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(0)Molière
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English
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Jack Worthington is an upstanding gentleman in Victorian society. He just has one secret-he tells everyone that he has a brother named Earnest, when, in reality, Earnest is his alter ego. This allows him a certain duality; he can go out and party as Earnest, but have a sterling reputation as Jack. However, he must merge the two when Jack discovers that his lover, Gwendolyn, will only marry a man named Earnest. Meanwhile, Algernon, a family friend,...
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English
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The classic comedy about seventeenth-century French society-and a man who despises everyone. This play in verse, which debuted in 1666 in Paris, lives on as one of the greatest masterpieces of stage comedy. It follows Alceste-who constantly bemoans the flaws, foibles, and hypocrisies of the human race-and his competition with many other suitors for the hand of the alluring and flirtatious Celimene. In addition to its sheer entertainment value as an...
3) The Miser
Author
Pub. Date
1970
Physical Desc
2 audio discs : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 12 in. + 1 pamphlet (16 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm)
Language
English
Description
The Miser is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris. The miser of the title is called Harpagon, a name adapted from the Latin harpago, meaning a hook or grappling iron. He is obsessed with the wealth he has amassed and always ready to save expenses. Now a widower, he has a son, Cléante, and a daughter, Élise. Although he is over sixty,...
11) The babadook
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amelia is a single mother plagued by the violent death of her husband. When a disturbing storybook called Mister Babadook turns up at her house, she is forced to battle with her son's deep seated fear of a monster. Soon she discovers a sinister presence all around her.
15) 7 días
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
A man decides to gamble a large sum of money to raise an even bigger sum--he wants to bring the world's biggest band, U2, to Mexico to play a concert.
Un promotor de recitales hace una apuesta con el capo mafioso para recaudar dinero para llevar al súper estelar conjunto U2 a su ciudad de Monterrey, y la pierde. Ahora tiene sólo siete días para pagar su deuda, pero a medida que se acerca el plazo, debe enfrentarse a una competencia implacable...
16) 7 d©Ưas
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A man decides to gamble a large sum of money to raise an even bigger sum--he wants to bring the world's biggest band, U2, to Mexico to play a concert.
Un promotor de recitales hace una apuesta con el capo mafioso para recaudar dinero para llevar al s©ðper estelar conjunto U2 a su ciudad de Monterrey, y la pierde. Ahora tiene s©đlo siete d©Ưas para pagar su deuda, pero a medida que se acerca el plazo, debe enfrentarse a una competencia implacable...
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The tradition of telling stories is as old as humanity itself -- the first tales were told around the campfire in prehistoric times, and passed down through the generations. With the advent of writing, myths and legends were finally recorded for posterity, and these texts still retain the power to delight and enthrall readers today. Over the centuries a huge body of literature has been produced, from folk tales and epics to realist narratives and...