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Henry James The American
Christopher Newman, a somewhat awkward but well-meaning American businessman traveling in Europe for the first time, meets and falls in love with the aristocratic young widow Claire de Bellegarde. But her French family does not like his American ways and oppose his offer of marriage. When he discovers a dirty family secret, however, the tables are suddenly turned. But what should he do with upper hand? Despite being one of Henry James earliest works, `The American‘ (1877) flows more like a contemporary...
Engels | 13 uur 57 minuten (623 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Sarah Orne Jewett Deephaven
Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her clean and clear descriptive powers that at once elevate common place daily events to something remarkable, and lend dignity and grace to the most humble and homely human character. In Deephaven, go with her on vacation to an unforgettable seaside village where time runs slower and small pleasures are intensified. Much space is given to outdoor rambles and sights and events of daily living that draw you into another era. Jewett's loving and gentle descriptions...
Engels | 5 uur 15 minuten (244 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jacob Abbott History of Julius Caesar
The book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of Rome's Emperor Julius Caesar, from his early years to his assassination. History of Julius Caesar is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 4 uur 45 minuten (220 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jacob Abbott Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou, wife of England's Henry VI, played a key role in launching the storied War of the Roses - the 30 year civil conflict fuelled by the Lancasters and the Yorks, each vying for the British throne in the 15th century. Margaret of Anjou is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 4 uur 42 minuten (213 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jack London White Fang
When White Fang – part wolf, part dog – gets separated from his family, he must find a way to survive on his own. In a harsh Canadian environment that means kill or be killed. Tough surroundings and cruel masters make White Fang increasingly more aggressive and wild, but Weedon Scott, a kind gold hunter, sees the dog in him and attempts to tame him. Released in 1906, White Fang – companion novel to The Call of the Wild – was immediately successful, especially among younger readers. Ethan Hawke starred...
Engels | 7 uur 39 minuten (340 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jack London The Call of the Wild
The story takes place in the extreme conditions of the Yukon during the 19th century Klondike Gold Rush, where strong sled dogs were in high demand. After Buck, a domesticated dog, is snatched from a pastoral ranch in California, he is sold into a brutal life as a sled dog. The novella details Buck's struggle to adjust and survive the cruel treatment he receives from humans, other dogs, and nature. He eventually sheds the veneer of civilization altogether and instead relies on primordial instincts...
Engels | 3 uur 23 minuten (154 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Susan Coolidge What Katy Did
"To-morrow I will begin, thought Katy." Twelve-year-old Katy Carr desperately wants to be good. But being a wild and hot-headed tomboy, it seems so much easier to start being good tomorrow than it does today. Even when her kind and patient invalid cousin comes to visit, Katy‘s resolution to change only lasts a few hours. But soon she will have much more in common with her cousin than she wished and it will confine her to her room perhaps forever. Will it make her finally able to uphold her promise?...
Engels | 4 uur 35 minuten (212 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Mary Shelley Frankenstein
Told in the form of a series of letters ‘Frankenstein’ follows a young and charismatic Victor Frankenstein as he attempts to make his mark on the world of science. Taking a number of body parts from various corpses, he brings a monstrous creation to life which instead of being his crowning glory, terrifies him. The nameless monster escapes from his lab, taking many innocent lives before Frankenstein can track it down again. Shelley took inspiration from her trips through Germany and the legends of...
Engels | 7 uur 59 minuten (430 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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Louisa May Alcott Rose in Bloom
After traveling around the world for several years, Rose Campbell returns home to find her boy cousins all grown up. In this upbeat sequel to Eight Cousins, Rose has become an attractive heiress and is now drawing the attention of several male suiters. But like Pride & Prejudice and Anne of Green Gables, Rose in Bloom (1876) shows a woman ahead of her time with her own ideas about her future. Besides, who would love Rose for her and not her money? The answer might surprise her. Heart-warming and...
Engels | 8 uur 55 minuten (405 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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F. Scott Fitzgerald The Beautiful and Damned
Anthony does not want to work. Why should he? He gets by comfortably on his allowance and once his grandfather dies he will inherit so much that he never needs to think about money again. When he falls in love with the beautiful Gloria and they become part of the wild party scene of New York, it seems that Anthony has made it. But his grandfather’s will is just around the corner and it is about to blow up their lives in a way they could never have foreseen. One of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most accomplished...
Engels | 12 uur 53 minuten (592 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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August Strindberg The Red Room
Arvid Falk is a young and idealistic government worker who always wanted to be a poet. When a journalist writes a newspaper exposé based on Arvid’s stories about his useless government department, Arvid is fired immediately. Starting afresh he sets out to explore every corner of the Swedish society, and the hypocrisy and corruption he finds shocks him. Walking the streets of Stockholm will never be the same again once this novel gets under your skin. Named the first modern Swedish novel, ‘The Red...
Engels | 10 uur (449 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2016
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Philibert Schogt Einde verhaal
roman
Een tweetalig opgevoede vertaler belandt in een identiteitscrisis ten gevolge van een problematische vertaalopdracht.
Fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 281 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam | 2015
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Ella Smith Billionaire brushstrokes
a modern love story
In the bustling city of New York, where ambition and passion collide, Damian Blackwood, a formidable CEO with a heart guarded by walls of success, finds himself captivated by the enigmatic Amber Wilson, a free-spirited artist whose every brushstroke tells a story of untamed creativity. Their paths cross at Amber's art exhibition in a sophisticated gallery, where Damian is instantly captivated by her artwork. Despite their differences, they are drawn to each other. As they embark on a unique art commission,...
Engels | 108 pagina's (ePub2, 0,4 MB) | [Ella Smith], [Afferden] | 2024
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen A courtyard full of finds
A man with an old Landrover and an invalid son has settled in a remote town in northern France. The war elsewhere and the closure of the cement works have driven out many of the inhabitants and summer visitors. The man is interested in just one thing: an estate where perhaps no one has lived for a century. He sets out to investigate and discovers some disturbing things in the courtyard. On the terrace of the only restaurant open, a young psychologist is fascinated by the way father and son communicate....
Engels | 104 pagina's (PDF, 0,6 MB) | [Artscience], [Nederland] | 2024
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Oldtimers
A lonely widower inherits his mother's remote farmhouse. To have something to do, he applies to the local Volunteer Center. He goes to work in his old style, park maintenance, with an old lady who lives alone on an estate. One day he enters a barn ... Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 44 pagina's (PDF, 0,3 MB) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2024
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Cycling
novella
What do you do with sudden, uncontrollable outbursts of energy? Theo went cycling. Just as lonely as working from home, but at least while cycling there was a landscape passing by. A near collision earned him a cycling buddy. This will be something... Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 74 pagina's (PDF, 0,4 MB) | published by the Boekencoöperatie, [Amsterdam] | 2024
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Stray Kids
how do homeless children survive a big city; novel
Tramps. How can it come to this with anyone anyway? Usually it originates with bad luck. When there is no one to help you and you panic, bad luck stacks bad luck and you lose everything. Addicts, old people who can no longer keep up with the times, single people who are evicted because of debts. There are also children among them. Isolated fringe figures, of whom we sometimes catch a glimpse in a corner of the eye. Because invisibility is a survival strategy. Sometimes something happens to them that...
Engels | 234 pagina's (PDF, 0,8 MB) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2024
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Blind Timo and the baker's daughter
novel
It is a love story. About a boy, blind, but free as a bird. And about the sweet, headstrong daughter of a stubborn baker. She, too, was free. With a dying girl of wealthy parents, whom they took in their unconditional love and set her free. It happened in a fishing village on the Côte d'Azur, during the summer of 1957. As long as no one interfered with them, everything went well. Has it really happened? Has this love story stood out in the Akasha Chronicles that much that a writer could pick it...
Engels | 188 pagina's (PDF, 0,6 MB) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Boreal bushcraft
living in the wild from the wild; novel
What if you disconnect from society altogether? Urban nomads know what that's like, but they continue to live in the city in frayed corners and live on a kind of handouts and what others throw away. In countries with lots of nature and few inhabitants per square kilometer, some daredevils disconnect completely. They make a place where they live and live entirely self-sufficiently. Bushcraft is called that, the skill of living in the wild from the wild. They do have some trade with the "inhabited...
Engels | 206 pagina's (PDF) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023
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