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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England-the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.
As the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders-and he questions where his allegiance...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Uhtred, a boy of ten and the son of a nobleman, who is captured by a Danish chieftain named Earl Ragnar in the same battle that his father was killed. As a captive, Uhtred is raised in the Viking ways of war, but his loyalties are divided between Ragnar the warrior he has to come to love as a father and the English King Alfred. Uhtred must discover his true allegiance.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvii, 317 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. Now, finally free of his allegiance to the victorious, ungrateful King Alfred, he is heading home to rescue his stepsister, a prisoner of Kjartan the Cruel in the formidable Danish stronghold of Dunholm. Uhtred's best hope is his sword, Serpent-Breath, for his only allies are Hild, a West Saxon nun fleeing her calling, and...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (390 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The delightful Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe) stars as unlikely private detective Agatha Raisin, who uncovers killers in the Cotswolds in this British-village mystery. In Series Three, Agatha opens a PI agency to uncover the killers lurking in her sleepy Cotswold village, with help from her friend Roy and paramour James.
Publisher
Acorn Media Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 287 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ashley Jensen reprises her role of city PR turned country sleuth in six new episodes of Agatha Raisin. Adapted from the bestselling books by MC Beaton, the first series was an instant hit on Global TV creating a strong fan base around the world.
THE WIZARD OF EVESHAM: The hairdressing wizard Jonny Shawpart works magic on more than just Agatha's hair. But he hears many secrets in the hairdresser's chair and it seems on of them might lead to his murder.
THE...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 462 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton. Agatha, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
2 audio discs (131 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. Composed at the end of Shakespeare's career, the play contains some of his most lyrical dramatic verse.