On a hot July day three elderly people are found dead in a dilapidated house in Primrose Hill Reading the story in a newspaper as she prepares to leave the country Marie Gillies has an unshakable feeling that she is somehow to blame How did these three people come to live together & how did they all die at once? The truth lies in a very different England & in the secret world of the ladies of the house ...

The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris The store is a symbol of capitalism of the modern city & of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture & the changes in sexual attitudes & class relations taking place at the end of the century Octave Mouret the store's owner-manager masterfully exploits the desires of his female customers In his private life as much as in business he is the great seducer But when he falls in love with the innocent Denise Baudu he discovers she is the only one of the salesgirls who refuses to be commodified This new translation of the eleventh book in the Rougon-Macquart cycle captures the spirit of one of Zola's greatest novels of the modern city ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

The Lady & the Tiger is five games in one! Doors A 2-player deduction game by Peter C Hayward Favor A 2-4 player auction game by Allysha Tulk & Kevin Carmichael Hoard A solo game by Ken Maher Labyrinth A 2-player maze game by Philip Tootill Traps A 2-6 player bluffing game by JR Honeycutt Inspired by the classic short story " The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank R Stockton each game offers a unique experience Five amazing games packed into just eighteen unique cards! With stunning evocative art by Tania Walker The Lady & the Tiger is perfect for couples families ladies tigers & anyone who enjoys bluffing games ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A sexy action packed martial-arts fantasy proving looks can kill Four drop dead gorgeous women operate a tavern to lure businessmen & corrupt officials to a bloody death The sword-fighting sirens take on a new recruit an innocent young woman whose family has been killed by an evil general & train her to become a skilled assassin to avenge her family&s massacre Feisty women with dark secrets evil outlaws corrupt officials & a healthy dose of martial arts action come together to help create the biggest ever box office hit in Vietnam Actors Kim Dzung Tang Thanh Ha Thai-Hoa Le & Diem My Director Quang Dung Nguyen Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages Vietnamese Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 29 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play The Lady directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) & her husband Michael Aris (David Thewlis) It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democratic movement Despite distance long separations & a dangerously hostile regime their love endures until the very end A story of devotion & human understanding set against a backdrop of political turmoil that continues today The Lady was written over a period of three years by Rebecca Frayn Interviews with key figures in Aung San Suu Kyi's entourage enabled her to reconstruct for the first time the true story of Burma's national heroine Actors Michelle Yeoh David Thewlis Jonathan Raggett Jonathan Woodhouse Susan Wooldridge Benedict Wong Flint Bangkok Guy Barwell Sahajak Boonthanakit Antony Hickling William Hope Teerawat Mulvilai Agga Poechit Victoria Sanvalli & Nay Myo Director Luc Besson Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Languages English Duration 2 hours & 12 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In 1941 Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart intelligence deft comic timing & undeniable sex appeal & it&s a photo finish as to which was funnier; showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O& Shea the title character in Howard Hawks&s & Ball of Fire& or con artist Jean Harrington aka Lady Eve Sidwich the delirious fulcrum for this classic Preston Sturges comedy Under Sturges&s typically antic microscope the collision between the gold-digging Harrington & the very rich very hapless brewery-heir-turned-herpetologist Charles Pike (a wonderfully callow guileless Henry Fonda) yields ample opportunity for the writer-director to skewer issues of class & sex; as always Sturges is bold in pushing the censors& envelope capturing a palpable erotic heat between the canny Jean & the literally feverish Charlie who after a year up the Amazon is instantly smitten by the mere sight of her shapely ankles (in hindsight a precursor to her subsequent effect in & Double Indemnity&) To give away the plot machinations driving the farce would spoil the fun beyond confirming impersonations mixed signals & misunderstandings as the turns in a consistently rollicking ride that makes good use of Charles Coburn & screwball character veterans Eugene Pallette William Demarest & Eric Blore Actors Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Eugene Pallette William Demarest Eric Blore & Melville Cooper Director Preston Sturges Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1941 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 34 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Future Oscar winner Ray Milland Mexican screen siren Mona Goya & Moore Marriott
- best known for his comic collaborations with Will Hay & Graham Moffatt through the 1930s
- star in this romantic drama from 1929 Originally released as a silent feature with sound added on its 1930 re-release The Lady from the Sea (aka Goodwin Sands) is presented here in a br&-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio Handsome young fisherman Tom Roberts is among the crew of a lifeboat that rescues Frenchwoman Claire le Grange sole survivor of a shipwreck on the treacherous Goodwin Sands Tom&s marriage to his own sweetheart Mary is postponed owing to injuries he sustained in the dramatic rescue & during his convalescence he falls for the charms of the flirtatious Claire When tragedy strikes close to home Tom increasingly tormented by recent events feels the need to escape He returns in time to take part in another rescue; but can he make his peace with Mary? Actors Ray Milland & Mona Goya Director THR Gibbins Certificate PGYear 1929 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 11 minutes (approx)

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' One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILDSummer 1942 When Bernie Gunther is ordered to speak at an international police conference an old acquaintance has a favour to ask Little does Bernie suspect what this simple surveillance task will provoke One year later resurfacing from the hell of the Eastern Front a superior gives him another task that seems straightforward locating the father of Dalia Dresner the rising star of German cinema Bernie accepts the job Not that he has much choice
- the superior is Goebbels himself But Dresner's father hails from Yugoslavia a country so riven by sectarian horrors that even Bernie's stomach is turned Yet even with monsters at home & abroad one thing alone drives him on from Berlin to Zagreb to Zurich Bernie Gunther has fallen in love
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There is much excitement at court as the famous painter Levina Teerlimc arrives to paint the Queen's portrait The Maids of Honour are recruited to help entertain the Queen during the sittings & to pose for the painter whilst the Queen is busy 224 pages Cavendish Grace ...

A PUZZLE ON THE STAGE!A new play Intrigue is just about to open in Whitehall The play

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