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Marry in scandal / by Gracie, Anne.;
A shy heiress and a well-known rake face a scandal-forced marriage that might be true love.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships;
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A match made in bed / by Maxwell, Cathy.;
Once upon a time there were three young ladies who, despite their fortunes, had been on the marriage mart a bit too long. They were known as "the Spinster Heiresses"
Subjects: Regency fiction.; Romance fiction.; Nobility;
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Empty mansions : the mysterious life of Huguette Clark and the spending of a great American fortune / by Dedman, Bill.; Newell, Paul Clark,Jr.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed a property listing for a grand estate that had been unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled into one of the most surprising American stories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Empty Mansions is a rich tale of wealth and loss, complete with copper barons, Gilded Age opulence, and backdoor politics. At its heart is a reclusive 104-year-old heiress named Huguette Clark. Dedman has collaborated with Huguette's cousin, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., one of the few relatives to have had frequent conversations with her, to tell a fairy tale in reverse: the bright, talented daughter who is born into an almost royal family of amazing wealth and privilege, yet who secrets herself away from the outside world. Empty Mansions reveals a complete picture of the enigmatic Huguette Clark, heiress to one of the greatest fortunes in American history, a woman who had not been photographed in public since the 1920s. Though she owned three palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, they sat vacant while she lived out her final two decades in a New York City hospital room, despite being in excellent health. Her father was self-made copper industrialist W. A. Clark, who at the dawn of the twentieth century was one of the richest men in America. Huguette's inheritance afforded her untold luxury: gorgeous paintings by Degas and Renoir, a world-renowned Stradivarius violin, a vast collection of antique dolls, lavish gifts for her friends, the freedom to pursue her own work as an artist, and, most important, the privacy she valued above all else. The Clark family story takes the reader nearly the entire span of American history in just three generations. The same Huguette who held a ticket for the return trip of the Titanic was touched by the terror attacks of 9/11. In this scrupulously detailed account, we meet Huguette's extravagant father, her publicity-shy mother, her star-crossed sister, her noble French boyfriend, the nurse who received more than $30 million in gifts, and the relatives seeking to inherit Huguette's $300 million fortune. Richly illustrated with more than seventy photographs, some never before seen, Empty Mansions is a touching story of an eccentric of the highest order, a last jewel of the Gilded Age who lived life on her own terms"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011; Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011; Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011.; Clark, William Andrews, 1839-1925; Collectors and collecting; Eccentrics; Heiresses; Mansions; Recluses;
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Rainbow Rangers. [videorecording] / by Alexander, Phillipa,voice actor.; Crosbie, Juliette,voice actor.; Mythen, Aileen,voice actor.; Naqvi, Zehra,voice actor.; Rawlins, Penelope,voice actor.; Russell, Dan(Voice actor),voice actor.; NCircle Entertainment,publisher.;
Penelope Rawlins, Juliette Crosbie, Zehra Jane Naqvi, Phillipa Alexander, Aileen Mythen, Dan Russell.Seven girls, each with her own wildly unique personality and powers, live a rainbow ride away in Kaleidoscopia. But whenever there's trouble for the people, animals, or natural wonders of the Earth, the Rangers zoom into action and ride a rainbow across the sky to save the day! Bestfriends unite!G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Girls; Helping behavior; Magic; Rainbows; Women superheroes;
For private home use only.
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In Myrtle peril / by Bunce, Elizabeth C.;
"Myrtle Hardcastle's search for a missing heiress, presumed lost at sea, runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim"-- Provided by publisher.Ages 9-12.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Hardcastle, Myrtle (Fictitious character); Murder; Inheritance and succession; Shipwrecks;
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Young Elizabeth : the making of the Queen / by Williams, Kate,1974-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: Abdication Day -- 'A lucky fellow if she accepts you' -- 'Such a nice name' -- 'All the equipment a lady needs' -- 'Queen, Empress of India, the whole bag of tricks' -- 'Great changes' -- 'Who is this Hitler?' -- 'Do let me see what is happening' -- 'After all, she is only nineteen' -- 'A flash of colour' -- 'An obedient sitter' -- 'Came down a Queen' -- Regina."A lively and poignant biography of the young princess who, at the impressionable age of eleven, found that she was now heiress to the throne" --Provided by the publisher.LSC
Subjects: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Queens;
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Great expectations [videorecording] / by Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-; Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.Great expectations.Videorecording.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Irvine, Jeremy,1990-; Newell, Mike.; BBC Films.; British Film Institute.; HanWay (Firm); Hart/Lunsford Pictures (Firm); LipSync Productions.; Number 9 Films.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Unison Films (Firm);
Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Irvine.After Pip, an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice inherits a fortune from an anonymous benefactor, his future seems promising. But a bitter heiress is intent on preventing Pip from finding true love.MPAA Rating: PG-13.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Benefactors; Ex-convicts; Feature films.; Orphans; Pip (Fictitious character : Dickens); Poor children; Revenge; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Young men;
© 2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Death on the Nile. by Guillermin, John,film director.; Lansbury, Angela,actor.; Davis, Bette,actor.; Niven, David,actor.; Kennedy, George,actor.; Birkin, Jane,actor.; Farrow, Mia,actor.; Ustinov, Peter,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, David Niven, George Kennedy, Jane Birkin, Mia Farrow, Peter UstinovOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 1978.As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.;
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Sinners of Starlight City : a novel / by Scott, Anika,author.;
"From the author of the international bestseller The German Heiress, a gripping historical drama about a woman determined to avenge for the crimes against her family, set at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Cousins; Depressions; Exhibitions; Mafia; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The glass house / by Colin, Beatrice,author.;
"From the author of To Capture What We Cannot Keep, Beatrice Colin's The Glass House is a novel set on a remote Scottish estate, about the heiress and the mysterious woman from India who shows up on her doorstep"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Family secrets; Female friendship; Women;
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