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The Mill. [videorecording] / by Griffiths, Ciaran.; Hawes, James.; Hayes, Kerrie.; Lucas, Holly.; BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited.;

Ciaran Griffiths, Kerrie Hayes, Holly Lucas.Based on a powerful true story, The Mill is a drama set in England in 1833, a time when industry is sweeping children as young as nine into the factories and mills to work 12-hour days. Injustice and suppression are the norm, but the world is changing and one feisty young girl takes a stand against the mill owners and their lackeys who rule the children's tired and hungry lives. Inside, Robert Greg (Jamie Draven), the mill owner's son, is taking over the business and modernising ruthlessly, while outside, civil disobedience is on the rise. Times are changing for better or worse and the balance of power is about to fall into the hands of a young girl called Esther Price (Kerrie Hayes).PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Greg, Robert; Greg, Samuel, 1758-1834; Quarry Bank Mill; Historical television programs.; Television programs.; Textile factories; Textile industry; Textile workers;

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Flint & feather : the life and times of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake / by Gray, Charlotte,1948-;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-416) and index.LSC

Subjects: Johnson, E. Pauline (Emily Pauline), 1861-1913.; Poets, Canadian (English); Mohawk Indians;

© 2003, c2002., HarperPerennialCanada,

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Westbound : a Dusty Richards western / by Mayo, Matthew P.,author.; Richards, Dusty,creator.;

Subjects: Western fiction.; Novels.; Frontier and pioneer life; Families; Internal migrants;

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Tchaikovsky discovers America [sound recording] : [a tale of courage and adventure]. by Cowling, Douglas.; Fox, Coli; Budd, Barbar; Boyes, Derek; Babiak, Walte; Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich,1840-1893.Concertos,violin, orchestraSound recording; Studio Arts Orchestra; Highland Park Girls Choir;

Piano concerto #1, 1st movement ; Danse napolitaine (Swan lake) -- Trepac (Nutcracker) -- Swing low ; Turkey in the straw ; Waltzes (Serenade, and Swan lake) -- Tea, Coffee, Chocolate (Nutcracker) -- Danse des cygnes, allegro (Swan lake) -- 1812 Overture, excerpts -- Silver (Sleeping beauty) ; Ragtime -- Overture, act II (Swan lake) -- Girls' chorus (Eugene Onegin) -- Coda, act II (Nutcracker) ; Ragtime -- Marche slav -- Violente (Sleeping beauty) -- Sugar-plum fairy (Nutcracker) -- Le sommeil, panorama (Sleeping beauty) -- Long, long ago ; Girls' chorus (Onegin) ; Waltz Op. 20, (Swan lake) -- Amazing grace ; Serenade, for strings, mvt. 1 -- Serenade for strings, finale ; 1812 overture, finale.Colin Fox, Barbara Budd, Derek Boyes, Ray Landry, Amos Crawley, Kelly Campbell, actors; Studio Arts Orchestra; Walter Babiak, conductor; Highland Park Girls Choir; Anne Cooper-Gay, Errol Gay, directors.Recorded at Manta Eastern Sound, Toronto.A dramatized story of Tchaikovsky arriving in New York in 1891 for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall. During his trip to Niagara Falls, he shares stories with a young family about his music, life, and fear of conducting. Contains over two dozen excerpts of Tchaikovsky's music, and a mosaic of well-known American music of the time, including ragtime, spirituals, and popular folk classics

Subjects: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893; Music appreciation; Orchestral music; Ballets; Music;

© p1993., Classical Kids : Distributed in Canada by A&M Records,

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Doctor Thorne [videorecording] / by Hollander, Tom,1967-; Martini, Stefanie.; Richardson, Harry.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.;

Tom Hollander, Stefanie Martini, Harry Richardson.The life of penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her Uncle, Dr. Thorne, and her relationship with the family at nearby Greshamsbury Park estate.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Television mini-series.; Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882.; Country life; Inheritance and succession;

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Alias Grace [videorecording] / by Harron, Mary,television director.; Polley, Sarah,screenwriter,television producer.; Gadon, Sarah,1987-actor.; Paquin, Anna,actor.; Holcroft, Edward,1987-actor.; Gross, Paul,1959-actor.; Liddiard, Rebecca,actor.; Logan, Kerr,actor.; Levi, Zachary,1980-actor.; Cronenberg, David,1943-actor.; television adaptation of (work):Atwood, Margaret,1939-Alias Grace.; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.;

Sarah Gadon, Anna Paquin, Edward Holcroft, Paul Gross, Rebecca Liddiard, Kerr Logan, Zachary Levi, David Cronenberg.Based on the award-winning novel by Margaret Atwood and inspired by true events, Alias Grace tells the story of Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), a young, poor Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who - along with stable hand James McDermott (Kerr Logan) - finds herself accused and convicted of the infamous 1843 double murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear (Paul Gross), and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery (Anna Paquin).Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Marks, Grace, b. 1827; Murder; Women murderers; Trials (Murder);

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Desperately seeking a duchess / by Caldwell, Christi.;

Whisked away to the English countryside after a major faux pas, new heiress Cailin Audley wants nothing to do with the ton or the Duke of St. James, a notorious rogue and fierce protector of his family, until scandal unites them.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels of manners.; Heiresses; Nobility; Scandals; Man-woman relationships;

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What happens in the ballroom / by Jeffries, Sabrina,author.;

Eliza Pierce, enjoying independence and financial success as part of her party-planning enterprise, Elegant Occasions, is asked by her late husband's best friend, the Earl of Foxstead, to help another young widow of an officer become part of high society,which unexpectedly changes her own life.

Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Love Stories; Nobility;

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Last duke standing / by London, Julia.;

Falling under the tutelage of Queen Victoria, Crown Princess Justine of Wesloria, in the market for a proper husband, forms a friendship with Lord Douglas, who has been tasked with finding her a suitable match, and realizes he is the one whom she wants.

Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Princesses; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships;

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The Adventuress / by Alexander, Tasha,1969-;

"Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent suicide. Not convinced by the coroner's verdict, Emily must employ all of her investigative skills to discover the truth and avert another tragedy"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Historical fiction.; Mystery fiction.; English; Heiresses; Murder; Upper class;

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