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1) Howards End
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English
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When impetuous Helen Schlegel believes herself to be in love with Paul, the youngest of the Wilcox sons, she sparks off a connection between the two families that leads to collision.
A chance acquaintance brings together the prosperous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured, and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs. Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named...
2) King Lear
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Language
English
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Brooke dreams about making it big as a designer, but popular fashion diva Candace needles her at every turn. But when Brooke inherits the family business from the grandfather she never knew, suddenly she finds herself a mob boss. With the help of her best friends and a sharply dressed mobster, she becomes the most popular girl at her fashion school, and falls for a cute student who's actually an undercover FBI agent.
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English
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The Woman in White (1859-60) is the first and greatest "Sensation Novel." Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue. This new critical edition is the first to use the original manuscript of the novel. John Sutherland examines Collins's contribution to Victorian fiction, traces his practices as a creator of plot, and provides a chronology...
5) Emma
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1932
Language
English
Description
Emma Thatcher becomes housekeeper to the Smith family after the mother dies giving birth to her fourth child. After the children are grown, Mr. Smith and Emma marry. Unfortunately, he dies suddenly. When it is discovered that he left everything to Emma in his will, three of the children bring a charge of murder against her.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Longfellow Deeds (Cooper), a small-town poet, inherits $20 million from his uncle and wants to give it away to needy people. Petty moochers, greedy relatives, conniving lawyers and big executives, who all want a piece of the pie, attempt to have Deeds declared incompetent.
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