Historical Drama

Hitler annexes several countries; Europe is in turmoil. Britain is going to war, the call to arms is passed by parliament. The “Call Up” however, is not for everyone, certain occupations are exempt as they are considered vital to the country and the coming war effort. Despondent and angry, Detective Inspector Brakes battles with his inner conflicts as he comes to terms with not been able to join his comrades in arms. However, for DI Brakes, his case load is about to become more diverse than he could ever imagine. For him, his war is also just beginning, but on the Homefront. War-related...

Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial.

DESCUBRE LA HISTORIA DE UNA FAMILIA ATRAPADA EN EL DRAMA Y EL DESAFÍO DE UN PAÍS EN CRISIS En el contexto de la expedición de junio del 59 en la República Dominicana, esta historia nos revela las luchas de una familia de provincia frente a eventos históricos que pondrán a prueba sus lazos y su resistencia.Con un estilo narrativo único, que mezcla monólogos interiores, entradas de diario y cartas, la novela permite adentrarse en las voces más íntimas de sus personajes.

东汉时期，镇守西域的班超多年前与女儿班淑失散。十八年后，班淑在草原长成婷婷玉立的少女。班淑千里迢迢寻父，班超却已辞世……東漢時期，鎮守西域的班超多年前與女兒班淑失散。十八年後，班淑在草原長成婷婷玉立的少女。班淑千里迢迢尋父，班超卻已辭世……

It’s 1953 and the nation’s favourite street is preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II’s coronation. As the street swoons over the beautiful young queen and her handsome Prince, tensions simmer beneath the surface. Can the street put their troubles behind them and make Coronation Day a celebration to remember?

The Angelotti family reels when the lost son, given up for adoption in the war, traces his birth family and returns to the fold, with devastating consequences. As poverty-stricken newlyweds, Laura and Giovanni Angelotti were forced to put their first child - a boy - up for adoption. They have had other children since, and their first little Italian cafe has become a restaurant empire, but Laura is still haunted by thoughts of the baby she lost.

Single mother Sarah is guilt-ridden when an accident leaves her young daughter Melody seriously injured and their once music-filled lives silent. When she discovers her grandmother Rosalie's old war correspondence, she thinks she might have found a way to save her family, but it will require a leap of faith she isn't sure they are ready to take.

Das wohl berühmteste Drama von Anton Tschechow, das nach wie vor Dauergast in den Theaterhäusern ist. Konstantin Treplev will Schriftsteller werden. Doch Unterstützung erfährt er keine, weder von seiner Mutter noch von seiner Geliebten Nina. Als diese Treplev für den erfolgreichen Autoren Trigorin verlässt, nimmt das Unglück seinen Lauf.

It has been four years since the Civil War ended, and westward expansion seems imminent. Thirsty for adventure, Patrick Mulligan, a young Irish immigrant, learns of gold being discovered in Colorado Territory, so he moves his family from Pennsylvania farmland to the wilderness. Gold lust lures him to the small town of Breckenridge, where he befriends several Irish immigrants and miners. One man in particular, Silas Garvey, strikes Patrick’s fancy and the two become fast friends. But Silas has a dark secret, and is doomed due to chronic illness. Although Patrick adores the old man, he ...

It wasn’t easy growing up the daughter of a traitor and Quintana Wade has struggled just to keep a roof over her head… so when the father who abandoned her to join the cause of American liberty sends an emissary to “fetch her home” Quintana launches her own full scale rebellion. Draper Boone is unlike any man Quintana has ever encountered. Devastatingly handsome, exotic, and wild, the militia captain is more than a match for her in every way. Sexual tension crackles between them, and Draper’s seductive ways are hard to resist. As hardheaded as her father, Quintana is not about to ...

A short story about the events of the displacement of Nubia, the conditions of its people, and the water barges they ride on their journey from their original homeland to an unknown barren land.

Seventeen-year-old Meg Oversby often dreams of a more exciting life than the dull existence she faces at her family’s farm deep in the Yorkshire Dales. Growing up, she’s always sensed her father’s disappointment at not having a son to help with the farm work. So when Meg dances all night at the local market hall with Sam Alderson, a lead miner from Swaledale, a new light enters her life. Sam and his brother Jack show Meg a side to life she didn’t know existed. But when her parents find out, she’s forbidden from ever seeing them again....

Lisa blends the world of southern belles with English aristocracy, Welshmen, and Scottish villagers in her own unique style with the story of Victoria, Volume 3 in the Brides of Grace Hill series. Victoria has grown up on the Kentucky meadows and fields of Grace Hill and Sarah Rose Hall, surviving what Lincoln called the Great War. But her family emerges from the war unscathed, only to turn around and face severe hardship. She’s beautiful, vivacious, and swarmed by one beau after another. However, none have held her heart captive quite like Lieutenant Langford does for her sister, Rose. ...

What Nazi Germany did to the Jews did not happen overnight. The foundation for it was built in German culture over the centuries, arguably started by the writings and deeds of perhaps the most influential reformer of the millennium, Martin Luther. This screenplay is a journey through his life to give us insights of how a movement, no matter how pure in its intention, could go terribly wrong.

A historic Canadian property becomes the canvas for a tale that spans generations. In 1914, a tragedy unfolded, leaving scars that linger far beyond the passage of time. In 1947, a visionary purchases the haunted remnants, seeking a new beginning for his family, but his young daughter senses a ghost from the far past. In the present, urban explorers unlock the secrets of the past while running a web design company. Photographs and sketches capture the essence of the property, documenting the whispers of spirits from another era. As the explorers navigate the abandoned corridors and ...

Life is going well for Maria. Welcomed into the Saward family, she has secured herself a job as a maid for Queen Alexandra and is living with her family in a beautiful cottage on the Royal Sandringham estate. The luxuries and privilege associated with the royal family are a far cry from the poverty and suffering she endured before, though the royals, like the nation, are tightening their belts. But when a mysterious relative turns up, seemingly on the run from the law, Maria's new-found happiness could be under threat.

Molly McKenzie is only eleven years old when her abusive father beats her to within an inch of her life. Escaping from the hovel she calls home, Molly is found by kind fisherfolk, sick and near death. With them she experiences the love of a family for the first time and, even though life is hard, she is content. Time passes and Molly’s looking ahead to a future with the boy she loves, but then a terrible tragedy rips her life apart. Once again she’s cast adrift in an uncaring world, but Molly is made of stern stuff and is determined to survive.

The bombs are raining down on Liverpool but seven year old feisty Alice Lacey and her two best friends Bob and Matty, have disobeyed their parents and decided to go up to Everton Hill and watch the sky set on fire. Ten years later the three are still friends and Bob is now Alice’s sweetheart. He would marry her tomorrow but Alice has ambitions to better herself and when she finally leaves the factory to work as a secretary for Hedley and Worboys’ architects she dreams of a brighter future and having some small part in rebuilding Liverpool.

Three stolen princesses, a missing criminal king, and a princess who can’t help falling in love… Princess Kaylee doesn’t want to stay inside. Her parents, King Caleb and Queen Katherine insist she stay tucked away inside the castle in their kingdom of Arteria until the mystery of the kidnapped princesses is solved. When Kaylee defies their orders and ventures outside with a group of friends, it’s her cousin, Princess Jenna, who is taken. Now, Kaylee is in a race against time to find her cousin before something awful happens to her. If she can keep from getting killed herself. ...

吏部尚书蒲剑本要将女儿嫁给早已相中的虎震大将军萧南天的长子。蒲苇却告诉娘，她不嫁权贵……吏部尚書蒲劍本要將女兒嫁給早已相中的虎震大將軍蕭南天的長子。蒲葦卻告訴娘，她不嫁權貴……