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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20010120
Author:Arnold, Gary

The works of certain famous writers - notably E.M. Forster, William Shakespeare and Jane Austen - have been adapted for the screen with gratifying devotion.

The only august figure who seems to have hit a consistently rough patch is Henry James, who once inspired such memorable adaptations as "The Heiress" and "The Innocents" but suffered bumpy rides during the 1990s with "The Portrait of a Lady," "Washington Square" and "Wings of the Dove." (A James Ivory version of "The Golden Bowl" remains in the wings, awaiting a distributor.)

Edith Wharton - James' closest ...

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