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Reader's Corner

Modern Versions of Classics

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AUTHOR
TITLE
CALL NUMBER
   
Charlotte Vale Allen Night Magic [a retelling of Phantom of the Opera] FIC ALL
Michael CunninghamThe Hours [an updated retelling of Mrs. Galloway FIC CUN
Priscilla Galloway Truly Grim Tales [modern renditions of favorite fairy tales] Y GAL
Parke Godwin Sherwood [recent version of Robin Hood] FIC GOD
Alice Hoffman Here on Earth [a rewrite of Wuthering Heights] FIC HOF, CAS
Valerie Martin Mary Reilly [retelling of Dr. Jekyl and Mr.Hyde from a maid's perspective]FIC MAR
Donna Jo NapoliZel [story of Rapunzel told from multiple points of view] Y NAP
Richard Powers Galatea 2.2 [a modern retelling of the Pygmalion myth] SF POW
Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea [Jane Eyre from a different point of view]F RHY
Jerome Robbins West Side Story [musical version of Romeo and Juliet] CD, CAS, LD
Jennifer Robinson Lady of the Forest [recent version of Robin Hood] FAN ROB
Jane Smiley A Thousand Acres [King Lear in middle America] FIC SMI , CAS, LP
Jane Yolan Briar Rose [modern edition of Sleeping Beauty] Y YOL