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  • The lyre of Orpheus a novel
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    Book 3 of the Cornish Trilogy

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      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • On Remembrance Day
    Author:

    Creasey, Eleanor

    Summary:

    An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Juvenile nonfiction

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  • The cunning man
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    Dr. Hullah was a man who lived on the outside, concealing his nature and observing humanity.

    Genre: Humorous fiction

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  • What's bred in the bone : Cornish trilogy, book 2
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    From the well-hidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a small-town embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the event

    Genre: Canadian fiction

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    • s3://nnels-data-prod/CA/BC/BVAUCC/4895_Whats_bred_in_the_bone.zip
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      Narrator: Multiple Readers
      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • The rebel angels
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman are all helplessly beguiled by the same coed.

    Genre: Detective and mystery fiction, Psychological fiction

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  • Tempest-tost
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colorful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love when a mathematics teacher, stirred by Shakespeare's play, falls for a young beauty. 

    Genre: Humorous fiction

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  • Leaven of malice : The Salterton trilogy, book 2
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    A false engagement notice put in the paper as an act of malice manages to change the lives of many of the citizens of Salterton. Winner of the Leacock Award for humor.

    Genre: Humorous fiction, Canadian fiction

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  • A mixture of frailties : The Salterton trilogy, book 3
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    An absorbing account of Monica Gall's education in London as a singer and as a human being, this novel is comic in the true sense, vivid and frequently moving.

    Genre: Humorous fiction, Canadian fiction

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  • The lyre of Orpheus
    Author:

    Davies, Robertson

    Summary:

    When the Cornish Foundation decides to fund the production of an opera entitled Arthur of Britain, or The Magnanimous Cuckold, the participants find their lives begin to resemble the opera's plot.

    Genre: Canadian fiction

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  • Abraham's diary : part 1
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    In 1880, two Inuit families from Labrador in northern Canada were exhibited in European zoos. Spectators flocked to the zoo exhibit expecting to see "exotics" from some "primitive race".

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, History and geography, Discursive works

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  • Any mummers allowed? : part 2 : mummers abroad
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    A 2-hour series about the tradition of Christmas mummering Long before Santa, Bing Crosby and the Mattel Toy Company stole the occasion, the Winter Solstice was celebrated with seasonal rituals lik

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Atlantic airlift : the story of ferry command
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    May 1940. Britain is losing the war. Churchill is desperate for bombers. Aircraft deliveries from U.S. factories are being ravaged by German U-Boats at sea.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Both sides now : part 1
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    This two-hour series is a revealing personal and professional portrait of Canadian singer and composer Joni Mitchell.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Music

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  • Both sides now : part 2
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    This two-hour series is a revealing personal and professional portrait of Canadian singer and composer Joni Mitchell.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Music, Biographies and autobiographies

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  • Cholera diary
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    Joelle Pouliot was a nurse with a comfortable life in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Then she volunteered for a 6-week stint with Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Medicine, health and fitness, Discursive works

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