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The Princes in the Tower 96 reviews Alison Weir
Ballantine Books, 1995
Weir provides a watertight case of the guilt of Richard III
+ Sad + The Princes in the Tower recounts the murders of King Edward V and his brother the Duke of York in the Tower of London + Case against Richard III Laid out Clearly
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Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe 49 reviews Renny Krupinski, Demetri Jagger
A&E Home Video, 2002
Great adaption
+ Ivanhoe on DVD + Best script, best casting I have ever seen of Ivanhoe + Classic adventure
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Elizabeth 454 reviews Fanny Ardant, Richard Attenborough
Universal Studios, 2002
Excellent for Anglofiles
+ very pleased with the product + A Wow, Captivating and Mesmerizing Historical Movie + Elizabeth I, The Virgin Queen + great cinema
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII 141 reviews Alison Weir
Grove Press, 1991
Fill in the holes, if you have read other books about this period.
+ Fantastic Work.. + Well worth reading! + Wouldn't Want to Be Them!
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Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics) 138 reviews Charles Dickens
Penguin Classics, 2003
Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted ...
+ Oliver Twist + Citizens of Victorian England + A powerful story. One of my favorite classics. + Now it's worth a read
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Daisy Miller (Penguin Classics) 49 reviews Henry James
Penguin Classics, 1987
Daisy is the best of America
+ A light-hearted but ultimately tragic story + ANNIE P. MILLER + Excelent Service
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The Ring and the Book (Broadview literary texts) 2 reviews Robert Browning
Broadview Press, 2001
The unknown masterpeice of English literature
+ Awesome
As an English major at the University of Pittsburgh, I was never exposed to this series of dramatic monologues. It's a pity, because when I finally stumbled across it, Browning went from being just another 19th-century poet to my favorite English language poet of them all, at one fell swoop. The ...
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Henry V 157 reviews Brian Blessed, Richard Briers
MGM (Video & DVD), 2000
An enduring Masterpiece by a genius director and actor
+ ...shall think themselves accurs'd they did not watch (this DVD) + Best Henry V Ever! + A Masterpiece
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A&E Literary Classics - The Romance Collection Megaset (Pride and Prejudice / Emma / Victoria & Albert / Tom ... 13 reviews Renny Krupinski, Demetri Jagger
A&E Home Video, 2002
Simply Terrific!
+ Good movies + Literary classics - very good + Phenomenal!
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London: The Biography 51 reviews Peter Ackroyd
Anchor, 2003
History
+ London: The Prison and the Theater + Compelling History
Meet the family of characters and events that go to making up the world's most easily recognised name . This book invites you in and sits you down , to eat of the feast of interesting and intriguing characters that are London .
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Vanity Fair (A&E, 1998) 46 reviews Danielle Hawley, Paul Brightwell
A&E Home Video, 2003
The last word on Thackeray's satirical masterpiece
+ Simply the best + Mute the Horns + I loved it!!!!
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Full Bouquet Set (Vols. 1-8) 124 reviews Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2004
keeping up appearances
+ such a great show + High on Hyacinth + one of the best comedies of all time! + Hours of Hyacinth Bucket, are you ready
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Elizabeth I 113 reviews Patrick Malahide, Barbara Flynn
Hbo Home Video, 2006
History Retold!
+ Twilight of the Virgin Queen + Elizabeth I + "Elizabeth I" + IMPRESSED
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron
Kessinger Publishing, 2004
1900. Byron is regarded as the ultimate Romantic and whose name has become synonymous with brooding passion. Although his private life was considered shocking, his poetry was immensely popular and influential, especially in Europe. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is considered one his poetic masterpieces. See other Byron works available from Kessinger Publishing.
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The Lion in Winter 192 reviews Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn
MGM (Video & DVD), 2001
The Lion in Winter
+ Unforgettable Acting and Visuals + Top-notch period drama with great cast + Even better the fourth time!
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The Importance of Being Earnest 12 reviews Oscar Wilde
Prestwick House Inc., 2005
Oscar Wilde was a genius
+ Quick, clean, and to the point! + The constraints of morality; does absolute confidence really exist??? + a really good novel + Farce for the ages
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The Mother Tongue 123 reviews Bill Bryson
Harper Perennial, 1991
Amazing!
+ Spreading the Word :) + A book worth rereading + Flawed but Effective Introduction to What Makes English, and Language, Fascinating.
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Le Morte D'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table (Signet Classics) 69 reviews Sir Thomas Malory
Signet Classics, 2001
Signet translation much better than others
+ Great edition, very well made book, very pretty! + Great book, timeless story. + Let's be honest. . . + Geoffrey of Lousiana
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Notes from a Small Island 277 reviews Bill Bryson
Harper Perennial, 1997
Bless Bill Bryson
+ Notes from a Gonna Be Big Author
If there is anyone out there who has never read Bill Bryson I urge you to start. His books will warm your heart and make you laugh out loud....you can't stay blue or depressed when you're engrossed in one of his works. In spite of his penchant for being an Anglophile (no doubt because he's married ...
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Mansfield Park (1999) 319 reviews Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller
Miramax, 2000
it passes muster
+ A Disappointing Success? + Jane
For those of you who absolutely loved Mansfield Park, the book, and are hopeless Jane Austen purists this movie will probably disappoint you. If on the other hand, you are like me and are a devoted fan of Jane Austen and a purist about everything else Jane Austen, yet for some reason you didn't ...
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