Arts and Entertainment Network

Overview

Works:	11,419 works in 19,521 publications in 4 languages and 545,755 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Television adaptations Film adaptations History Television mini-series Historical television programs Made-for-TV movies Documentary television programs Biography 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 )

41 editions published between 2000 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 4,386 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

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

60 editions published between 1995 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,359 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 1,839 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 1,649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Young Catherine Morland, innocent and fresh from the country, enters into the depraved society of Bath with dreams and fantasies sparked by her love of gothic romance novels. When she meets the dashing Henry Tilney, she has difficulty distingushing fact from fiction

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 1,604 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 America 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 1,468 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 1,385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Following his rapid rise through the ranks of the King's Navy, in 1802, Hornblower is assigned to the HMS Renown which is sailing to the West Indies to subdue a pirate fleet. Her brutal captain is rapidly going insane forcing Hornblower to take action that threatens not only his naval career but his life as well

Biography( )

in English and held by 1,340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A performance of Macbeth by William Shakespeare( Visual )

3 editions published between 1985 and 2004 in English and held by 1,238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company of Macbeth in which Lady Macbeth, after a trio of witches prophesy Macbeth's ascension to the throne, pushes her husband into a murderous spree. But once crowned king of Scotland, Macbeth sees ghastly visions, fueled by guilt and a new prophecy, that ensure his ultimate downfall

The presidents : the lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States( Visual )

6 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and held by 1,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage

Jane Eyre by Robert Young( Visual )

10 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 1,222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jane Eyre, a mistreated orphan, learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence

The men who built America by Patrick Reams( Visual )

3 editions published between 2009 and 2012 in English and held by 1,155 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

Life after people( Visual )

7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,155 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

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

14 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 1,123 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