Stella Gonet
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Richard III belongs to Shakespeare's folio of King Richard plays, and is the longest of his plays after Hamlet. It is classified variously as a tragedy and a history, showing the reign of Richard III in an unflattering light. The play's length springs in part from its reference to the other Richard plays, with which Shakespeare assumed his audience would be familiar. These references and characters are often edited out to create an abridged
...3) Spencer
Publisher
Decal Releasing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana Spencer, struggling with mental health problems, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Language
English
Description
Sisters Evangeline and Beatrice Eliott, who, with talent nurtured by necessity, establish a fashion house that creates a sensation in Roaring Twenties London. Their star continues to rise, but competition is fierce and customers are fickle. Bea's devotion to the business strains her marriage, while Evie embarks upon a liaison that threatens to ruin both her and the House of Eliott. Title has been repackaged.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From the creators of Upstairs, Downstairs comes an addictive drama series set in the lively opulence of high-society London during the Roaring Twenties. Evangeline and Beatrice Eliott, sisters born into wealth and privilege, are left destitute when their spendthrift father dies suddenly. They have no education or training, just a passion for fashion design. Title has been Repackaged.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1957, and it's as if the world of Grantchester has returned to an idyllic state, a metaphorical Garden of Eden. Will believes that everyone can get close to their own Eden through good works and a proactive attitude. But as Geordie knows, every Eden has its snakes. Will's faith will be tested as he and Geordie are reminded that there's darkness lurking in their corner of Cambridgeshire." --
8) The secret
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
©2002.
Language
English
Description
Emma Faraday is burdened by a devastating secret from her childhood--a secret she has kept hidden for years from everyone, including her husband, until the day her old friend, Nadia, re-enters her life, seething with resentment and looking for revenge.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Changing times, cutthroat competition, and romance flavor the dramatic conclusion. As the Roaring Twenties close, the market for haute couture is shrinking. In order to survive, can the House of Eliott realize that ready-to-wear is fashion's future?
10) John Donne
Author
Publisher
HighBridge Audio Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Sophisticated wit and intense emotion, religious fervour and erotic sensuality, delight in life's pleasures and fascination with death, are all to be found in the paradoxical poetry of John Donne. One of the foremost metaphysical poets, Donne's ingenious metaphors and inspired use of language, has earned him affection and reverence in near equal measure to Shakespeare.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Changing times, cutthroat competition, and romance flavor the dramatic conclusion. As the Roaring Twenties close, the market for haute couture is shrinking. In order to survive, can the House of Eliott realize that ready-to-wear is fashion's future? Title has been repackaged.
15) The crow road
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Prentice is searching for his long lost uncle who disappeared without a trace. When he discovers clues on a computer disc containing some of his uncle's notes to a novel, he embarks on a complex journey through his family's secretive past. No matter how shocking or dangerous his quest becomes, he is determined to find the answers and solve what turns out to be a ghastly mystery.
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In March 2018, Salisbury became the site of an unprecedented national emergency after a nerve agent attack on Sergei and Yulia Skirpal garnered international attention. The city faced horrific trials of discovery, identification, and decontamination as the Public Health officials scrambled to understand what was happening and how to protect the city's residents." --
18) Macbeth
Author
Language
English
Description
Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. It is frequently performed at both amateur and professional levels, and has been adapted for opera, film, books, stage and screen. Often regarded as archetypal, the play tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends. For the plot Shakespeare drew loosely on the historical account...