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A critical biography of British author Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962), famous for her exuberant aristocratic life, her strong marriage, and her passionate affairs with women like novelist Virginia Woolf. Studies the relationship between her life and her work. Explores her poems, biographies, novels, shorter poetry, and all her other writings, both published and unpublished.
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"Long considered the English Chekhov, V.S. Pritchett was described by Eudora Welty as "one of the great pleasure-givers in our language." Here is a true literary event: the first major biography of this writer, who for most of a century ennobled the ordinary, and the affecting story of the two tumultuous marriages that fueled his art." "As a reporter in the 1920s, Pritchett was posted to some of the trouble spots of Europe, including pre-Civil War...
8) V.I. Lenin
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Traces the life and assesses the influence of the leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution who formulated the official Communist ideology and became the first head of the Soviet state.
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Set in a future where Germany has won World War II and Britain has become a fascist state, this is the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about 'V's'...
10) Henry V
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Adaptation of Shakespeare's patriotic historical drama that celebrates the English nation and the greatness of its king. Includes medieval battle sequences with a recreation of the Battle of Agincourt.
12) Henry V
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"Prince Hal" has ascended to the throne of England. He proceeds to assert his hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathers an army and embarks on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs--the bloody Battle of Agincourt--and forever change the face of Europe. King Henry V unites his people, deals justly with traitors, leads his soldiers to victory, and in the end ensures the peace by marrying the French princess...
13) Henry V
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"In the third play portraying England's most admired national hero, Henry V unites his people, invades France, deals with traitors and cements the peace by marrying the Princess of France. The play examines the qualities that make a ruler successful and also the isolation and responsibility that leadership entails"--Provided by publisher.
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"This book accompanies the first-ever exhibition in the UK of the work of American artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly's glass is richly coloured, extravagantly formed, and enormously varied, ranging from 'Chandeliers' to 'Reeds', 'Seaforms' to 'Macchias'. Both the exhibition and the book reveal Chihuly's development over the last thirty years. Chihuly's glass is technically and sculpturally ambitious and often on a scale unmatched by any other artist."...
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