Frances Barber
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English
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The Taming of the Shrew (1592) is a comedy by William Shakespeare. Written between 1590 and 1592, The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's earliest works. Frequently critiqued by scholars for its demeaning portrayal of Katherina and for Petruchio's violence, the play has also been considered as an ironic treatment of the inequality experienced by women in marriage. The Taming of the Shrew has served as source material for countless film and...
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12 audio discs (14 hrs., 50 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 companion eBook.
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English
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When ten-year-old Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy uncle in Mansfield Park, she struggles to adapt to the privileged life. Life in the English countryside is shaken up even more, though, when two flirtatious Londoners come to visit Mansfield Park as well.
3) The Bookshop
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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England, 1959. Free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower (Bill Nighy). As Florence’s obstacles amass...
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2 videodiscs (approximately 373 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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London's Chelsea neighborhood is a beautiful borough for beautiful people, but it has a dark underside of deception, violence, greed, and murder. Bodies have a way of showing up, and things are rarely what they seem. DI Max Arnold and his partner, DS Priya Shamsie, must root out the truth and bring those responsible to justice, no matter their wealth or status.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 203 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Oscar winner Judi Dench stars in this darkly humorous drama about a meek, middle-aged divorcee who suddenly begins to behave in ways that shock her ex and her grown daughter. Extras include biographies of star Judi Dench and writer Catherine Heath.
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1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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After a shipwreck, twin siblings Viola and Sebastian wash up on the shores of Illyria. Viola, disguised as a man named Cesario, takes up service with the Duke Orsino, who is madly in love with the Lady Olivia. But Olivia is in mourning over her brother's death, so Orsino sends Cesario over as an emissary of love, except that Olivia falls for Viola!
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7 videodiscs (approximately 14 hr.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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From England to the Mediterranean, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.