Derek Jacobi
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"Margaret Atwood's dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale, has become a modern classic--and now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this stunning sequel. Fifteen years after hte events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At the crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with...
2) I, Richard
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Harper Audio
Pub. Date
p2002
Physical Desc
7 CDs (ca. 8 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Five original tales of mystery and suspense.
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Days after the encounter at the Swiss waterfall that claimed the lives of Sherlock Holmes and criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, Pinkerton detective agent Frederick Chase and Scotland Yard Inspector Athelney Jones, a devoted student of Holmes's methods of investigation and deduction, must track down a sinister figure who is determined to stake his claim as Moriarty's successor.
5) Henry V
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Henry V, King of England, invades France to make what he believes is a legal claim to the throne, but a massive army stands in his way and the young king must lead his own army to victory for the British Empire.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather in his London shop. It is a magical place, filled from wall to wall with treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret from Nell. He borrows heavily from the evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When Grandfather gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their beloved shop. It seems Nell and Grandfather are left only with...
8) Henry V
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2000.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
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1 blu-ray (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone is a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
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Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 376 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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These four lavish productions are all-new adaptations of Christie classics. The murder at the vicarage: When the vicar in Miss Marple's village declares in exasperation that anyone who murdered Colonel Prothero would be doing the world a favor, he does not realize that his words will come back to haunt him. The body in the library: Dolly Bantry enlists Miss Marple's help after she and her husband find the body of a mystery woman in their library....
11) Tolkien
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire...
12) Manor house
Publisher
Wall to Wall Television
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A reality show featuring contemporary people put into the lifestyle of a manor house in the early 1900s. They must live under a strict set of Edwardian rules for three distinct British classes: the aristocratic family, the upper servants and the lower servants.
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Written in the reign of Vespasian around 70 C.E., Suetonius chronicles the extraordinary careers of many Caesars, including Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero. Covering the great and awful times of Imperial Rome, the stories provide listeners with keen insights not only into the lives of the emperors, but their reigns as well.