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2002, 1991
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In 1924, George Bernard Shaw was introduced to Dame Laurentia McLachlan, a Benedictine nun at the Stanbrook Abbey in Worcestershire, England. Along with their mutual friend, Sydney Cockerell, director of Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, the trio enjoyed twenty-five years of letters, literary debate and laughter. Relive their vigorous discussions on everything from the existence of God, to the finer points of tango dancing. Eagle in a cage: A school-teacher-turned-governor...
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[2002]
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A mother and her three Edwardian children move to a country house in Yorkshire after the mysterious disappearance of their father. The children become fascinated by a nearby train and their kindness helps them befriend an older gentleman who may be able to solve the mystery of their missing father.
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c2003
Description
"Behind the shutters of a Victorian family's home lies a lethal potion of lust, corruption and greed... The Blackheath Poisonings, based on the best-selling mystery novel by Julian Symons, and adapted by Simon Raven (Edward and Mrs. Simpson), boldly and brilliantly redefines the Victorian era."--Container.
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[2009]
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Mrs. McGinty's dead: With help from mystery novelist and old friend Ariadne Oliver, Poirot tries to save a man from hanging for a murder he might not have committed. As the famous sleuth tracks down the real killer, he finds his own life at risk.
Cat among the pigeons: As Meadowbank School for Girls begins its term, a new student causes the headmistress unease. Princess Shaista is a political refugee hiding from revolutionaries in her native...
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[2009]
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Oxford's Inspector Robert Lewis, protégé of the legendary Inspector Morse, works with his brilliant, but brooding partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway. The two try to find a link between a murder in Oxford's Bodleian Library; a burglary gone wrong leads from underground amateur boxing to the now-defunct East German Secret Police; the suicide of Hathaway's old friend tests his relationship with Lewis; a case of rape and murder causes Lewis...
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[2011]
Description
Old Unhappy Far Off Things: Lewis and Hathaway investigate two murders at Oxford's last surviving all-female college. Wild Justice: Candidates in an election at Oxford's St. Gerard's Hall are being murdered one-by-one. The Mind Has Mountains: When a student dies from a new anti-depressant drug, is it murder or suicide? The Gift of Promise: Businesswoman Andrea de Ritter is bludgeoned to death in an apparent blackmail plot gone wrong.