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A selection of plays by the award-winning Italian playwright – Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello was an Italian playwright, novelist, and short-story writer, winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature. This collection features a selection of his most renowned plays. Six Characters in Search...

Six hilarious satires from the ingenious Molière, France’s original master of comedies: "The Imaginary Cuckold", "The School for Husbands", "The School for Wives", "Tartuffe" and "The Misanthrope".

This timeless comedy of manners is considered one of Molière's most probing and mature works. While it's still an exemplar of 17th century farce, Molière went beyond his usual comic inventiveness to create a world of rich, complex characters, especially in the cynical title character Alceste, played here by the Tony Award-winning actor Brian Bedford.

Hailed by Arthur Miller as ‘the mad inventor of modern theatre’, Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, poet and novelist whose groundbreaking works mingled naturalism and psychology and paved the way for Expressionist drama. A prolific writer – penning over 60 plays, 19 novels and nine autobiographies – his turbulent life was marked by emotional conflict. This wide-ranging collection brings together 13 of his most important dramas and a semi-autobiographical ‘occult diary’, enhanced through stunning soundscapes and music composed by Strindberg himself.

Initially banned in France by King Louis, Molière's celebrated social satire Tartuffe exposes false piety and hypocrisy in the Catholic Church. When a pious fraud worms his way into a wealthy family and manipulates the patriarch into giving up his fortune, it’s up to his family to expose the truth before they end up in the poorhouse!

Invincible seeks to change this lack of awareness and understanding with a compelling look at this important issue, informing and inspiring anyone who grew up living with domestic violence - and those who love them, work with them, teach them, and mentor them.

USA Today Bestselling Author, Lexy Timms, shares a holiday romance that'll warm the heart and having you wishing on love—or beating it with a marshmellow! The box set includes the complete series!

Abigail Thompson can’t wait for this year to be over. After losing her job, her boyfriend, and her apartment, she’s ready to go home for a much-needed break and to regroup. But when her plane is grounded because of a snow storm, she has to find another way. She makes her way to the car rentals only to find the last car has just been given to a tall, dark, sexy man. Definitely not Santa, his name is Colin Murphy. When Colin finds out they’re headed in the same direction, he offers her a lift. It’s nearly Christmas, after all.

Malcom "Mack O'Rourke is the son of Ian O'Rourke, one of the most notorious crime bosses in New York City. His reputation for being just as bad as his father is something he has accepted. When his father makes a deal that confiscates the only daughter of a man who owes him a great deal of money, Mack knows it isn't going to end well for the pretty Ivy Clearwater. She's defiant and reckless and his - a gift from his father. Mack doesn't need the complication of a woman in his life and steers clear of her until one night he can't help himself.

It was only supposed to be one night. Ashley’s just a low step on the ladder of her company’s success. The company party was always a big to-do. Jimmy Sheldon, the CEO and founder of Big Steps, always made sure his employees had a good time. He should - he worked them hard, expected more than they thought they could give, but he always rewarded their efforts. It’s what made him a great boss and the owner of a million-dollar company. He knew how to make things work. And boy, did he.

Childless couple Robin and Wendy have developed an obsession with Mayfield - the model village they've built in their garage. However, running a model village is slightly more complicated than they expected, especially as they live next-door to Derek, a former superstar salesman who is struggling with the erratic side effects of mental health medication, and Maureen, who is always getting involved in get-rich-quick schemes.

Malcom O'Rourke doesn't want to want the gift his father gave him, but Ivy Clearwater is hard to ignore. He gives in to the passion and desire pulling them together, only to have the situation blow up in his face. After her father attempts to contact her through a friend, things get bad — for Malcom. Ian O'Rourke punishes him for the security breach. Withy Ivy's tender, loving care and her attention, he begins to heal from the latest beating. A night out ends in a nightmare.

Based upon the short story of the same title by Juliana Horatia Ewing, this full-cast dramatization follows the life of a child whose wonderment of the Christmas holiday is formed by the beauty of Christmas Trees.

One night love affair. It was only supposed to be one night. Ashley’s just a low step on the ladder of her company’s success. The company party was always a big to-do. Jimmy Sheldon, the CEO and found of Big Steps always made sure his employees had a good time. He should, he worked them hard, expected more than they thought they could give, but he always rewarded their efforts. It’s what made him a great boss and the owner of a million-dollar company. He knew how to make things work. And boy, did he.

Upon his return home from the battlefields of Europe in 1918, Col Blackwood, a UK Army infantry officer, is reunited with his family on Christmas Eve after nearly four years away. In the midst of telling his children a bedtime story, we learn of Artaban, a Magi priest, and the fourth wise man to present gifts to the newborn King. As a result of dissension among his fellow Magians, Artaban has no other choice but to embark on this journey alone. Though his quest is fraught with challenges along the way that test his courage and stir his compassion, his faith never wavers.

It was only supposed to be one night. Except making out with your boss when his girlfriend walks into his office, doesn’t sound as innocent as it seems. Maybe Jimmy’s ex-girlfriend has a bit of a grudge against them. Maybe running into them a week later out together only fuels the fire and her determination to take them down. And if not them, at least Jimmy’s company.

Workaholic billionaire Colin Murphy is determined to make his company even more profitable than it already is. He had an amazing Christmas but is now back to work and more focused than he’s ever been. Abigail Thompson has been given a second chance. Hired by Colin Murphy, she’s not messing anything up - at least not on purpose.

Jimmy didn’t believe Ashley when she told him who was behind the fraud within the company. Even when it added up. He didn’t want to believe it because the accused was a father figure to him, the first person to invest in his company and get it started.

Malcom O'Rourke didn't want to want the gift his father had given him, but Ivy Clearwater is not someone he can ignore - even if everything inside him warns him to let her go. Except Ivy has plans of her own and is ready to fight for Mack. Whatever the cost. He's been taken hostage, and there is no one else to save him. She ignores the voice telling her to wait for backup and goes into the danger zone to pull him out. She must fight for her life and the life of her captor turned lover.

James Moriarty ist in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im Hause der Familie Lockwood untergekommen und beginnt von dort aus, seine verbrecherischen Fäden zu spinnen. Dabei stolpert er jedoch in einen heiklen Entführungsfall, der schon bald mehrere Tote nach sich zieht. Moriarty begibt sich auf die Suche nach dem vermissten Norman Lockwood und gerät dabei zwischen die Fronten zweier verfeindeter Familien, die eines gemeinsam haben: Sie alle handeln skrupellos und kennen keine Gnade.