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7) Emma
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Emma Woodhouse imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her matchmaking creates problems for herself and others.
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
In the dark days of the Napoleonic War, Horatio Hornblower (Titanic's Ioan Gruffudd) and the crew of the Indefatigable are put on half rations. But Hornblower is distracted from his hunger by the prospect of a commission, for Captain Pellew (Robert Lindsay) has nominated the young sailor for the lieutenant's exams. The Indefatigable sails to the African Coast to buy provisions. While ashore, Hornblower and his men are exposed to the Black Plague....
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Following his rapid rise through the ranks of the King's Navy, in 1802, Hornblower is assigned to the HMS Renown which is sailing to the West Indies to subdue a pirate fleet. Her brutal captain is rapidly going insane forcing Hornblower to take action that threatens not only his naval career but his life as well.
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
C.S. Forester's swashbuckling tales of high-seas adventure come to life like never before in this acclaimed adaptation. In THE DUCHESS AND THE DEVIL, Horatio Hornblower (Titanic's Ioan Gruffudd) and a force of seven men capture a small French ship, La Reve. He is rewarded with his first command, sailing the ship to Britain. Traveling with him is a beautiful and intriguing duchess and a vital package of documents bound for the Admiralty. In a thick...
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Facing the ignominious prospect of being hanged for "black, bloody mutiny" aboard the Renown, Hornblower languishes in a Kingston jail while his accuser, the demented Captain Sawyer, remains confined to quarters. But Hornblower's course will be altered yet again when the young officer is chosen to lead a strike force through treacherous mountain terrain on a mission to recapture an enemy-held fort.
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
The epic saga of the legendary sea-faring hero comes to life in these epic films based on c.S. Foresters classic novels. Set against the bloody backdrop of the napoleonic wars. It charts a course for high adventure following the raw recruit as he battles the french evades capture & rises through the ranks
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
The epic saga of Horatio Hornblower, the legendary sea-faring, hero, comes to life in these films based on C.S. Forester's classic novels. Set against the bloody backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Hornblower charts a course for high advneture, following the raw recruit as he battles the French, evades capture, and rises through the ranks of the King's Navy.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Going wrong: As wild teenagers, Guy Curran and Leonora Chisholm believed that they were soulmates. When they meet again eight years later, Guy aims to reclaim her, no matter who stands in his way.
Harm done: Detective Chief Inspector Wexford faces growing public unrest over the release of a pedophile, an odd series of abductions, and the disappearance of a wealthy couple's daughter from her bedroom.
The fallen curtain: Abducted briefly as a boy,...