Richard Briers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 26
Formats
Description
On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary...
2) Peter Pan
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Three London children travel to Never Land for adventures with Peter Pan, the boy who refuses to grow up.
Pub. Date
2013
Description
In the second series of BBC hit show features more humor, beautiful scenery and great moments. Archie MacDonald has finally pledged himself to Glenbogle, but now faces a titanic struggle to make the estate turn a profit. The young laird has visionary plans for his ancient homestead, but faces fresh challenges at every turn from rebellious tenants, local vendettas, scheming gold diggers, not to mention his eccentric family and the three beautiful young...
Description
Meet handsome Archie MacDonald, a reluctant young Scottish laird torn between his trendy London life and the call of his wild Highland ancestry. Tricked into returning to Scotland by his eccentric father and dotty mother, Archie discovers he is now the Laird of the decaying family estate, Glenbogle.
Series
Criterion collection volume 748
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
A faithful big-screen adaptation of Richard Adams's classic British dystopian novel about a community of rabbits seeking safety and happiness after their warren comes under terrible threat.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Old friends come to visit. Love is in the air for both young and old in Glenbogle. But nothing is as is seems on the Scottish estate. Will they all live happily ever after?
Episode 1: It$1 (Bs a time of mixed emotions for Golly. However, with preparations for baby Cameron$1 (Bs christening in full swing, Golly is pleased to welcome Duncan back to Glenbogle. Meanwhile, a long, hard winter has taken its toll on Glenbogle and Paul is faced with a...
12) Watership down
Pub. Date
2002
Description
A band of rabbits escapes the threatened collapse of their highly developed civilization only to find the same dangers (predatory men and beasts, and a totalitarian state imposed by their own species) in their new domain. Animated.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Miss Marple returns to help solve mysteries with her keen powers of observation and her quiet common-sense analysis. A pocket full of rye: Who poisoned the wealthy businessman Rex rotescue? Miss Marple barely has time to ponder this question before her former maid Gladys turns up strangled on the Fortescue estate. Murder is Easy: Murder is easy, says elederly Miss Pinkerton to Miss Marple during a chance encounter on a train. However, when Miss Pinkerton...
