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"An aspiring writer falls under the spell of an aloof millionaire with designs for the young scribe's unhappily married cousin in director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F.

National Theatre, direction Rapley Theatre Company, S.E. Cochran, manager, Max Gordon presents Pauline Lord in "Ethan Frome," a dramatization of Edith Wharton's novel, "Ethan Frome" by Owen Davis and Donald Davis, with Earle Larimore (suggested by a previous dramatization by Lowell Barrington), staged by Karl Nielsen.

Presents an account of the Vietnam War based on the actual letters of men and women who served there, written home, and read over films of combat and daily life in the war zone, and read to the soundtrack of the pop and rock music of the day.

Presents a retelling of the orchestral fairy tale of the boy who, ignoring his grandfather's warnings, proceeds to capture a wolf; along with "Wolf Tracks," a tale that encourages wildlife preservation and the protection of natural resources.

Wuthering Heights was Emily Bronte's only novel, published in 1847.

When billionaire John Hammond exploits genetic engineering to create an island theme park populated by real dinosaurs, an attempted theft by a rival bio-genetics company compromises the park's electric fences, leaving a safety evaluation team--and Hammond's two grandchildren--in grave danger.

Lenny, a lumbering hulk of a man with the mind of a child, and his caretaker and good friend, George, dream of owning a farm together.

Reporter Tintin, having bought a model ship with a scroll hidden inside, catches the attention of villain Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine and set out on an adventure half way around the world, with the help of his dog Snowy, Captain Haddock, and detectives Thompson and Thompson, to find the final resting place of the sunken ship the "Unicorn.

A zany but well-meaning cat brings a cheerful, exotic, and exuberant form of chaos to a household of two young children one rainy day while their mother is out.

Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century artist Edgar Degas, who loved to paint scenes of Paris and the people who worked and lived there.

The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Forrest Carter's controversial work about an orphaned boy in 1930s Appalachian Tennessee who learns about his cultural heritage when he is adopted by his Native American grandparents and learns about prejudice when he is sent to a boarding school run by Whites.

In early nineteenth-century Yorkshire, the passionate attachment between a headstrong young girl and a foundling boy brought up by her father causes tragedy for them and many others, even in the next generation.

When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for himself and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God", as well as discussion of the characters, themes, and includes study questions.

Spot and his friends are busy getting ready for Christmas Eve when two reindeer stop and ask Spot for his help finding Santa's sleigh.