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By Reiss, Tomc2012., Crown Pub. Call No: Bio D886r Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Explores the life and career of Thomas Alexandre Dumas, a man almost unknown today, but whose swashbuckling exploits appear in The three musketeers and whose trials and triumphs inspired The count of Monte Cristo.
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-- Emma Hamilton2009., TGG Direct Call No: DVD Fic Hazard Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Lady Hamilton: Noticed by George Romney, an artist, Emma, a young shepherdess, leaves her sheep behind to settle down in London with Romney, who employs her as a model. In return, the painter transforms the young peasant into an elegant young socialite, soon surrounded by a crowd of admirers. Her rise in society is meteoric. Her hand is asked for in marriage by old Lord Hamilton, the English ambassador in Naples. Emma accepts the offer and follows her husband to Sicily and becomes the confidante of Queen Marie-Caroline of Naples. She will also live a great love with Admiral Horatio Nelson. Unfortunately, Lord Nelson is killed at the Battle of Trafalgar while Emma is pregnant with her child.
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-- Reine Margot.1995., Miramax Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Queen M Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.