"The Pirates of Penzance would seem to be one of the most indestructible of theatrical works, with its seamless parody and melodic brilliance. No material is surefire, however. In this lackluster version, the pleasures are sporadic at best. The production, originally shown on the BBC, is a nondaring affair that avoids any modern sensibility or satiric edge. Mabel's song "Poor Wand'ring One," a swipe at the trilling idiocies of opera ..."
The Saginaw Trails von EdwardSimons Paperback, 212 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Infinity Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-7414-0394-0, ISBN: 0-7414-0394-3
"Al and Sarah Swanson lived with Al's father along the shores of Lake Ontario. They'd been married less than a year, when the United States government opened Michigan Territory for homesteading. It was an opportunity for them to get into the wild, uncharted forests and build a home of their own. Their wildest dreams unfolded before them as they braved the hard, tough life in the wilderness. Al joined a logging crew and endured the bit ..."