Yes. Most
titles are out of print but are listede here so you can hunt for them at
various books sites or flea markets
Titles include:
Making
of Pride and Prejudice, Sue Birtwistle, Penguin, 1995 ISBN 014025157-X
This book covers all aspects of production. Mr. Firth discusses his portrayal
of "Mr. Darcy" in the chapter, "A Conversation with Colin Firth".
It is reported that this book will be re-issued.
The Great Stars:
The Independent Years, David Shipman, Macdonald, London, 1981. ISBN
0751504009. Entry for Colin Firth
Camille, Alexandre
Dumas fils, Signet Classic, ISBN# 0-451-52398-9, This edition contains
photographs of the 1984 television production.
Pride and Prejudice,
Jane Austen, BBC Books, 1995, hardback, ISBN#0-56337-1900 Illustrated
with color photographs from BBC/A&E series, cove pic of "Darcy and
Lizzy". Price: about $40
Fever Pitch,
Nick Hornby, Penguin, ISBN#0-14-023729-1 $9.99 Also published by Indigo,
ISBN# 0-0575-40015-3 No pictures in this publication. Penguin has
re-issued the original paperback book. This is listed as non-fiction.
In the US it is published by Riverhead Books; (March 1998) ISBN: 1573226882
$11.20
Fever Pitch Screenplay,
Nick Hornby, Victor Gollancz, Ltd. March 1997. ISBN# 0-57-540034-6. In
an extended introduction, the author describes the making of Fever Pitch.
The screenplay includes scenes not filmed or cut from the final print.
The text is extensively illustrated with b/w stills from the film. Out
of Print
Tumbledown,
screenplay by Charles Wood, Penguin, 1987 ISBN# 0-14-048215-6
When the Fighting
Is Over: A Personal History of the Battle for Tumbledown, Robert Lawrence
and John Lawrence. Out of print.
A Month in the Country,
screenplay, Simon Gray, (in same book as Old Flames), Faber and Faber,
1991, ISBN 0-571-14229-X Out of print.
Nineteen Nineteen,
Hugh Brody and Michael Ignatieff, London/Boston, Faber and Faber, 1985.
ISBN# 0-571-13714-8 This publication contains two pictures of Mr. Firth.
"Beautiful British
Noble Young Actors" from the book series DX Color Cine Album--ISBN4-8261-0530-4
C0074 P2060E, ISBN4-8261-0536-3 C0074-P2060E and ISBN4-7648-1601-6 C0074-P2000E,
Haga Shoten Co., Ltd. (Japan), 1988/89. These books contain
color and black/white pics of "Britpack" actors including Colin Firth.
"Books are quite expensive, 2,000 Yen each."
When The World Was
Young, Graham Nown, W. Lock/Granada Television, l986. ISBN# 0-920-691-04-8
This companion volume to TV series Lost Empires contains six photographs
of CF but no text references.
Complete Novels of
Jane Austen, Penguin. Cover photo of "Darcy and Lizzy."
Jane Austen's World,
Maggie Lane, Key Porter Books. Cover photo of "Darcy and Lizzy."
British Television
Drama in the 1980s, George W. Brandt, ed., Cambridge University Press,
1993. This book includes a chapter (21 pages) on Tumbledown with a photo
of Robert Lawrence. The main focus is the making of the program andthe
public response. Mr. Firth is mentioned only once.
English Patient:
A Screenplay, Anthony Minghella. Hyperion, 1997. ISBN# 0-7868-8245-X.
$10.95
Halliwell's Filmgoer's
Companion, 9th edition by Leslie Halliwell. Scibner's, 1988.
International Motion
Picture Almanac, Quigley Publishing, 1992.
Who's Who in Hollywood,
David Ragan. Facts on File, 1992.
Contemporary Theatre,
Film and Television. Volume 9. Gale Research, 1992.
Another Country,
Julian Mitchell. ISBN# 0-906399-31-9 This book includes the original cast
list and changes when the play moved to a different theater.
Turnaround: A Memoir,
Milos Forman with Jan Novak. Forman discusses the casting of Colin
Firth as "Valmont."
The Life and Work
of Harold Pinter, Michael Billington. Faber and Faber Ltd. London,
1996. This book contains a description of the 1991 production of "The Caretaker"
and includes a brief comment about Mr. Firth.
Bridget Jones' Diary:
A Novel, Helen Fielding. ISBN#0-330-33277-5. Inspired by
the A&E/BBC version of Pride and Prejudice, Fielding has written a
modern version which includes a character named "Mark Darcy".
My Life So Far
is based on two memoirs by Sir Denis Forman: Son of Adam (childhood)
and To Reason Why (army service). A new book by Forman, Personal
Granada focuses on Sidney Bernstein, creator of Granada Television.
What a Girl Wants
Movie tie-in novel (young reader version)
Related books.
An Evil Cradling,
Brian Keenan. Vintage U.K. ISBN#0-09-999030-x Keenan is portrayed
in Hostages.
Some Other Rainbow
John McCarthy and Jill Morell Corgi Adult (1 April, 1994) ISBN#
055213953X John McCarthy is the reporter Mr. Firth portrayed in Hostages.
Mr. Mc Carthy and Ms. Morell write about their experiences during the five
year captivity of the Beirut hostages.
Between Extremes:
A Journey Beyond, John McCarthy, Brian Keenan Black Swan (1 September,
2000) ISBN# 0552145955 While hostages in Beirut, John McCarthy and
Brian Keenan spoke about trips they would like to take, one of the
places was Patagonia. This book is about the coming to fruition of
one of those plans, minus the yak farm.
A Thousand Acres,
Jane Smiley. Ballantine Books. A rerelease of the book with a new cover
showing Jessica Lange and Michelle Pfeifer
The Diary of Henry
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Marjorie Fasman. New Leaf Press, 1977.
ISBN# 0-9660778-5-7'
The New Illustrated
Darcy's Story: From Pride and Prejudice Janet Aylmer, Hugh Thomson
(Illustrator) Copperfield Books (3 September, 1999) ISBN: 0952821036