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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Adapting detective fiction Adapting detective fiction Neil McCaw >*Adapting Detective Fiction* is in one sense a study of specific instances of adaptation, with close readings of both the originating sources and adapted texts themselves. But it is also more than t… OL15955520W
Идіотъ Идіотъ Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul" colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from … OL166973W
Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century Lynnette R. Porter "Holmes and Watson are more popular than ever. Adaptations describe him as tech savvy, scientifically detached, even psychologically aberrant; he has been romantically linked to The Woman and bromant… OL16704985W
The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire (Lizzie McGuire #4) The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire (Lizzie McGuire #4) Kristen Larsen Lizzie McGuire always tries to stay out of Kate Sanders's way. Ever since Kate made cheerleader, she has become the most popular girl in school. And she's turned into a major she-beast -- the kind th… OL17818875W
The Literary Filmography The Literary Filmography Leonard Mustazza "A guide to English-language works that have been adapted as theatrical and television films, this volume includes books (both fiction and non-fiction), short stories, newspaper and magazine articles… OL1969303W
Who is Sherlock? Who is Sherlock? Lynnette R. Porter "Nearly 130 years after the introduction of Sherlock Holmes to readers, the Great Detective's identity is being questioned, deconstructed, and reconstructed more than ever. Who is Sherlock Holmes? is… OL20040729W
Sherlock Holmes Companion Sherlock Holmes Companion Daniel Smith > *The Sherlock Holmes Companion* contains all the necessary information to illuminate the great detective's work, from the early canon to the more recent incarnations of Holmes by Benedict Cumberbat… OL21544532W
Charlemagne, Prince d'Occident Charlemagne, Prince d'Occident Marcel Jullian Biographie de Charlemagne adaptée de la série télévisée du même nom. Par le texte aéré et les superbes illustrations (tirées du film), cet album est une invitation attrayante à découvrir une page d'h… OL24273521W
King Lear King Lear William Shakespeare King Lear divides his kingdom among the two daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one who loves him. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders … OL259026W
The Magicians The Magicians Lev Grossman A thrilling and original coming-of- age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real worldQuentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he’s still secretly preoccupie… OL2679341W
Making Poldark Making Poldark Robin Ellis This is the memoir of BBC/Masterpiece Theatre actor Robin Ellis, who offers his own behind-the-scenes account of making Poldark, one of the most successful British classic television series of all ti… OL28175277W
Joby Joby Stan Barstow 137 p. ; 20 cm OL3781679W
The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera Jerrold E. Hogle "This comprehensive analytical study of The Phantom of the Opera proposes answers to the question, "why do we keep needing this story told and retold in the Western world?" by revealing the history o… OL5094328W
An actor's guide to performing Shakespeare An actor's guide to performing Shakespeare Madd Harold xii, 288 p. ; 23 cm OL5959318W