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2341) St. Peter's fair
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Lovely Emma Vernold takes Brother Cadfael into her confidence in the matter of the murder of her uncle, and Cadfael must rescue her from a terrible fate.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
354 p. : ill., geneal. table, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the history of the Ephrussis family during the tumultuous events of the twentieth century, intertwined with the story behind a collection of netsuke that was smuggled away by a loyal maid when family members were imprisoned or scattered and their books are art were confiscated by Nazis.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
xiv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A net of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson and Bacon; of the Gunpowder Plot; the worst outbreak of the plague England had ever seen; Arcadian landscapes; murderous, toxic slums; and, above all, of sometimes overwhelming religious passion. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than it had ever been, and the entire culture was drawn taut between the polarities." "This was the...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xx, 315 pages; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"London, Fall 1945. Architectural historian Diana Somerville's experience as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park and her knowledge of London's churches intersect in MI6's pursuit of a Russian agent named Eternity. Diana wants nothing more than to begin again with her husband Brent after their separation during the war, but her signing of the Official Secrets Act keeps him at a distance. Brent Somerville, professor of theology at King's College, hopes...
Author
Series
Publisher
State University of New York Press/Excelsior Editions
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xiii, 253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This meticulously researched overview traces Champ's history as a cultural fixture in Lake Champlain stories, myths and legends. Believers and skeptics will be fascinated by the research and storytelling of the author.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
369 p.; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed debut, Mr. Churchill's Secretary. Now Maggie returns to protect Britain's beloved royals against an international plot--one that could change the course of history. As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited,...
2347) Goodnight Mister Tom
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005, c1998
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A grouchy old man develops a strong bond with a troubled boy sent to live with him during the London Blitz, teaching him to read and write and encouraging a love of drawing, and finds himself fighting to keep him when his mother tries to take him back.
2348) The Duke
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approx. 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full...
2349) Robin Hood
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006, c1973
Edition
Most wanted ed., Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Robin Hood, his trusted companion Little John, and his hilarious band of Merry Men as they outfox greedy Prince John to save the good people of Nottingham. Dashing from one daring deed to the next, Robin won't rest until he wins the hand of Maid Marian and restores King Richard to the throne.
Author
Publisher
Kalyani Navyug Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
68 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the bleak wastes of Dartmoor, England to solve the mystery surrounding the late Sir Charles Baskerville and a ghostly hound.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1942
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
London is in a panic over a series of apparent "Pajama Suicides." Sherlock Holmes, however, is more inclined to believe that they are calculated murders. It is up to the detective and his partner, Dr. Watson, to discover the motive and the means of these crimes and to quickly unmask the murderer. Miss Adria Spedding is an intoxicating woman of character whom Holmes is convinced is behind the killings. A series of masquerades and deadly game playing...
2352) Nowhere boy
Publisher
Distributed by Icon Film Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009, 2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Imagine John Lennon's childhood. A spirited teenager, curious, sharp and funny, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. Two extraordinary sisters tussle for his love - Mimi, the formidable aunt who raised him from the age of 5 and Julia, the spirited mother who gave him up to Mimis care. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into art and the new music flooding in from the US. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul...
2353) Kraken: an anatomy
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2011, ©2010
Edition
Del Rey trade paperback ed.
Physical Desc
509 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a nine-meter-long dead squid is stolen, tank and all, from a London museum, curator Billy Harrow finds himself swept up in a world he didn't know existed: one of worshippers of the giant squid, animated golems, talking tattoos, and animal familiars on strike. Forced on the lam with a renegade kraken cultist and stalked by cops and crazies, Billy finds his quest to recover the squid sidelined by questions as to what force may now be unleashed...
Author
Series
Time-traveling twins volume 3
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[42] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, visit Plymouth Plantation to see how the Pilgrims lived and to celebrate a big feast with the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 555 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It is a contemporary story of redemption, vengeance and self-discovery set against the birth of England. Adapted from Bernard Cornwell's best-selling series of books it combines real historical figures and events with fiction. Against a turbulent backdrop lives Uhtred. Born the son of a Saxon nobleman, he is orphaned by the Vikings and then kidnapped and raised as one of their own. Forced to choose between the country of his birth and the people of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 80 min.)
Language
English
Description
This critically-acclaimed documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites work in combination with Israeli public relations strategists to exercise a powerful influence over news coverage of the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with the insights of analysts, journalists, and political activists, Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land provides an historical overview, a devastating...
2357) The coldest winter
Author
Series
Coldest city volume Prequel
Publisher
Oni Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After a string of botched assignments for MI6 in Berlin, David Perceval is being sent home. Even his final mission before leaving-- the defection of a Soviet scientist --goes badly wrong, as the coldest winter for 30 years descends on Europe. With transport out of Berlin impossible, and the KGB searching everywhere for their lost scientist, Perceval must improvise a deadly game of cat and mouse through the frozen city to keep the Russians at bay,...
2358) Lost in Austen
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amanda Price gets propelled into the scheming 19th century world of Pride and Prejudice while the book's Elizabeth Bennet is hurled into hers. As the plot unfolds, Amanda triggers new romantic twists and turns as she tries to help the Bennet sisters nab husbands and even manages to captivate the tantalizing Mr. Darcy. But what about Elizabeth, and what will become of one of the world's greatest love stories?
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xi, 339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British member of Parliament and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets to the world. As a member of Parliament and leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, Jeremy Thorpe's bad behavior snuck under the radar for years. Police and politicians alike colluded to protect one of their own. At the start of the 1970s, Thorpe was the...
2360) Dearly beloved
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
440 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
A sheltered life in the countryside has left Diana Lindsay restless to see the wider world, for both herself and the son she is raising alone. She cannot marry, but perhaps as a courtesan she will find love and protection despite her painful past. Gathering her courage, she moves to London--and finds herself the city's most desired woman, as admired for her charm as for her beauty. But it is one man who captivates her--handsome, haunted, and harboring...
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