are based.

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Enemy Mine   Short Story Enemy Mine
"Enemy Mine" is a science fiction novella by Barry B. Longyear. It first appeared in the September 1979 issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, later collected by Longyear in Manifest Destiny (1980). In 1980 it won the Hugo Award for Best...
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The Time Machine Timemachinebook Book The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a novella by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895 and later directly adapted into at least two feature film of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly...
Written Work The Time Machine
The Island of Dr. Moreau   Book The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, playing God and Darwinism. The mythic figure of the chimera, a human/animal hybrid, is brought...
Written Work The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The War of the Worlds   Book The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel (or novella) which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. It is one of the best-known depictions of an alien invasion of Earth. As the story begins, the...
Written Work The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds Musical Album Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne and others, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. The War of the Worlds stars Richard Burton as the narrator-protagonist, Justin...
Adaptation
The First Men in the Moon The 1960s astronauts find Cavor's party's flag Book The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 scientific romance novel by the British author H. G. Wells. The novel tells the story of a journey to the moon undertaken by the two main protagonists, the impoverished businessman Mr Bedford and the brilliant but...
Written Work Le Voyage dans la Lune
The Shining The cover of The Shining with Jack Torrance Book The Shining
The Shining (1977) is a horror novel by American author Stephen King. The title was inspired by the John Lennon song "Instant Karma!", which contained the line "We all shine on…" King had originally wanted to call the book "The Shiner," but changed...
Written Work The Shining
Work of Fiction
Misery Cover of 1987 hardcover edition Book Misery
Misery is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1987. Paul Sheldon is the author of a best-selling series of Victorian-era romance novels surrounding the heroine character Misery Chastain. Since 1974, he has finished the first drafts of...
Written Work
Pet Sematary Book Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary (1983) is a horror novel by Stephen King. Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago, is appointed director of the University of Maine's campus health service. He moves to a large house near the small town of Ludlow with his wife Rachel, their...
Written Work
The Body   Short Story Stand by Me
The Body is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in the 1982 collection Different Seasons. It is subtitled "Fall from Innocence". It was adapted into the acclaimed film Stand By Me in 1986. Directed by Rob Reiner, it stars River Phoenix...
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Work of Fiction
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption   Short Story The Shawshank Redemption
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982) is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in Different Seasons. The novella was adapted for the screen in the film The Shawshank Redemption. The story of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption...
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Work of Fiction
Apt Pupil   Short Story Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil (1982) is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in the 1982 novella collection Different Seasons, subtitled "Summer of Corruption". Apt Pupil consists of 29 chapters, many of which are headed by a month. Set in a fictional...
Written Work
Published Work
Work of Fiction
Carrie Book Carrie
Carrie is American author Stephen King's first published novel, released in 1974. It revolves around the titular character Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her. King...
Written Work Carrie
Mystic River   Book Mystic River
Mystic River is a novel by Dennis Lehane that was published in 2001. It won the 2002 Dilys Award and was made into an Oscar Award-winning film in 2003. The book focuses on the stories of three boys who grow up as friends in Boston Dave Boyle, Sean...
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The Taming of the Shrew Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg Play Kiss Me, Kate
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. It was one of his earlier plays, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. The play begins with a framing device in which a drunkard is deceived into thinking he is a nobleman...
Play 10 Things I Hate about You
Written Work Deliver Us from Eva
The Quiet Man
Atomic Shakespeare
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Richard III Frontispage of the First Quarto Richard The Third Play Tower of London
Richard III is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. The play is an unflattering depiction of the short reign of Richard III of England.While generally classified as a history, as grouped in the First...
Play Richard III
Written Work Richard III
Romeo and Juliet Title page of the Second Quarto (published 1599) Play Romeo Must Die
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feud households. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his...
Written Work Tromeo & Juliet
Romie-0 and Julie-8
West Side Story
Romeo + Juliet
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West Side Story West Side 001 Play West Side Story
West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics). The musical is one of the most popular storylines based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Set in Manhattan's West...
Written Work Josh
Composition
Othello Title page of the first quarto edition of Othello, published in 1622 Play Omkara
Othello, The Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare based on the short story "Moor of Venice" by Cinthio, believed to have been written in approximately 1603. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, his wife Desdemona,...
Play A Double Life
Written Work Othello
Quotation Source Othello
Othello
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King Lear Title page of the first quarto edition, published in 1608 Play Ran
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606, and is considered one of his greatest works. The play is based on the legend of King Leir of Britain. It has been widely adapted for stage and screen...
Play King of Texas
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Macbeth Macbeth3 Play Men of Respect
Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. It is frequently performed at both amateur and professional levels, and has been adapted for opera,...
Play Maqbool
Written Work Macbeth
Macbeth
Macbeth
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Julius Caesar Play Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator of the same name, his assassination and its aftermath. It is one of several Roman plays that he wrote,...
Written Work Julius Caesar
Quotation Source Julius Caesar
Fever Pitch Book Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (sometimes titled in the United States as Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life) is the title of a 1992 autobiographical book by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films of the same name: a British film was released in 1997,...
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Kathleen Mavourneen   Song Kathleen Mavourneen
"Kathleen Mavourneen" is a song, written in 1837, composed by Frederick Nicholls Crouch with lyrics by Marion Crawford. It was popular during the American Civil War. "Mavourneen" is a term of endearment derived from the Irish Gaelic mo mhuirnín,...
Composition
The Mysterious Island Cover page of The Mysterious Island Book Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In...
Fictional Universe Mysterious Island
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The Europeans Book The Europeans
The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the 'new' world of New England. The...
Written Work
Ramona Ramona 1893 cover Book Ramona
Ramona, a novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson (1884), is the story of a part-Scottish and part-Native American orphan girl growing up and getting married in Southern California, suffering racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serial in the...
Film character Ramona
Fictional Character Ramona
Written Work Ramona
Hedda Gabler   Play Hedda
Hedda Gabler is both a play and a fictional character created by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. First published in 1890 and premiered the following year in Germany to negative reviews, the play Hedda Gabler has subsequently gained recognition as...
Translated Work Hedda Gabler
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McTeague   Book Greed
McTeague is a novel by Frank Norris. First published in 1899, it is set in San Francisco. The protagonist is a simple dentist named McTeague. The narrator never reveals McTeague's first name; he is referred to only as "Mac" by the other characters...
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