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Robert E. Howard Red Nails

Red Nails is the last of the stories about Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in Weird Tales magazine from July to October 1936. It is set in the pseudo historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its grim themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars...

Engels | 3 uur 23 minuten (154 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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George MacDonald Phantastes

A young man named Anodos experiences dream like adventures in Fairy Land, where he meets tree spirits, endures the presence of the overwhelming shadow, journeys to the palace of the fairy queen, and searches for the spirit of the earth. The story conveys a profound sadness and a poignant longing for death. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. A pioneer of fantasy literature, he was the mentor of Lewis Carroll. Among his notable works are "Phantastes"...

Engels | 6 uur 29 minuten (300 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Louisa May Alcott Eight Cousins

Rose Campbell is having a hard time adjusting to her new life. Recently orphaned, she has been swept away from a strict girls‘ boarding school and placed in the care of her six aunts and seven rowdy male cousins. When her guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, things are about to change once more. To her aunts‘ alarm Alec has different ideas of what it means to raise a girl than most, but his unconventional approach might just be what gets Rose out of her shell. Just as author Louisa May Alcott‘s...

Engels | 7 uur 9 minuten (322 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Herman Melville Typee

The young adventurous sailors, Tommo and Toby, abandon ship and flee into the jungle of an island in French Polynesia. But their feelings of victory will be short-lived. Because they are about to run straight into the hands of the Typee, the most feared of the battling cannibal tribes. Inspired by his own adventures, twenty-five-year-old Herman Melville wrote `Typee‘ (1846) as a blend of creative memoir, cultural commentary, and good story-telling. He would later tell his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne...

Engels | 11 uur 35 minuten (539 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The town of Sleepy Hollow is told to be haunted by a headless huntsman. Ichabod Crane, a lanky, superstitious schoolmaster in the little town competes for the hand of young Katrina Van Tassel. But the morning after the Van Tassel’s harvest party, someone has disappeared... Among the countless adaptions of Irving's gothic Halloween classic, Disney’s animated "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" stands out, as well as Tim Burton’s 1999 "Sleepy Hollow" starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. ...

Engels | 1 uur 22 minuten (62 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Mark Twain A Connecticut Yankee at the Court of King Arthur

Hank Morgan, a mechanic at a gun factory, is knocked unconscious and wakes up in England in the year 528. After he is captured and taken to Camelot, he is put before the knights of King Arthur‘s Round Table where he is condemned to death. However, he remembers having read of an eclipse on the day of his execution and he astonishes the court by predicting the phenomenon. Hank is made minister to the ineffectual king and in an effort to bring democratic principles and mechanical knowledge to the kingdom,...

Engels | 11 uur 43 minuten (526 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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G. A. Henty On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War

As the first Anglo-Burmese War is raging, a young man, Stanley, finds himself involved. Set in early nineteenth century India and Burma, "On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War" is an exciting adventure, loaded with historical detail. G. A. Henty (1832-1902) was an English novelist and war correspondent, best known for his historical adventure stories. His works include "The Dragon & The Raven" (1886), "For The Temple" (1888), "Under Drake's Flag" (1883) and "In Freedom's Cause" (1885)....

Engels | 8 uur 42 minuten (398 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet

Returning to London from war, an injured Dr John Watson is in acute need of a place to live. An acquaintance introduces him to the eccentric "consultant detective" Sherlock Holmes, and Watson soon finds himself pulled into an alluring world of crime solving adventures. Told partly through Watson, partly through the murderer, ‘A Study in Scarlet’ (1887) is Arthur Conan Doyle’s first dip into the world of Sherlock Holmes, and one that would make him world famous. This first Holmes novel became the...

Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (196 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Oscar Wilde A House of Pomegranates

Oscar Wilde supposedly said that these fables were "intended neither for the British child nor the British public". A follow-up to his first popular fairy-tale collection (‘The Happy Prince and Other Tales’), ‘A House of Pomegranates’ (1891) is indeed decidedly darker and more adult. The collection includes "The Young King", "The Birthday of the Infanta, "The Fisherman of his Soul", and "The Star Child". While similar, in some ways, to the fairy-tales of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm...

Engels | 3 uur 26 minuten (156 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Charles Kingsley The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby

The Water Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular in England during its day, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades. Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) was an English novelist, priest of the Church of England, historian, professor, and social reformer. His most famous work is the classic...

Engels | 7 uur 3 minuten (327 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Myrtle Reed At The Sign of The Jack O'Lantern

This novel begins with an odd inheritance at the end of a honeymoon, both parties being inexperienced. Then someone comes to visit, then another, until we've got a chaotic bedlam of New England's tragically off the wall odd ball relations. Our protagonists may not communicate efficiently at first but at least they've got a sense of humours. The humourous style keeps up as well as some moments of lustre and rich feeling about the printed word itself. Myrtle Reed (1874-1911) was an American author,...

Engels | 7 uur 8 minuten (321 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Laura Lee Hope The Moving Picture Girls

Ruth and Alice DeVere and their father Hosmer struggle to make ends meet in New York City - times are hard, even for a talented actor like Mr. DeVere. Just as he successfully auditions for a new play, an old voice affliction renders him terribly hoarse and he loses the role. Despite voice rest and medical treatment, Mr. DeVere's voice fails to improve, and it is impossible to find theatre work. A friend and neighbour in their apartment building suggests that Mr. DeVere tries acting in the moving...

Engels | 4 uur 29 minuten (206 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Henry James Washington Square

Catherine is well on her way to becoming a spinster. She‘s 21 and part of New York‘s upper-class society, but she has never had a flirt and is plain-looking without the sparkling personality to make up for it. Or so her father thinks. Because when the handsome Mr. Morris Townsend catches her eye, Catherine falls head over heels in love with him. But does Townsend really like her back, or does he just like all the money she is set to inherit? Based on a true story as told to him by a friend, `Washington...

Engels | 7 uur 3 minuten (321 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility (1811) was Jane Austen´s first published novel. When their father dies the Dashwood sisters and their mother find themselves destitute and soon, under the influence of his greedy wife Fanny, their half-brother John forces them out of their home in Sussex and the bereaved women have to move to a distant relative´s cottage in Devonshire. The two oldest sisters Elinor and Marianne struggle with their newfound lower status, as they fall in love and face heartbreak. Elinor is responsible...

Engels | 10 uur 56 minuten (484 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Froon Akker Einum

Yn it djippe suden fan Kanada set in fûgeltsje útein mei de oerstek nei Europa. Tagelyk wurdt by in wenningstichting yn it noarden fan Nederlân in brief opsteld. Balansearjend op it snijflak fan lân en see leit Einum, in buertskip yn in lânskip fan boulannen mei op de achtergrûn in him yn rap tempo útwreidzjend havengebiet. Yn achttjin miniatueren wurdt in skets jûn fan de ynwenners: in keunstner dy't besiket de skimering tusken skaad en ljocht fêst te lizzen, in demintearjende frou, in...

Westerlauwers Fries | 9 uur (512 MB) | Froonakker, Easterwierrum | 2016

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Matthew Costello | Neil Richards Een dodelijke race

Deel 11 in de Cherringham-serie. Nog maar een paar dagen te gaan tot de Cherringham Regatta van start gaat, een jaarlijks terugkerend evenement dat luxe boten uit het hele land trekt. De plaatselijke bevolking kijkt reikhalzend uit naar de festiviteiten. Maar de feestelijke sfeer slaat snel om zodra er boten worden vernield en er een vermogende directeur vermist wordt, zijn bloed als een stille getuige op het scheepsdek. Terwijl de dag van de Regatta nadert, ontdekken Jack en Sarah dat wat er op...

Nederlands | 90 pagina's (ePub2, 5,4 MB) | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2024

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Alex Boogers Onder een hemel van sproeten

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Drie mensen, tussen wie vriendschappelijke banden bestaan, worden geconfronteerd met ingrijpende gebeurtenissen.

Fictie

Nederlands | 334 pagina's (ePub2, 4,1 MB) | Hollands Diep, Amsterdam | 2024

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Clive Cussler | Justin Scott De messentrekker

Detective Isaac Bell infiltreert in een toneelgezelschap dat door de VS reist, omdat hij vermoedt dat een seriemoordenaar meereist en telkens nieuwe slachtoffers maakt.

Fictie

Nederlands | 304 pagina's (ePub2, 5,1 MB) | The House of Books, Amsterdam | 2024

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Holly Martin Lente in Blueberry Bay

Een jonge vrouw biedt een dakloze man een plek in haar huis aan, maar zij weet niet dat deze man een dubbelleven leidt. Hoewel ze gevoelens voor elkaar hebben, durft zij door haar verleden haar hart niet te openen, en gooien zijn geheimen mogelijk roet in het eten.

Fictie

Nederlands | 268 pagina's (ePub2, 6,6 MB) | Z&K, Utrecht | 2024

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Holly Martin Zomer op Buttercup Beach

Een vrouw die al twee jaar hopeloos verliefd is op haar beste vriend, probeert haar gevoelens verborgen te houden. Hun vriendschap komt op het spel te staan als beiden toch de moed vinden om hun gevoelens voor elkaar te delen.

Fictie

Nederlands | ePub2, 6 MB | Z&K, Utrecht | 2024

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