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SHALLOW. Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star Chamber matter of it; if he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire.
SLENDER. In the county of Gloucester, Justice of Peace, and Coram.
SHALLOW. Ay, cousin Slender, and Custalorum.
SLENDER. Ay, and Ratolorum too; and a gentleman born, Master Parson, who writes himself 'Armigero' in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation-'Armigero.'
SHALLOW.
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 'Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.' Set in France and Italy, is a story of one-sided romance, based on a tale from Boccaccio's . Helen heals the King...
3) The escape
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In desperate need of a change, Tara one day makes a bold decision. Armed with a one-way ticket to Paris, she leaves everything behind to rediscover herself in a new city. But walking out of her life isn't so simple.
4) A lost lady
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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When tragedy shockingly strikes on the eve of her wedding, socialite Marian Ormsby falls deep into despair and bitterness. Sent north by her family in an attempt to free her from her malevolent malaise, Marian suffers a bad fall on the slopes of the Canadian Rockies. Rescued by successful lawyer Dan Forrester, Marian is gently coaxed out of her shell by the smitten Dan, many years her senior. Dan eventually surprises her with a unique proposal, a...
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In 1950s France, Gabrielle is a passionate, free-spirited woman who is in a loveless marriage and falls for another man when she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones. Gabrielle yearns to free herself and run away with Andre.
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 video disc (112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A moody thriller, "Eye of the Needle" is set during the waning days of World War II and focuses on a ruthless Nazi spy (Donald Sutherland) operating covertly in England. Discovering vital information about the upcoming D-Day invasion, he plots a return to Germany, only to be stranded on an island off the coast of Scotland; there, his icy resolve is disturbed by an unexpected relationship with a woman (Kate Nelligan) living in isolation with her bitter...
7) On the rocks
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
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Laura thinks she's happily hitched, but when her husband Dean starts logging late hours at the office with a new co-worker, Laura begins to fear the worst. She turns to the one man she suspects may have insight: her charming, impulsive father Felix, who insists they investigate the situation. As the two begin prowling New York at night, careening from uptown parties to downtown hotspots, they discover at the heart of their journey lies their relationship....
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[2013]
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1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits.
10) The wife
Pub. Date
2019.
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1 videodisc (approximately 100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After nearly forty years of marriage, Joan and Joe Castleman are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man's Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe's literary star has blazed...
11) Body heat
Pub. Date
[1981]
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A lawyer has a love affair with a woman and gets involved in a plot to kill her husband.
12) Anna Karenina
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Set in late 19th century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
Pub. Date
1998
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Peggy Sue, a mother of two who runs her own business & is coping with an impending divorce, attends her 25th high school reunion, where a freak mishap sends her decades back in time, giving her the power to create an entirely different future for herself.
14) The duchess
Pub. Date
2008
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1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Chronicles the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. She was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. She was a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. Georgiana is trapped in an unhappy marital triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with Earl Grey, an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt...
Pub. Date
2014
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1 videodisc (approximately 111 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Nelly, a happily-married mother and schoolteacher, is haunted by her past. Her memories, provoked by remorse and guilt, take us back in time to follow the story of her relationship with Charles Dickens with whom she discovered an exciting but fragile complicity.
16) Heat and dust
Pub. Date
[2017]
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2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
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Based on the novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala about Anne, who is drawn to India to unravel the scandal surrounding her great-aunt's seduction in the 1920s by an Indian prince.
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[2011]
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship.
Pub. Date
[2008]
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5 videodiscs (ca. 810 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([14] p. : ill.)
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The changeling: Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to one man, but loves another. She hires her father's servant to kill her betrothed, but is then horrified at what she has done.
The apple cart: The king must match wits with an unruly mistress and a cabinet wanting a constitutional monarchy.
Caesar and Claretta: The story of Mussolini and his lover, Claretta Petacci on their last night together.
The philanthropist: A circle of friends talks of unimportant...
19) Tulip fever
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.
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