Arts and Entertainment Network

Overview

Works:	11,461 works in 19,281 publications in 4 languages and 544,241 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Television adaptations Film adaptations Television mini-series History Made-for-TV movies Historical films Documentary television programs Historical television programs Romance television programs
Roles:	prn, Producer, brd, Production personnel, Publisher, Distributor, Author, Editor
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Arts and Entertainment Network

The first detective( Visual )
A & E program guide( )
by MCI Communications Corporation( )
Arthur Taylor : former President of CBS by Margot Hardenbergh( Visual )

Most widely held works by Arts and Entertainment Network

The great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann( Visual )

39 editions published between 2000 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 4,368 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Great Gatsby follows viable writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. Chasing his own American dream, Nick lands next door to Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the rich and their loves and deceits. As he bears witness, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles

Midsomer murders by John Nettles( Visual )

90 editions published between 1998 and 2013 in English and held by 3,418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets. A series of grisly murders rocks the village of Fletcher's Cross and local spiritualists fall under suspicion

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Simon Langton( Visual )

57 editions published between 1995 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elizabeth Bennet is a strong-willed yet sensible young woman, the second of five sisters. She has a long-suffering but loving clerical father, and a scatterbrained mother anxious to marry them off as soon as possible--to wealthy young gentlemen. At a local ball, she encounters one such, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom she finds arrogant, cold, and rude. Her older sister Jane falls in love with Darcy's best friend Mr. Bingley, while youngest sister Lydia flirts with anyone in a military uniform. Lizzie finds herself fighting off the attentions of the unctuous Mr. Collins and quite taken by the charming Mr. Wickham - who also happens to be an enemy of Mr. Darcy. However, as the characters succumb in many ways to pride and prejudice, Lizzie learns that not all is quite as it seems ... and that Mr. Darcy might not be so disagreeable after all

Barack Obama( Visual )

14 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,838 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Follow Obama from his early childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his student days at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and his political career in Chicago. Go behind the scenes of Obama's extraordinarily successful presidential campaign and his journey to the 2008 Democratic Convention, and finally his election as president

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen( Visual )

21 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in English and held by 1,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 18th century Bath, a girl bursting with freshness and passion for macabre Gothic novels experiences intrigue, adventure, and romance, especially when the romantic Henry Tilney invites her to his ancestral home

Emma by Jane Austen( Visual )

11 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 1,630 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Emma is the story of a rich, clever and beautiful young woman who can't resist orchestrating other people's love lives. As her romantic plans go ridiculously wrong, however, it's Emma herself who risks missing out on her perfect match!"--Container

Desperate crossing : the untold story of the Mayflower( Visual )

8 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in English and held by 1,615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tells a different tale of the Mayflower and its Pilgrim passengers, a story bearing little resemblance to the popular myth of elementary school pageants. From Scrooby to Leiden to Plymouth, Desperate Crossing tracks the incredible voyage that landed an unlikely band of pioneers on the inhospitable shores of what would come to be known as New England. The hardships of the ocean crossing, the fortuitous assistance of Squanto and Samoset, the first Thanksgiving feast, and the history of the colony in later years are chronicled in detail

America : the story of us( Visual )

8 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and held by 1,602 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of American history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Brian Williams and more"--Container

The French Revolution by Eugen Weber( Visual )

11 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and held by 1,463 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"'The French Revolution' is a ... documentary that encapsulates this heady (and often headless) period in Western civilization. With dramatic reenactments, paintings from the era, and revealing accounts from journals and expert historians, 'The French Revolution' vividly unfurls in a maelstrom of violence. King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte lead a cast of thousands ..."--Container

Horatio Hornblower : the new adventures by C. S Forester( Visual )

42 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 1,382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Loyalty: Peacetime (1807) Hornblower forced to make a living at the gaming tables and caught up in a budding romance with his landlady's daughter, Maria. Hornblower goes on a reconnaissance mission that uncovers French perfidy, leading to renewed war. Complications arise when he is betrayed and temporarily imprisoned. Hornblower and Maria get married. Duty: Admiral Pellew's sends Hornblower off in search of his old mate Bracegirdle, whose sloop Grasshopper has gone missing under mysterious circumstances

Biography( )

in English and held by 1,336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jane Austen's pride and prejudice( Visual )

8 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 1,302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation

Jane Eyre by Franco Zeffirelli( Visual )

11 editions published between 1990 and 2011 in English and held by 1,221 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The passionate young heroine takes employment at Thornfield, an old house, with a moody master and a demented tenant hidden on the third floor

Life after people( Visual )

7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. As global warming and the depletion of natural resources become ever more pressing issues it is critical to consider how we can reduce our impact on the planet. Journey to locations around the globe already going through the processes of a lack of human intervention. See the changes wrought in just decades in ghostly settlements like Chernobyl, which was abandoned since only 1986, and island towns off the coast of Maine. How long would it take before the last remnants of mankind completely disappeared?

Shackleton by Charles Sturridge( Visual )

26 editions published between 2001 and 2014 in English and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ernest Shackleton put out an ad requesting: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. The 27 men who joined his expedition found that Shackleton was true to his word. This is the true story of their extraordinary ordeal, and the death-defying, 800-mile journey in an open boat across the world₂s worst seas that made their rescue possible

The men who built America by Patrick Reams( Visual )

3 editions published between 2009 and 2012 in English and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, Ford, the Men Who Built America. Meet the titans who forged the foundation of modern America and created the American Dream. The mini-series shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen

Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy( Visual )

13 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 1,121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tess Durbeyfield is a luminous beauty who is violated by one man and forsaken by another, but she refuses to remain a victim. Her struggle to endure despite the abandonment of her true love, and her desperate attempt to attain happiness, propels Tess toward a tragic end

The complete Monty Python's flying circus by Monty Python (Comedy troupe)( Visual )

54 editions published between 1974 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comedy sketches and animation

Pearl Harbor by Michael Bay( Visual )

11 editions published between 2000 and 2014 in English and held by 1,116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In Japanese, tora means "tiger." In December of 1941, "tiger, tiger, tiger" was the code phrase that unleashed one of history's most devastating surprise attacks. But the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor also awakened the "sleeping giant" of American military might, and in the process, sealed Japan's fate"--Container

Salem witch trials( Visual )

4 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and held by 1,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the truth about the infamous trials where 20 were killed but none were burned at the stake