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ALPHONSE COURRIER AFFAIR, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Morazzoni, Marta
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5879 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 5.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Contemporary Fiction
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An Auvergne village in the early 1900's is the scene of deep intrigues and gossip.

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AS WE WERE

\pause{1500}Author: Benson, E F
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5999 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Historical to 1945
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As the son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the author was well placed to observe the great, the good and the not-so-good of Victorian society. He records his observations with wit and humour.

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BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY

\pause{1500}Author: Wilder, Thornton
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5824 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 4
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 3.50
\pause{1500}Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories
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In 1714 a footbridge in Peru gave way and catapulted five people to their deaths. Brother Juniper witnessed the incident and determined to find out why these particular people died.

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BRITTEN

\pause{1500}Author: Headington, Christopher
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5429 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 5.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Art, Music & Literature
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As a composer, pianist, conductor and the creator of the Aldeburgh Festival, Britten was a distinctive figure in twentieth century music.

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CHARLES DICKENS

\pause{1500}Author: Smiley, Jane
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6155 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Art, Music & Literature
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A scholarly mixture of biography and critique written by an American, herself a novelist.

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CHOPIN

\pause{1500}Author: Orga, Ates
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5816 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 4.50
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Art, Music & Literature
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A biography of Chopin, the nineteenth century composer, pianist and teacher.

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CIRCLE OF SISTERS, A

\pause{1500}Author: Flanders, Judith
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5892 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - General
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - Historical to 1945
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The four MacDonald sisters each married to become Alice Kipling, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Agnes Poynter and Louise Baldwin. Between them they were wife or mother to a great writer, two painters and a Prime Minister!

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COMPOSER'S LETTERS

\pause{1500}Author: Miscellaneous authors,
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4435 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.50
\pause{1500}Main subject: Poetry
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - Art, Music & Literature
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Letters written by well-known composers to family & friends give a fascinating glimpse into their lives.

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DESERTED VILLAGE, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Goldsmith, Oliver
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4559 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 1
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 1.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Poetry
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Classic poem of 19th Century English village.

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DIARY OF A COTSWOLD PARSON

\pause{1500}Author: Verey (Editor), David
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4622 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 4
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 5.50
\pause{1500}Main subject: History - General, Social history
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - General
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Fascinating & humorous account of life in a Gloucestershire parish by the Rector of Upper Slaughter, squire & J P.

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