The Henry James Collection (The American / The Portrait of a Lady / The Wings of the Dove / The… for $21.99
Best known for his novels the chronicle the passions and missteps of 19th century Americans in Europe, Henry James continues to appeal to modern sensibilities with his deep understanding of character. This collection of adaptations from the BBC archives includes: The American with Matthew Modine and Diana Rigg, The Portrait of a Lady with Suzanne Neve, Richard Chamberlain and Edward Fox, The Spoils of Poynton with Gemma Jones and Ian Oglivy, The Wings of the Dove with Elizabeth Spriggs, Betsy Blair and John Castle, and The Golden Bowl with Daniel Massey, Barry Morse and Cyril Cusack.
This is worth it for The Spoils of Poynton and The Golden Bowl. The American is not as true to Henry James (read the reviews on Amazon for more details).
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shrdlu
added a year ago
I also found this amazing gem amongst the suggestions (and Thank You, Amazon, for starting my day out so nicely).
http://www.amazon.com/Collection-Importance-Earnest-Picture-Windermeres/dp/B0019BI1FA/ref=pd_sim_d_3
It's the Oscar Wilde Collection, with the late, lamented Jeremy Brett in The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Ideal Husband. To help jog your memory, he was the definitive Sherlock Holmes.
(I'm tempted, since that's only $103.87 for 12 DVDs)

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