James Hilton
1) Lost horizon
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Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people is hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.
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"Throughout his forty-three-year tenure at Brookfield, "a good public school of the second rate" in eastern England, Arthur Chipping has been Mr. Chips to his students. From his unpolished first years during the Franco-Prussian War through the radical changes of the twentieth century and the outbreak of the First World War, Mr. Chips has shaped many young lives. But Chips has been inspired as well--by the unremarkable and the extraordinary alike,...
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Charles Rainier's family feared him lost along with so many of Britain's youth during the Great War. But two years after he was reported missing in action, he appears in a Liverpool hospital with no memory of the time that has passed. Rainier marries and embarks on a life of relative success, but he still cannot recall his time on the battlefield--until the first bombs of the Second World War begin to fall. Suddenly, his memories flood back. Now,...
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In an increasingly complex and ever-changing education landscape, school leadership is a rewarding but multifaceted profession. In order to survive in the job long term, school leaders need to understand how they can lead with positivity and purpose, all the while avoiding stress, coping with adversity, and taking better care of themselves physically and mentally. With teacher wellbeing and retention a growing concern, it is essential school leaders...
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Gentle, humorous Mr. Chipping had been known familiarly to three generations of English schoolboys at Brookfield, as Mr. Chips. As he sat in his pleasant room across from the entrance to the school, Mr. Chips recalled his life there, the jokes he had made which had become classics, and the thousands he had known and regarded as "his boys."
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Three iconic novels about an unforgettable schoolmaster and a timeless utopia by the award-winning, New York Times–bestselling author.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Throughout his tenure at an English boys' school, stern Arthur Chipping has shaped many young lives. But Mr. Chips has been inspired as well-by the social changes of his country and, not least, by his students. Based on Hilton's experiences at the Leys School, Cambridge, this novel is an enduring...
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Three classic novels by James Hilton, about a world-and men-forever changed in the time between two world wars In So Well Remembered, George Boswell, a respected lawyer and civic leader, possesses the skill and charisma to shine on the national stage. But ambition is not without a cost. When he must choose between the promise of a bright future and staying behind for the people who have come to depend on him, his decision comes at a shocking price...
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Brilliant but naïve country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home In the English factory town of Calderbury, few figures are as respected as the "little doctor" David Newcome. His talents as a surgeon attract more renown than anything else associated with the tiny village. Kind to a fault, Dr. Newcome sees no problem with housing Leni, a nineteen-year-old dancer from Germany adrift in England-even over the...
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More stories of Mr. Chips, the world's most beloved schoolmaster, as he helps shape young lives through the first half of a tumultuous century When author James Hilton penned his beloved short novel, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, he drew on his own formative experiences at a boarding school in Cambridge. As World War I approached, the camaraderie among students and the faculty's courage helped Hilton and his classmates face the fear and deprivations of those...
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As World War I comes to a close, George Boswell looks back on how his fate was inextricably tied to that of his sleepy English hometown As a young man, George Boswell knew he had greater prospects ahead than those offered by his native mill town in the north of England. A respected lawyer and civic leader, he possessed the skill and charisma to shine on the national stage. But ambition is not without a cost. When Boswell must choose between the...
11) Was It Murder?
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Was It Murder? deals with the phenomenon of coincidence by posing the question of how likely it is that two brothers attending the same boarding school meet with two separate accidental deaths - and curious ones at that - within the same school year. In the manner typical of the Golden Age whodunnit, the solution is only presented in the final pages of the novel. Throughout the book, an amateur sleuth and a Scotland Yard detective vie with each other...
12) The Classic Collection of James Hilton: Catherine Herself, Terry, Was It Murder?, So Well Remembered
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The Classic Collection of James Hilton. Illustrated is a comprehensive anthology that celebrates the literary brilliance of one of the 20th century's most beloved authors. This collection includes some of Hilton's most notable works, such as Catherine Herself, Terry, Was It Murder?, and So Well Remembered.
Spanning a range of genres, from poignant tales of self-discovery to gripping mysteries and deeply moving dramas, Hilton's stories are united...
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Terry by James Hilton is a touching and insightful novel that explores the complexities of love, friendship, and personal growth. The story follows Terry, a charming and free-spirited young man whose unconventional approach to life impacts everyone he meets.
Set against the backdrop of 20th-century England, Hilton masterfully portrays the struggles and triumphs of a character torn between societal expectations and his desire to remain true to himself....
15) Camille
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Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure.
16) Mrs. Miniver
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"Kay Miniver doesn't fly a Spitfire in dogfights over London or ply the North Sea in a battleship, but she's doing her all for wartime England. And she does it so well that Winston Churchill would say [she] was more vital to the nation than a fleet of destroyers. A performance that won Greer Garson the Oscar, she comforts children in a bomb shelter, captures an enemy parachutist, and delivers an inspirational portrait of stiff-upper-lip British resolve"--Container....
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Crisis: a film of "the Nazi way": Herbert Kline made this breakthrough documentary as the storm clouds of impending war gathered over Europe in 1938. The film, which captures with evocative camerawork and ominous clarity the lead-up to the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, was shot at great personal risk to Kline and his crew members. Kline, a Jew born in Chicago and raised in Iowa, was in his late 20s when he began filming in the Sudeten region...