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- The magician / by Tóibín, Colm,1955-author.;
"The Magician opens at the turn of the twentieth century in a provincial German city where the young boy, Thomas Mann, grows up with a conservative, conventional father and a Brazilian mother, exotic and unpredictable, who will never fit in. He hides both his artistic aspirations and his homosexual desires from this father, and his sexuality from everyone. He longs for the charismatic, beautiful, rich, cultured young Jewish man, but marries his twin sister. He longs for a boy he sees on a beach in Venice and writes a novel about him. He has six children. He is the most successful novelist of his time. He wins the Nobel Prize and is expected to lead the condemnation of Hitler. His oldest daughter and son share lovers. They are leaders of Bohemianism and of the anti-Nazi movement. This stunning combination of German propriety and Bohemian revolution goes hand in hand for decades. We see the rise of Hitler, the forced exile of a swath of German writers and artists, Mann's narrow escape to America, his sojourn at Princeton, along with fellow exile Einstein, and his final move to LA in the late 40s where he presided over an astonishing community of writers, artists and musicians, including Brecht and Shoenberg, even as his children court tragedy. To call this a portrait of an artist is both reductive and true-it is a novel about a character and a family, fiercely engaged by the world, profoundly flawed, and as flamboyant as it's possible to be"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955; Bohemianism; Gay men; Novelists, German;
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- A bakery in Paris : a novel / by Runyan, Aimie K.,author.;
"Two women from different generations of the same family fiercely fight for their futures while running a small bakery in Montmartre, in the new novel from the author of The School for German Brides."--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Bakeries; Bakers; Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871; Loss (Psychology); Missing persons; Separation (Psychology);
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- Time trackers-- history. [videorecording (DVD)] / by TVOntario; Visual Education Centre.;
Banting and Best -- Emily Carr -- Harriet Tubman.G.DVD.- Subjects: Banting, Frederick Grant, Sir, 1891-1941; Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978; Carr, Emily, 1871-1945; Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913; Television programs for children; Video recordings for children;
- © c2005., Visual Education Centre,
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Dictionary of Canadian biography.
Includes bibliographies and indexes.v.1. 1000-1700 -- v.2. 1701-1740 -- v.3. 1741-1770 -- v.10. 1871-1880 -- v.12 1891-1900 -- v.13 1901-1910- © c1966-, University of Toronto Press,
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- Nature's fury : eyewitness reports of natural disasters / by Vogel, Carole Garbuny;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Gives eyewitness descriptions of thirteen disasters from 1871 to 1980, including earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, blizzards, drought, flash floods, and wildfires.- Subjects: Natural disasters;
- © c2000., Scholastic,
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Illustrated historical atlas of the County of Simcoe, Ont.
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- © 1975., Cumming Atlas Reprints,
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- The truth-seeker's wife / by Granger, Ann,author.;
"It is Spring 1871 when Lizzie Ross accompanies her formidable Aunt Parry on a restorative trip to the south coast. Lizzie's husband, Ben, is kept busy at Scotland Yard and urges his wife to stay out of harm's way. But when Lizzie and her aunt are invited to dine with other guests at the home of wealthy landowner Sir Henry Meager, and he is found shot dead in his bed the next morning, no one feels safe. Lizzie suspects that Sir Henry had a number of bitter enemies, many of whom might have wanted him dead. Once Ben arrives to help with the investigation, he and Lizzie must work together to expose Sir Henry's darkest secrets, and a ruthless killer intent on revenge ..."--Publisher.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Martin, Lizzie; Ross, Ben (Fictitious character); Aristocracy (Social class); Aunts; Murder; Police spouses; Secrecy;
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- The old rogue of Limehouse / by Granger, Ann,author.;
It is the summer of 1871 when Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross pays a visit to Jacob Jacobus, the old rogue of Limehouse: infamous antiquarian, friend to villains and informer to the police. Ben hopes to glean information about any burglaries that might take place now that the wealthiest echelons of society are back in London for the Season. Little does he realise that an audacious theft has already occurred - a priceless family heirloom, the Roxby emerald necklace, has been stolen from a dressing table in the Roxby residence, and the widowed Mrs Roxby is demanding its immediate return. Ben's day gets worse when he and his wife Lizzie are interrupted that evening by the news that Jacob Jacobus has been found dead in his room with his throat slit from ear to ear ... Surely the two crimes cannot be connected? But with Ben's meticulous investigative skills and Lizzie's relentless curiosity, it is only a matter of time before the tragic truth is revealed.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Martin, Lizzie; Ross, Ben (Fictitious character); Aristocracy (Social class); Murder; Police spouses; Police; Theft;
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- Belgravia. [videorecording] / by Slater, Harriet,1994-actor.; Wainwright, Benjamin,actor.; Bluemel, Edward,1993-actor.; Regbo, Toby,1991-actor.; Onslow, Hannah,actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Harriet Slater, Ben Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow.Belgravia, 1871. The eligible Lord Frederick Trenchard meets the bewitching Clara Dunn, and they fall deeply in love. A romantic courtship and proposal follow, and Clara is swept off her feet. But there are hidden depths to Frederick; he carries trauma from his childhood, following years of emotional neglect and resentment from his father, who favoured the younger son, James. Clara is highly perceptive, quickly realising there is trauma at the heart of Frederick's guarded manner. She grows convinced that by fixing Frederick's relationship with his estranged brother she can also restore his happiness. In the midst of her plans, she starts to develop an unlikely friendship with the charming Dr Ellerby and is drawn into his bohemian world. Excited by the passionate way they live, Clara begins to question her place in the world. Clara and Frederick must chart a course through the rumours which threaten them and confront long-buried secrets as they search for lasting happiness.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Romance television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Aristocracy (Social class); Social classes; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Upper class;
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- The illness lesson : a novel / by Beams, Clare,author.;
Sarah Waters meets Red Clocks in this searing novel, set at an all-girl school in 19th century Massachusetts, which probes the timeless question: who gets to control a woman's body and why. The year is 1871. In Ashwell, Massachusetts, at the farm of Samuel Hood and his daughter, Caroline, a mysterious flock of red birds descends. Samuel, whose fame as a philosopher has waned in recent years, takes the birds' appearance as an omen that the time is ripe for his newest venture. He will start a school for young women, guiding their intellectual development as he has so carefully guided his daughter's. Despite Caroline's misgivings, Samuel's vision-- revolutionary, as always; noble, as always; full of holes, as always-- takes shape. It's not long before the students begin to manifest bizarre symptoms. Rashes, fits, headaches, verbal tics, night wanderings. In desperation, the school turns to the ministering of a sinister physician-- based on a real historic treatment-- just as Caroline's body, too, begins its betrayal. As the girls' conditions worsens, long-buried secrets emerge, and Caroline must confront the all-male, all-knowing authorities around her, the ones who insist the voices of the sufferers are unreliable. In order to save herself, Caroline may have to destroy everything she's ever known. Written in intensely vivid prose and brimming with psychological insight, The Illness Lesson is a powerful exploration of women's bodies, women's minds, and the time-honored tradition of doubting both.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Fathers and daughters; Girls' schools;
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