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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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William Shakespeare
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Royalty, lovers, fools, fairies, and actors converge in the forest in one enchanted night of beauty, dreams, and romance. A wonderful comedy that convinces us of the magic of darkness and shadows. "Oh, what fools these mortals be!"
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Aches and Pains
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Maeve Binchy
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Audio Cassette
Funny insider advice about coping with the ordeals of surgery, a hospital stay, and at-home convalescence.
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All's Well That Ends Well
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William Shakespeare
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The Bard's "dark" comedy in five acts concerns the efforts of Helena, daughter of a renowned physician, to make Bertram, the count of Rousillon, her husband.
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Antony and Cleopatra
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William Shakespeare
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One of the Bard's finest tragedies. This complex and moving account of a passionate love affair between a great general and the wily, capricious queen of Egypt explores the constant and eternal struggle between the private and the public, and the personal and the political.
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As You Like It
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William Shakespeare
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This wisely funny comedy contains some of Shakespeare's loveliest poetry. In the Forest of Arden, the banished young heroine, Rosalind, disguised as a gentleman farmer, encounters an extraordinary assemblage of characters, including young man she loves.
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Complete Arkangel Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare
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Audio CD ($480.00)
The Complete Shakespeare for the 21st Century. This release is of major importance: for the first time all of Shakespeare's plays are available on CD in a single set.
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Coriolanus
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William Shakespeare
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An ambitious and intriguing story of ambition, politics, treachery, and politics. The Bard's last great tragedy explores the career and death of a brilliant and arrogant Roman general.
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Cymbeline
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William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare's classic, a tale of disguise, jealousy, and love. Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline, is suspected of being unfaithful to her husband Posthumus.
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Explore the World of Classical Music
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Audio Cassette
A comprehensive, entertaining explanation of the forms and structures of classical music, through four hundred years of musical history.
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Hamlet
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William Shakespeare
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Teeming with life and death, rich with philosophy and memorable characters, the Bard's best known and most profound creation focuses on a man bent on avenging his father's murder…
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Henry IV, Part One
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William Shakespeare
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Henry must bring order to a land wracked by the rebellions of Northumberland, Hotspur, and the Welsh. But what will he do with his son, a cohort of the debauched Falstaff?
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Henry IV, Part Two
by
William Shakespeare
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England is still in the grip of civil unrest, and King Henry's health is fading. Will Prince Hal cast off his riotous ways and take up the responsibility of the throne?
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Henry V
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William Shakespeare
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When the French Dauphin tweaks the young King of England for his past dissoluteness, Henry V crosses the channel to press his claim to the French throne.
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Henry VI, Part 1
by
William Shakespeare
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War, politics, and romance dance around each other in this tale of ambition versus honor.
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Henry VI, Part 2
by
William Shakespeare
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The head who wears the crown is always envied, always in danger. Although the hostilities in France have ended, hostilities continue between the houses of Lancaster and York.
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Henry VI, Part 3
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William Shakespeare
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This play contrasts two kings, the good but ineffective Henry VI with his rival, the sensual and victorious Edward IV.
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Henry VIII
by
William Shakespeare
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Politics and passion rule in one of Shakespeare's finest history plays.
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Julius Caesar
by
William Shakespeare
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The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar, a brilliant politician at the height of his power and popularity, of approaching doom.
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King John
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William Shakespeare
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King John of England is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria and the Papacy.
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King Lear
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William Shakespeare
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In this tragic tale of vanity, lust, and betrayal is the story of a proud king whose monumental blindness to the realities of his world empower the very evil that destroys him in the end.
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Love's Labour's Lost
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William Shakespeare
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In this charming and sparkling comedy, the young King of Navarre and three courtiers vow to forswear women for three years while they study and fast. But of course the moment they take this oath, the Princess of France and three of her ladies arrive.
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Macbeth
by
William Shakespeare
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Seduced by the promises of witches and spurred by his wife, Macbeth lives by the law of ambition alone. Experience this haunting study of power that traces the rise and fall of an ambitious man.
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Mark Twain Tonight!
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Mark Twain
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Now you can listen to the Hal Holbrook's performance that brings Mark Twain to life -- voice, celebrated wit, and all.
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Mark Twain's Library of Humor
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Mark Twain
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Audio Cassette
Chuckle along with the best 19th century humorists, who provide you with tall tales, puns, and witty ripostes.
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Mark Twain: Letters from the Earth
by
Mark Twain
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Audio Cassette
This one-man performance reveals Twain’s droll, dark side with an irreverent look at the Bible.
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