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(0)W. Somerset Maugham
Author
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
Written in the form of an autobiography, it tells the story of David Copperfield, growing to maturity in the affairs of the world and affairs of the heart--his success as an artist arising out of his sufferings and out of the lessons he derived from life.
A classic tale of an orphan growing up in the 1800's of England. Intimately rooted in the author's own biography and written as a first-person narrative, "David Copperfield" charts a young man's...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
First serialized in 1924 and published as a complete novel in 1925, "The Painted Veil" is the powerful novel of transgression and redemption by popular and prolific British author W. Somerset Maugham. "The Painted Veil" tells the story of the lovely and superficial Kitty Garstin and her unhappy marriage to Walter Fane, a quiet and honorable man. Kitty agrees to marry Walter not because she loves him, but because she fears being upstaged by her younger...
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1920s. A young English couple, Walter, a middle class doctor, and Kitty, an upper-class woman, get married for all the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai. Kitty falls in love with someone else. When Walter discovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China that is being ravaged by a deadly epidemic. He takes his wife along and their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them...
15) Being Julia
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Julia is a true diva: beautiful, talented, wealthy and famous, with a devoted husband who has masterminded her brilliant career. But after years of the spotlight, she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. She finds what she is looking for in a handsome young American fan, who adds a few more sparks than Julia was hoping for.
16) The letter
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set on a rubber plantation in Malaya, this story centers on a woman's reasons for killing a man who was a close family friend.
17) Secret agent
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An espionage thriller set in Geneva, seasoned with romance. British Intelligence Service agents pose as husband and wife in an attempt to eliminate an agent for the Central Powers.