Robert Pugh
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
The Hollow crown: New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard; II King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2 and King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption,...
2) Colette
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
After marrying 'Willy', a successful Parisian writer, Colette is transplanted to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation, inspiring additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing...
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Cast away: A FedEx engineer whose ruled-by-the-clock existence abruptly ends when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island.
The last of the Mohicans: Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, is tested by fate amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies in colonial America.
Master and commander: Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey is torn between duty and friendship as he...
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