Product Description: The memoirs of the actor Sir Alec Guinness. The book includes pen portraits of such characters as Ralph Richardson, Sybil Thorndike and John Gielgud, as well as accounts of Guinness's film career, religious beliefs and wartime experiences. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

In a follow-up to his 1995-1996 memoir, My Name Escapes Me, the acclaimed late British star of stage and film again shares his observations of modern life from the English countryside perspective, re-reading Dickens, experimenting with Chinese cooking, and reveling in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Ranging from January 1995 to June 1996, the diary of an esteemed actor, full of touching anecdotes of his acquaintances, presents a witty and revealing look at his major concerns and daily life, capturing the essence of a gifted man. Reprint. NYT.

Selected from the BBC sound archives, a collection of Shakespeare's most memorable speeches and scenes includes Peggy Ashcroft's performance as Juliet, Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in Antony and Cleopatra, and Richard Burton delivering the St. Crispian Day speech from Henry V.

Product Description: All The World's A StageHis characters are unforgettable Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet -- their stories resonating with audiences no less today than when Shakespeare first penned them. Now, in this magnificent collection of the bard's greatest speeches, Shakespeare's best-loved scenes come to life in remarkable performance by the world's greatest actors, masterfully preserved by the BBC Archives...read more