Finch, Jon 1941-2012

Frenzy by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
93 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in 10 languages and held by 1,483 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In modern-day London, a sex criminal known as the Necktie Murderer has the police on alert and their trail leads to an innocent man who must now elude the law and prove his innocence by finding the real murderer

King Richard the Second by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
32 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in English and held by 1,208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shakespeare's historical play about the dynastic struggle between Richard II and Henry Bolingboke (later Henry IV)

The Tragedy of Macbeth by Roman Polanski ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1971 and 2014 in English and held by 1,189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic tragedy about the lust for power and its ultimate bloody consequences. Macbeth is a Scottish war hero whose insane ambition unleashes a cycle of violence. Prompted by the supernatural prophecy of three witches, Macbeth is then goaded by his lady into slaying King Duncan in order to assume the throne. He plunges further into murder and moral decay to keep the unsteady crown on his head

The first part of King Henry the Fourth with the life and death of Henry surnamed Hotspur by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and held by 875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After the murder of Richard II, Henry assumes the throne, and is immediately confronted with rebellion by Owen Glendower, Douglas of Scotland, Northumberland and his son Hotspur. The play also treats the moral development of the king's son Hal (later Henry V) as he appears to waste his youth in London taverns in the company of the irresponsible Sir John Falstaff

Macbeth by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
66 editions published between 1971 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A nightmarish vision of Shakespeare's classic tragedy about the lust for power--and its bloody consequences

The second part of King Henry the Fourth containing his death and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1979 and 2005 in English and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shakespeare's play that portrays the colorful panorama of Medieval English life. The revolt against Henry is finally crushed and the king broods over the uncertain future of his son. Henry IV dies, Falstaff is banished, and Prince Hal is crowned Henry V

Richard II by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1979 and 2005 in English and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dramatization of Shakespeare's play, the story of a rebellion against the corrupt Richard II

Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
36 editions published between 1979 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 533 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled King Henry IV, Part one

The Second part of King Henry the Fourth containing his death, and the coronation of King Henry the Fift [sic] by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dramatization of William Shakespeare's historical play. The revolt against Henry is finally crushed; yet the king, tired and sick, dies, and his son Hal is crowned Henry V

Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1979 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A panorama of Medieval English life. The play ends with the death of Henry IV, the banishment of Falstaff, and the coronation of Prince Hal