Ian Richardson
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Series
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English
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After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the aging Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained...
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the...
5) Bleak House
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English
Description
"At the court of Chancery, the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case grinds on for years with no end in sight. Entangled in the lawsuit are a growing number of innocent victims: Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a child with mysterious parentage; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. As the case staggers onward, yet more people become embroiled in the furious legal battle,...
6) Dark city
Series
Language
English
Description
When John Murdoch awakens in a strange hotel room, he finds that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The problem is he can't remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by the Strangers, mysterious beings who possess the ability to stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the twisted riddle of his identity. But in a city where reality is the ultimate illusion, discovering the truth could be fatal.
Series
Da Vinci and mysteries of the Renaissance volume disc 4
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Survey of the religious ideas of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance and those who dissented from them. Also explores the role of dissent in the modern world.
Series
Da Vinci and mysteries of the Renaissance volume disc 3
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Examination of scientists of the Renaissance and how their investigations altered our view of the natural world.
Series
Da Vinci and mysteries of the Renaissance volume disc 6
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"The Prince" examines the life and ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli and how they were reflected in the politics and government of Florence, Spain. and England. "The warior" examines the art, methods and morality of Renaissance warfare and how they differ from modern perceptions of armed conflict.
Series
Da Vinci and mysteries of the Renaissance volume disc 5
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Traces the creation of new styles and roles for art through the lives and work of various masters including Donatello, Brunelleschi, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio.
12) Porterhouse blue
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Set in a fictional, all-male Cambridge college this movie aims its barbs at aristocrats, politicians, and TV reporters as well as academics. From Brian Eastman, the producer of Poirot, Rosemary & Thyme, and Traffik.
13) From hell
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history -- Jack the Ripper -- before Mary is killed.
14) 102 Dalmatians
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
[Special edition].
Language
English
Description
Oddball is the newest puppy. She is searching for her spots. Waddlesworth is a macaw who thinks he's a rottweiler. After a spot of therapy Cruella De Vil is released from prison and is a changed woman who is devoted to dogs and good causes. She is delighted that her parole officer, Chloe, has a dalmatian family and big connections with a dog charity. But the sound of Big Ben can reverse the treatment so it is only a matter of time before Cruella is...
16) From hell
Language
English
Description
In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history--Jack the Ripper--before Mary is killed.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In 1878, when Mr. Doyle meets the brilliant teacher, Dr. Bell, the young medical student is drawn into a new world of crime investigation. As he assists Bell in solving gruesome police cases, Doyle becomes fascinated with his tutor's uncanny talent for outwitting the most clever criminals. But, one particularly vicious cat-and-mouse game has a different ending. Doyle finds his life completely changed ... and even Dr. Bell's agile mind cannot predict...
Series
George Smiley novels volume 5
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the shy and retiring master of espionage moves forwards to investigate and finds himself going backwards over very old ground.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Artist Walter Hartright arrives at Limmeridge House to instruct wealthy half-sisters Marian and Laura Fairlie. Their peaceful lives are marred by a strange woman dressed in white, who brings disturbing warnings to the family. When Laura announces her engagement to the dashing Sir Percival Glyde, it seems the darkness haunting them is lifting. But new dangers lurk closer than ever, and the only hope for averting disaster lies with the secret held by...
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