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6242) Victoria in the wings
Author
Series
Georgian saga (Jean Plaidy) volume 11
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
1990, c1972
Language
English
6250) Dead of night
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A group of strangers mysteriously gathered at an isolated country estate, recount chilling tales of the supernatural. But even after these frightening tales are told, does one final nightmare await them all?
6252) The imitation game
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading...
Author
Series
Ashmore Castle volume 2
Publisher
Sphere
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
England, 1903. Giles, the new Earl of Stainton, is struggling to bring his family's estate back to order after the death of his father, and he has little time to spare for his young pregnant wife, Kitty. She lives in fear of her mother-in-law, who won't give up the reins of the household. Will she ever truly be mistress of Ashmore Castle? Perhaps if her coming child is a boy, that will change the balance of power... Meanwhile, the Earl's younger sisters...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Language
English
Description
A history of the relationship between Great Britain and the United States ranges from the establishment of the first English colony in the New World to the present day, examining both nations in terms of what connected them and what drove them apart.
Author
Series
Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
In 1553, Hannah Green, a young Jewish girl, flees to London to escape the Spanish Inquisition and catches the attention of Robert Dudley, who plans to use her talents for observation and second sight.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Since the day Charles Philip Arthur George was born, he has been groomed to be King. After more than seventy years of waiting, he finally ascends the throne. The King examines the private life of this historically important and controversial figure, set against the grand, thousand-year sweep of the British monarchy. This richly detailed biography covers it all, from his military training to his marriage to Lady Diana, through their separation and...
6259) The reluctant assassin
Author
Series
W.A.R.P volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Victorian London, Albert Garrick, an assassin-for-hire, and his reluctant young apprentice, Riley, are transported via wormhole to modern London, where Riley teams up with a young FBI agent to stop Garrick from returning to his own time and using his newly acquired scientific knowledge and power to change the world forever.