Ernest Walter
5) Pilgrimage
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1967.
Language
English
Description
Pilgrimage is a novel sequence by the British author Dorothy Richardson, from the first half of the 20th century. It comprises 13 volumes, including a final posthumous volume. It is now considered a significant work of literary modernism. Richardson's own term for the volumes was "chapters".
Series
Studio classic ; 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
An English maid serving as a missionary in China wins the respect of a curmudgeonly local Mandarin, and the love of a Chinese army officer. When the Japanese invade the area, however, her commitment is put to the ultimate test, as she must lead the children of an entire village to safety . Based on the true-life story of Gladys Aylward, an English missionary that led a group of children through war-torn China in the 1930s.--
10) Dark of the sun
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"A mercenary unit rolling on a steam train across the Congo, headed for the dual tasks of rescuing civilians imperiled by rebels and recovering a cache of diamonds." --
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"In 1949, an innocent man, Timothy Evans, is charged with the gruesome slaying of his wife and baby. Convicted by the testimony of his landlord, John Christie, a mild-mannered ex-policeman, Evans is sentenced to hang. However, after the execution, evidence reveals that the real psychotic killer is continuing his mass murder spree. Public outcry over this true case led to Great Britain's abolishment of the death penalty." --
