Roger Allam
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's 1969, and things have taken a darker turn for the old Cowley team. With the gang now scattered across Oxfordshire, it takes a series of brutal crimes to reunite them. Now joined by former adversary DCI Ronnie Box and his sidekick DS Alan Jago, the gang must battle crime and corruption to finally solve their greatest challenge, which is to find the truth behind George Fancy's death. --
23) The tempest
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place.
25) Parade's end
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Set over a tumultuous ten-year period in the early 20th century, this five-hour HBO miniseries tells the story of an honorable Englishman coping with his growing disillusion at the end of a privileged era and the beginning of a new, egalitarian society. As the comfortable certainties of Edwardian England begin to give way to the chaos and destruction of WWI, nobleman Christopher Tietjens puts principles first by marrying Sylvia, a pretty, manipulative...
26) Say your prayers
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Two orphaned brothers turned radical Christian hitmen venture to rural Ilkley. Their mission: assassinate Professor John Huxley, famed atheist writer." --
27) The Queen
Series
Publisher
Miramx Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen's restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an open display of mourning.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Endeavour and his colleagues are entering a new decade and era of change. Opening on New Year's Eve 1969, normal order has been resumed and the team reunited at Castle Gate CID, with Chief Superintendent Bright back in charge. However, the events of the past year have left their mark. Old friendships will be challenged, and new relationships will blossom. --
Author
Language
English
Description
Love and marriage are the concerns of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Lucentio's marriage to Bianca is prompted by his idealized love of an apparently ideal woman. Petruchio's wooing of Katherine, however, is free of idealism. Petruchio takes money from Bianca's suitors to woo her, since Katherine must marry before her sister by her father's decree; he also arranges the dowry with her father. Petruchio is then ready to marry Katherine, even...
31) Dragon's Green
Author
Series
Worldquake ; 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Five young heroes go on a quest to save a collection of magical books from an evil villain who plans to dominate the world.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This is one of Shakespeare's darkest comedies, for the romantic story of a young man, Bassanio, who has squandered his fortune and must borrow money to woo the wealthy lady he loves is set against the more disturbing story of the Jewish moneylender Shylock and his demand for the 'pound of flesh' owed him by the Venetian merchant, Antonio. Here pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglement to display the extraordinary power...
Publisher
Barrington Public Library
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Brown: Queen Victoria was the world's most powerful woman. Rugged Scotsman John Brown was a lowly servant who looked after her horses. Yet circumstances brought them together. The result was a passionate friendship that scandalized a nation!
Howard's End: A tragic series of events occurs when two impulsive sisters become involved with a working-class couple and a wealthy family. Based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie:...
