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Language
English
Description
The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Jane's mother also...
5) Iris
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 982 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The wedding bells are ringing, but will Castle and Beckett really tie the knot? On the biggest day of his life, Castle is nowhere to be found, and it₂s not because he has cold feet. Now, in a season of brilliant twists and turns, Castle and Beckett take on New York City's most fascinating cases while they try to solve the mystery of their own relationship.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Susan is living through an unfulfilling marriage when she receives a package containing a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, Edward. The novel is dedicated to her but its content is violent and devastating. Susan cannot help but reminisce over her past love story with the author. Increasingly she interprets the book as a tale of revenge, a tale that forces her to re-evaluate the choices that she has made, and reawakens a love that she feared was...
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 984 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After Castle's stunning romantic proposal to Beckett, what happens next? TV's magnetic crime-fighting couple faces a whole new set of challenges as they juggle wedding plans and their most intriguing cases yet in ABC's "Castle: The Complete Sixth Season". Beckett's new job with the Justice Department takes her away from the wisecracking love of her life. But Castle's devotion to his new fiancee - and her fascinating line of work - jeopardizes her...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 1,100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sets the standard with its fascinating characters, well-crafted plots, and beloved heroine, mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. From the shadowy nooks of hometown Cabot Cove to crime scenes as far as Ireland and Australia, Jessica's hot on the trail of some of the most deliberate criminals yet. With danger at every turn, Jessica will need all her wits and ingenuity to get safely to the final page. All 24 episodes of the final season.
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 946 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beckett finds herself in the Captain's chair while Castle makes the leap from author to full-blown Private Investigator. The season begins with a bang as a call from a mysterious stranger puts Beckett on the run and sets off an explosive chain of events. The action gets even more exciting, and a little crazy, when Castle's daughter, Alexis, joins her father to solve the case of a lifetime.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (284 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The "wickedly offbeat" (Parade), contemporary mystery series follows the adventures of newly promoted Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone and her three crime-writing aunts as they solve murders in the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh. Though Matilda's strict boss warns her that homicides are police-only matters, her aunts can't help but offer their expertise, as well as unsolicited dating advice. As Matilda contends with a novelist killed during...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (979 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
TV legend Angela Lansbury returns to her acclaimed and admired role as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in all 21 entertaining episodes. Loaded with the shocking surprises and clever storylines that fans of this 41-time Primetime Emmy-nominated and 16-time Golden Globe-nominated series have come to expect.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (274 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh, Detective Matilda Stone investigates crimes with the aid or, often, meddling of her three mystery-writing aunts, who raised her from childhood. Together, they look into a murder at a health spa, a killing in the contemporary art world, and the theft of an Edgar Allen Poe manuscript. Matilda has decidedly less success with her personal affairs, continuing to pine for Dr. Daniel Lynch even as she begins...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Romancing the stone: Setting out to rescue her sister, held in Columbia by thugs looking for a priceless jewel, romance novelist Joan Wilder teams up with fortune hunter Jack Colton, who has convinced her to beat the bandits to the treasure.
Jewel of the Nile: Bored with life on a yacht, Joan Wilder and Jack Colton find excitement thrust upon them when Joan accepts a speaking engagement in the Middle East and is kidnapped and re-involved with the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (212 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Romancing the stone: Setting out to rescue her sister, held in Columbia by thugs looking for a priceless jewel, romance novelist Joan Wilder teams up with fortune hunter Jack Colton, who has convinced her to beat the bandits to the treasure.
Jewel of the Nile: Bored with life on a yacht, Joan Wilder and Jack Colton find excitement thrust upon them when Joan accepts a speaking engagement in the Middle East and is kidnapped and re-involved with the...
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