At the time of her husband's death, Marion retained just one early "Snow White" adaptation, dated 1974 and bearing emendations, in Barthelme's hand: "AWKWARD," "TOO LONG".
But those are qualities that remain maddeningly out of reach for the characters in this Dickens adaptation dating from the early part of Clifford's career, revisited in a rich and rewarding production with the air of a black-and-white movie by Dundee Rep's artistic director Jemima Levick.
It has been theorised that the blonde hair and blue eyes seen in Caucasians are recent adaptations, dating from approximately 11,000 years ago.
This adaptation, which dates to 1986, has an impressive pedigree.
The most famous adaptation to date is Sally Potter's 1992 film version, starring Tilda Swinton.
Oxfam estimates that if the total sum given for adaptation to date was divided among all small-holder farmers in developing countries, each individual would receive $3, equivalent to the price of a cup of coffee.
Judgements of facial trustworthiness can also be influenced by visual adaptation; to date these (un trustworthy face aftereffects have only been shown following adaptation to emotional expression and facial masculinity/femininity.
The biggest Sparks adaptation to date has been "Dear John," starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, which grossed $80 million after opening in February 2010.
Consider, also, that the one reliable metric in predicting a book's placement on a bestseller list is its impending movie adaptation release date.
According to Rotten Tomatoes, "Fantastic Four" stands as the worst-reviewed Marvel comic-book adaptation to date, narrowly beating out 2005's "Elektra".
