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A story of courage and tenacity beginning in Ireland during the potato famine and moving to California. Age group 10 plus.

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William Shakespeare arrived at his splendid maturity as an artist in his second cycle of history plays. With their superb battle scenes; their ... More

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(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed) Shakespeare's histories--containing within their crowded tableaux all of the tragedies, confusions, and beauties ... More

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1908. With illustrations from scenes in the play. Although his first book was about English romance, Newton Booth Tarkington, winner of two Pulitzer ... More

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An indistinct recollection of the very pretty little tale, called "The Bellows-Mender," suggested the plot of this Drama. The incidents are, however, ... More

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Rene Weis reveals Shakepeare's use of multiple sources to be eclectic in the extreme in this radical reconsideration of the play's date and text. He ... More

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The struggle for the crown takes on new dimensions as the realm of King Henry VI tears itself apart in civil war. His defeat in battle at St. Albans ... More

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Henry VI: Part One is a dramatic tale of the lives of soldiers, diplomats, kings, and insurrectionists. It depicts the fractious instability of the ... More

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Catholic ascetic Matt Talbot, the "workers' saint" (1856-1925), provokes Kilroy's ingenious examination of the idea of sanctity in the modern world. ... More

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Told from the viewpoint of Tommy Peaceful, this cleverly written story takes a poignant look at the First World War from the view point of a child. ... More

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"The Queen and I" is the brilliantly funny novel by Sue Townsend, author of the "Adrian Mole" series. The Monarchy Has Been Dismantled. When a ... More

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My Fair Lady has been a favorite movie for generations. The story of Eliza and Henry Higgins was first told in Shaw's book Pygmalion. George Bernard ... More

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""Mad world, mad kings, mad composition!"" --King John " " In one volume, eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide ... More

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Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a playwright of immense talent, was the most important of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This volume contains the ... More

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The Massacre at Paris is an Elizabethan play by the English dramatist Christopher Marlowe. It concerns the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, which ... More

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Unlike Marlowe's earlier dramas, "Edward II" is a play without a starring role. Instead of the splendid rhetoric of "Tamburlaine" and "The Jew of ... More

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The thesis of this play, revolutionary for its time, was that medical doctors inevitably face a dilemma between the need to care for their patients ... More

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ... More

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An Anglo Saxon History of England in verse C 1200. Based on the Athurian Chronicles of Roman de Brut by Wace

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In September 1890 a house party gathered and the guest of honor was the Prince of Wales. As the party changed for dinner, a personal friend of the ... More

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George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Before becoming a playwright he wrote music and literary criticism. Shaw used his writing to attack ... More

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Henry VI is tricked into marrying Margaret lover of the Earl of Suffolk, who hopes to rule the kingdom through her influence. There is one great ... More

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