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Operas on Lord Byron and His Love Letter, one composed by V. Thomson and another, by R. De Banfield. Opera plot synopses, character roles, and other information.

This is a tarte Tatin with a twist, instead of apples this recipe uses bananas. It's incredibly delicous and has the welcomed advantage to get rid of your banana mountain

Agatha Christie created many popular detectives, such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, who all solved difficult crimes in different but equally ingenious ways.

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, an unlikely detective, solves such cases as Murder at the Vicarage and The Body in the Library with her keen understanding of human nature.

A society wife leaves her husband and moves to seedy lodgings where coincidences draw her into the mystery of a middle aged spinster's disappearance four years earlier.

When a sickly British spinster decided to travel into the wilds of Colorado, she had no idea that notorious desperado "Mountain Jim" would fall in love with her.

If anyone personifies Woman according to the Studio Era, it's the irrepressible Bette Davis, who would have turned 100 this month

A very new take on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories, featuring an all-star cast: Simon Callow, Richard E. Grant, Dawn French, Catherine Tate...

"I don't think you should frighten an audience, I think you should terrify them." - Edward Albee

Cranford is a BBC Drama on Masterpiece Theatre starring Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins and Imelda Staunton. Life in 1840's English Village threatened by railway.

Not much is written about feminism today (equality is taken for granted in all areas except income earning) but Doris Day's onscreen roles paved the way for change.

Targeting a primary school-aged audience, Paul Stafford has brought together a collection of stories about 200 years of Australian characters and misfits.

Mother's Day: from pagan worship of Mother Earth, Christian devotion of the Virgin Mary and "Mother Church", celebration of our earthly mothers, to commercial holiday.

Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench cling to each other out of loneliness in the psychological thriller, Notes On a Scandal - available on DVD - April 17/07

This engrossing reference book is packed full of historical facts, details and anecdotes, making it an excellent choice for general history enthusiast.

A review of Singled Out, Virginia Nicholson's wonderful history of a generation of women who realised that there simply weren't enough men to go round.

Song of the North presents an intriguing glimpse into ancient cultures and magic of Scotland (Alba) under Roman rule, but Watson's world-building disappoints.

A fictional recreation of an eighteenth-century cause celebre.

A profile of the world's best-selling writer, whose novels have now sold around 4 billion copies.

Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" exemplifies propaganda masquerading as a poem. As all propaganda ultimately fails as discourse, so fails this piece of doggerel.

Debunking myths of the 'typical' romance fiction reader with survey results from Romance Writers of America, and some intriguing, fascinating facts!

For people looking to celebrate the season with alternative Christmas movies instead of the traditional classics, try cult or camp holiday films or independent films.

Simon Cowell, what have you done? Does this woman deserve to be dissected like a frog in order to sell newspapers? Surely her wonderful voice is all that matters.

The central characters in Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, are the immediate family of the main character, Newland Archer.

Brief biography of Federico García Lorca, his life, poetry, and works. Leading Spanish poet and playwright, also a composer, painter and pianist.

Great Expectations is possibly Dickens' most famous novel. It has endured for nearly 150 years and is still considered one of the best novels ever written.

Described as "compactly perfect" and Dickens' "most understated" work, Great Expectations is a story about guilt, desire and moral redemption.

Weir shocked Edinburgh with a confession that led to his execution. His house became a scene of ghostly activity. The house was demolished, but his spirit still lingers.

Susan Boyle, erstwhile contestant on ITV's Britain's Got Talent and mega YouTube star, has been admitted to the Priory Clinic for exhaustion.

The romantic stories of Jane Austen feature many of the same themes and character types. The charming and deceptive rogue is perhaps the most interesting of these.

Whenever a writer wants to convey a sense of coolness in the midst of turmoil, the understatement is a popular way to minimize an impact.

Life and works of writer May Sarton, one of 20th century's best journal-keepers, famous for Journal of a Solitude and Plant Dreaming Deep.

Frances Brooke, a successful author in England, wrote a novel about life in Quebec that is credited as the first to be written in colonial Canada.

Bette Davis and Paul Henreid share romance and their famous cigarettes in what some might call a classic chick flick that is also an early look at mental illness in film.

Louisa May Alcott wrote her classic novel Little Women to make money. However, her practical purpose for writing the book doesn't diminish its charm for today's reader.

L. M. Montgomery's beloved children's book series takes Anne Shirley from childhood to motherhood, and has become classic children's literature.

Everyone knows that Agatha Christie is the Queen of Mystery, but few seem to recall the spine-tingling works of American suspense authoress Mary Roberts Rinehart.

The Trojan Women opens with Martha Henry's Hecuba, former Queen of Troy, coiled in a foetal position on the floor as the audience immediately senses the power.

The AFI's 2007 updated list of top 100 American films has nearly two dozen great films that were not nominated for best picture Oscars. Here are a few.

Truman Capote offers a glimpse of his childhood through his autobiographical tale of Buddy and Miss Sook.

Tsarina Elizabeth Petrovna (also known as Yelizaveta and Yelisavet) was the Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death in 1761.

Rutherford's personal background was tragic and her entry to the acting profession was inauspicious.

The romance novel genre has a reputation of silly naughtiness. Books often provide easy and superficial characters, but romance genre has a wide range.

Arbella Stuart suffered from Porphyria and lived during turbulent times. She longed to marry, but she was prevented from doing so. Arbella was too close to the throne.

Eleven stories by Robert Frost published during his years as a chicken farmer in New Hampshire resound with the poet's voice and reveal his sense of humor and irony.

In the second of twin DVD releases, Columbia Pictures revisits four vintage films -- although only three really qualify as screwball comedies; the fourth is a pretender.

Elizabeth Van Lew was a wealthy member of Richmond's southern elete--and a secret spy during the Civil War. General Ulysses S. Grant praised her for her espionage.

Hickory Sticks, Temple Heights, Waverly, Weaver/Errolton Mansions and Wisteria Place have something in common. Haunters are residents.

Beatrix Potter,children's book writer and illustrator and creator of charming Peter Rabbit tales is portrayed in bio-pic by Renee Zellweger, co-staring Ewan McGregor.

Secret Savings died on Christmas Day, but was one of the most successful imported racehorses and sires to have been sent ot Australia.