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|  | Richard III Notes by James K. Lowers
In this final play of the tetralogy describing the War of the Roses and the restoration (despite Richard III's efforts) of the Tudor Dynasty, is there nothing Richard will not do to save his crown? Bloodthirsty, spiteful, ambitious, and deformed, but gifted with wit, charm, and acumen, Richard III is Shakespeare's first major character and his second most substantial, after Hamlet, in terms of sheer lines. Shakespeare drew on several portraits of Richard by Tudor historians, none of which was sympathetic to him. In portraying a charismatic villain-hero, Shakespeare was borrowing the technique Marlowe mastered in TAMBURLAINE, which was immensely popular in its day. RICHARD III was probably written in 1591, and published in 1597, appearing later in the more reliable First Folio, 1623. AUTHOR: James K. Lowers
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Mr. Wroe's Virgins by Jane Rogers
This historical novel, based on a true incident, won the Samuel Beckett and Somerset Maugham awards in the U.K. A preacher named John Wroe, who is instructed by God to surround himself with virgins, selects seven young women from his congregation who come to live with him. Three of them narrate the story of what follows in the complex situation that develops. AUTHOR: Jane Rogers
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | My Brother, Matthew by Mary Thompson
Though David knows frustration and resentment at times, he feels he understands his disabled little brother even better than his parents; and together the two boys experience a great deal of joy. AUTHOR: Mary Thompson
PUBLISHER: Woodbine House
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Streetbird by Janwillem Van De Wetering
One of Amsterdam's most despised pimps meets his demise, and the only witness seems to be a vulture that mysteriously appears at the scene of the crime. Grijpstra and de Gier unravel a crime that becomes progressively more shocking in the heart of Amsterdam's red-light district. AUTHOR: Janwillem Van De Wetering
PUBLISHER: Soho Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Dangerous to Kiss by Elizabeth Thornton
Deborah Weyman thought she had escaped the notorious Lord Kendal, a man she had good reason to believe had murdered her former employer. But there were aspects of kind, unassuming Mr. Gray that warned her that he was no savior but a very dangerous man, a man who knows more about the murder than she would ever guess. Regency original romance. AUTHOR: Elizabeth Thornton
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception by Wendelin Van Draanen
In this entry in the series of books about amateur detective Samantha (Sammy) Keyes, she must solve a mystery while attending a fancy reception at an art gallery. AUTHOR: Wendelin Van Draanen
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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