Ashcroft, Peggy Dame

A passage to India ( Visual )
33 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,630 libraries worldwide
While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, becomes appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young girl.

The 39 steps ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in English and held by 911 libraries worldwide
Follows the escapades of Richard Hanney, who stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors.

The 39 steps ( Visual )
38 editions published between 1935 and 2008 in English and held by 773 libraries worldwide
Follows the excapades of Richard Hanney, who stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors.

The nun's story ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1959 and 2006 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 745 libraries worldwide
Audrey Hepburn portrays a nun whose life journey takes her from the staff of a mental asylum to a surgical nurse in the Belgian Congo. She returns to Belgium as WWII breaks out and is torn between the needs of the Resistance and the church's neutrality.

The winter's tale by William Shakespeare ( Recording )
19 editions published between 1960 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 561 libraries worldwide
One of Shakespeare's last plays, The winter's tale is the tragicomic story of the mad jealousy of King Leontes of Sicily.

The jewel in the crown ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 545 libraries worldwide
Beset by the political tension of an unsettled year, Gandhi calls for British removal from India. Police Superintendent Ronald Merrick arrests an Indian news reporter. Daphne Manner arrives from London. Merrick vents his frustrations on Kumar in a vicious jailhouse beating. Daphne gives birth. Mildred Layton prepares for her daughter's wedding. The Governor finds out about Merrick's abuse. Sarah is seduced by an officer. Susan delivers a baby boy. Tension mounts over home rule. Merrick is reassigned to Delhi. On the eve of Indian independence, Perron learns of Merrick's death. Before the independence, the Laytons and Perron prepare to return to England, leaving India to it's uncertain future.

The jewel in the crown ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 539 libraries worldwide
Tells the epic story of men and women caught up in a struggle of race and class during the last five years of British rule in India.

King Richard III by William Shakespeare ( Recording )
27 editions published between 1966 and 1996 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 429 libraries worldwide
Presents a full-cast performance of Shakespeare's tale of the villainous king's rise to the British throne and his subsequent downfall.

Playing Shakespeare ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in English and held by 426 libraries worldwide
John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in nine intensive acting workshops, demonstrating how the Company makes Shakespeare's classic plays accessible to modern audiences without compromising the text's integrity.

A passage to India ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 402 libraries worldwide
Adela Quested is a plucky young woman who journeys from England with the free-spirited Mrs. Moore. Flouting convention, the two women accompany the handsome Dr. Azis on a tour of the mysterious Marabar Caves. But things turn ugly when Adela returns scratched and bloodied from the expedition. As British authorities urge her to press charges against Aziz, the line separating truth and fantasy begin to blur.