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By Berg, Alban, 1885-1935 Dexter, John, 1925-1990 D'Alessio, Clemente Large, Brian Migenes-Johnson, Julia Lear, Evelyn Riegel, Kenneth Little, Frank, 1936-2006 Mazura, Franz Levine, James, 1943- Herbert, Jocelyn Wechsler, Gil Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918 Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm) Metropolitan Opera (New York, N2010., Metropolitan Opera Call No: DVD Opera Berg-Lulu-1980 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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By Little, John2021. Click to access digital title. Sample Series Title: The Comprehensive Donnellys.Summary Note: A story made all the more shocking because it’s true. In 1880, an organized mob of the Donnellys’ enemies murder four family members and burn their house to the ground. Another sibling is shot to death in a house a short distance away. William Donnelly and a teenage boy are the only witnesses to the murders. The surviving family members seek justice through the local courts but quickly learn that their enemies control the jury and the press. Two sensational trials follow that make national and international headlines as the Donnellys continue to pursue justice for their murdered parents, siblings and cousin. Behind the scenes, political factors are at play, as Oliver Mowat, the Premier/Attorney General of the province of Ontario, fearing the backlash a conviction would render, gradually withdraws support from the prosecution of the killers. After the trials, the Donnelly’s enemies continue their crusade against the family, paying off potential witnesses to the murders and fabricating one last set of charges that they hope will put the remaining Donnellys away forever.
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By Little, John2021. Click to access digital title. Sample Series Title: The Comprehensive Donnellys.Summary Note: A violent family living in violent times. In the 1840s, the Donnelly family immigrates from Ireland to the British province of Canada. Almost immediately problems develop as the patriarch of the family is sent to the Kingston Penitentiary for manslaughter, leaving his wife to raise their eight children on her own. The children are raised in an incredibly violent community and cultivate a devoted loyalty to their mother and siblings, which often leads to problems with the law and those outside of the family. The tensions between the family and their community escalate as the family’s enemies begin to multiply. The brothers go into business running a stagecoach line and repay all acts of violence perpetrated against them, which only worsens the situation. Refusing to take a backwards step, the Donnellys stand alone against a growing power base that includes wealthy business interests in the town of Lucan, the local diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, law authorities and a number of their neighbours.
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c2012., Adult, Oxford University Press Call No: 971.4 G677i Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Illustrated history of Canada.Summary Note: This fascinating narrative details the history of Quebec from its earliest days to the present day. From the St. Lawrence Iroquois' trading, to the defeat of Montcalm, to the political turmoil in recent years, this is a comprehensive and accessible account, accompanied by rarely seen illustrations.
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c2001., Wilfrid Laurier University Press Call No: 971.4 L897 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Studies in childhood and family in Canada
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c2002., General, BBC VIdeo ; Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Oscar (Collection) Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A collection of made for TV movies based on the novels and plays of Oscar Wilde.