Typified by their comedic power often demonstrated by the voice of their narrators, what makes Austen's novels arresting can also produce an unsatisfactory transformation to cinema, where the voice of a narrator becomes obtrusive. This book examines Austen's texts for their inherent cinematic features, analyzing the use of these in films.

London's most famous serial killed left a secret confession that languished in the closed cupboard in the vaults of the British Museum.