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30 millennia of painting / by Charles, Victoria.;
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Subjects: Painting; Art appreciation.;
© c2012., Parkstone International,
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The Pickwick murders / by Redmond, Heather,1969-author.;
In a reimagining of Charles Dickens' classic The Pickwick Papers, Heather Redmond's fourth Victorian-era mystery in the Dickens of a Crime series finds a young Charles tossed into Newgate Prison for a murder he didn't commit, and his fiancée Kate Hogarth striving to clear his name. London, January 1836: Just weeks before the release of his first book, Charles is intrigued by an invitation to join the exclusive Lightning Club. But his initiation in a basement maze takes a wicked turn when he stumbles upon the corpse of Samuel Pickwick, the club's president. With the victim's blood literally on his hands, Charles is locked away in notorious Newgate Prison. Now it's up to Kate to keep her framed fiancé from the hangman's noose. To solve this labyrinthine mystery, she is forced to puzzle her way through a fiendish series of baffling riddles sent to her in anonymous poison pen letters. With the help of family and friends, she must keep her wits about her to corner the real killer--before time runs out and Charles Dickens meets a dead end.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Dickens, Catherine, 1815-1879; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Murder;
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A Christmas carol murder / by Redmond, Heather,1969-author.;
The latest novel from Heather Redmond's acclaimed mystery series finds young Charles Dickens suspecting a miser of pushing his partner out a window, but his fiancée Kate Hogarth takes a more charitable view of the old man's innocence ... London, December 1835: Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of caroling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man at their feet, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Jacob Harley, the business partner of the resident of the house, an unpleasant codger who owns a counting house, one Emmanuel Screws. Ever the journalist, Charles dedicates himself to discovering who's behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harley's corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be Harley's ghost--or is it merely Charles's overwrought imagination? He continues to suspect Emmanuel, the same penurious penny pincher who denied his father a loan years ago, but Kate insists the old man is too weak to heave a body out a window. Their mutual affection and admiration can accommodate a difference of opinion, but matters are complicated by the unexpected arrival of an infant orphan. Charles must find the child a home while solving a murder, to ensure that the next one in chains is the guilty party.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Dickens, Catherine, 1815-1879; Journalists; Murder;
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Dodger / by Pratchett, Terry.;
"In an alternative version of Victorian London, a seventeen-year-old Dodger, a cunning and cheeky street urchin, unexpectedly rises in life when he saves a mysterious girl, meets Charles Dickens, and unintentionally puts a stop to the murders of Sweeny Todd"--
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Adventure and adventurers; Conduct of life; Love; Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character); Humorous stories.; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe.; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General.; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories.; Young adult fiction.;
© c2012., HarperCollins,
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To the ends of the Earth [videorecording] / by Attwood, David(Director); Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-; Dance, Charles.; Delap, Tim.; Evans, Daniel,1973-; Feild, J. J.; Golding, William,1911-1993.Close quarters.Videorecording.; Golding, William,1911-1993.Fire down below.Videorecording.; Golding, William,1911-1993.Rites of passage.Videorecording.; Hamilton, Victoria,1971-; Harris, Jared,1961-; Hobbs, Robert,1972-; Landey, Theo,1975-; McCabe, Richard.; Neill, Sam.; Page, Joanna,1978-; Pettifer, Brian.; Sives, Jamie,1973-; Timeless Media Group (Firm);
Screenplay by Tony Basgallop and Leigh Jackson ; director of photography, Ulf Brantas ; editor, Philip Kloss ; music, Rob Lane.Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Pettifer, Victoria Hamilton, Daniel Evans, Robert Hobbs, Jared Harris, Theo Landey, Jamie Sives, JJ Feild, Tim Delap, Chris Walker, Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Richard McCabe, Joanna Page."From Nobel laureate William Golding's (Lord of the flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat, humbled by the lives of his fellow passengers, as he embarks on an ocean voyage for Australia where he is to be an official in the colonial government."--Container.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Immigrants; Ocean travel; Television mini-series.;
© c2014., Timeless Media Group,
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Ant-Man and the Wasp [videorecording] / by Lilly, Evangeline,1979-actor.; Peña, Michael,1976-actor.; Rudd, Paul,actor,screenwriter.; Reed, Peyton,film director.; Douglas, Michael,1944-actor.; Pfeiffer, Michelle,1957-actor.; Goggins, Walton,1971-actor.; Fishburne, Laurence,III,1961-actor.; Lee, Stan,1922-film producer,creator.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Marvel Studios,production company.;
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins.As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds Ant-Man fighting alongside the Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Ant-Man (Fictitious character); Wasp (Fictitious character); Pym, Hank (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Superheroes;
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The Dickens boy : a novel / by Keneally, Thomas,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In the late 1800s, rather than run the risk of his under-achieving sons tarnishing his reputation at home, Charles Dickens sent two of them to Australia. The tenth child of Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, known as Plorn, had consistently proved unable 'to apply himself ' to school or life. So aged sixteen, he is sent, as his brother Alfred was before him, to Australia. Plorn arrives in Melbourne in late 1868 carrying a terrible secret. He has never read a word of his father's work. He is sent out to a 2000-square-mile station in remotest New South Wales to learn to become a man, and a gentleman stockman, from the most diverse and toughest of companions. In the outback he becomes enmeshed with Paakantji, colonists, colonial-born, ex-convicts, ex-soldiers, and very few women. Plorn, unexpectedly, encounters the same veneration of his father and familiarity with Dickens' work in Australia as was rampant in England. Against this backdrop, and featuring cricket tournaments, horse-racing, bushrangers, sheep droving, shifty stock and station agents, frontier wars and first encounters with Australian women, Plorn meets extraordinary people and enjoys wonderful adventures as he works to prove himself. This is Tom Keneally in his most familiar terrain. Taking historical figures and events and reimagining them with verve, compassion and humour. It is a triumph."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Country life; Families; Immigrants; Secrecy;
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NOS4A2 : a novel / by Hill, Joe.; Rodrg̕uez, Gabriel,1974-;
Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photography, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it's across Massachusetts or across the country. Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing--and terrifying--playground of amusements he calls "Christmasland." Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble--and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx's unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He's on the road again and he's picked up a new passenger: Vic's own son.
Subjects: Horror tales.; Suspense fiction.; Children; Good and evil; Missing children; Psychic ability;
© c2013., William Morrow,
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The brideship wife : a novel / by Howard, Leslie,1953-author.;
"Inspired by the history of the British "brideships," this captivating historical debut tells the story of one woman's coming-of-age and search of independence--for readers of Suzanne Desrochers's Bride of New France. Tomorrow we would dock in Victoria on the northwest coast of North America, about as far away from my home as I could imagine. Like pebbles tossed upon the beach, we would scatter, trying to make our way as best we could. Most of us would marry, some would not. All of us hoped for a better life than we could ever have found in England. England, 1862. Charlotte is somewhat of a wallflower. Shy and bookish, she knows her duty is to marry, but with no dowry, she has little choice in the matter. She can't continue to live off the generosity of her sister Harriet and her wealthy brother-in-law Charles, whose political aspirations dictate that she make an advantageous match. When Harriet hosts a grand party, Charlotte is charged with winning the affections of one of Charles's colleagues, but before the night is over, her reputation--her one thing of value--is at risk. In the days that follow, rumors begin to swirl. Soon Charles's standing in society is threatened and everything Charlotte has held dear is jeopardized, even Harriet, and Charlotte is forced to leave everything she has ever known in England and embark on a treacherous voyage to the New World. From the rigid social circles of Victorian England to the lawless lands bursting with gold in British Columbia's Cariboo, The Brideship Wife takes readers on a mesmerizing journey through a time of great historic change. Based on a forgotten chapter in history, this is a sparkling debut about the pricelessness of freedom and the courage it takes to follow your heart"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; British; Women; Women;
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The Doctor Blake mysteries. [videorecording] / by Garner, Nadine,actor.; McLachlan, Craig,1965-actor.; Cousins, Charles,actor.; Wolfe, Cate,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation,presenter.; December Media,production company.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,publisher.;
Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner, Charles Cousins, Cate Wolfe.Back for season five, Doctor Blake is ready to solve a series of strange and shocking crimes. Blake once again investigates the seemingly unsolvable murders that take place in the fascinating sub-cultures of 1960s Ballarat.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Medical television programs.; Television crime shows.; Medical examiners (Law); Murder; Physicians;
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