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James Fenimore Cooper The Pioneers
The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale is a historical novel, the first published of the Leatherstocking Tales, a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. While The Pioneers was published in 1823, before any of the other Leatherstocking Tales, the period it covers makes it the fourth chronologically. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was an American writer and seaman, popular for his historical and political fiction. His most famous work is ‘The...
Engels | 18 uur 26 minuten (858 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Elizabeth Gaskell The Grey Woman
Anna, a German mill-owner‘s daughter, marries a French aristocrat and moves to France. She discovers that her husband killed his previous wife and that he is trying to kill her as well. Quick, intriguing, and with an extremely interesting plot, `The Grey Woman‘ (1861) is a short story by Elizabeth Gaskell for anyone who enjoys a good gothic shudder. Incredibly progressive for its time, it is about the survival of the ill-treated woman who has decided that enough is enough. Elizabeth Cleghorn...
Engels | 2 uur 12 minuten (101 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Hans Erich Nossack Op z'n laatst in november
Een roman geschreven in zowel een poëtische stijl als in meesterlijke soberheid. Berthold Möncken, schrijver, en Marianne Helldegen, de echtgenote van een rijke ondernemer, ontmoeten elkaar voor het eerst bij de uitreiking van een literatuurprijs. Ze voelen zich onweerstaanbaar tot elkaar aangetrokken. 'Met u is het de moeite waard om te sterven,' zegt Berthold na de plechtigheid. Marianne verlaat spontaan man en zoon om met de schrijver mee te gaan. Maar leven met Berthold is totaal anders...
Nederlands | 312 pagina's (ePub2, 0,9 MB) | Oevers, Zaandam | 2023
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Knud Sønderby Koude vlammen
Deze Deense klassieker is een tedere liefdesroman tegen de achtergrond van de ruige natuur van Groenland. De getrouwde Vera is als een blok gevallen voor Kristian Vase, een jonge man die zijn studie nooit heeft afgemaakt en een interesse heeft opgevat voor fotografie en filmen. Hij heeft geen huis, geen geld en geen vaste baan, en hij staat op het punt voor een jaar naar Groenland te vertrekken. Vera besluit weg te gaan bij haar man om met Kristian te trouwen en met hem mee te gaan naar Groenland,...
Nederlands | 296 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Oevers, Zaandam | 2023
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Waguih Ghali Bier in de snookerclub
Egypte in de jaren vijftig. Koning Faroek is kort geleden van de troon gestoten en president Nasser vaart nu de Nijl op en neer in diens luxe jacht. Zijn beloften van vrijheid en land voor de armen zijn op niets uitgelopen. Ram en Font, studenten die hun studie hebben verwaarloosd om mee te kunnen doen aan demonstraties gericht tegen Farouk en de Engelsen, brengen in Caïro hun tijd door in de snookerclub van Jamil, waar ze een pittig mengsel van bier, wodka en whisky drinken dat ze Bass noemen -...
Nederlands | 237 pagina's (ePub3, 5,8 MB) | Jurgen Maas, Amsterdam | 2023
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Jack Kerouac Satori in Parijs
Een bevlogen verhaal over Jack Kerouacs zoektocht naar zijn Franse voorouders. Hoewel hij is geboren en getogen in Massachusetts, was de familie van Jack Kerouac Frans-Canadees, een feit waar hij trots op was. Satori in Parijs, gepubliceerd in 1967, toen Kerouac op het hoogtepunt van zijn roem was, vertelt het verhaal van een tiendaags bezoek aan Parijs en Bretagne op zoek naar zijn voorouders. Op deze hectische odyssee, gefascineerd door alles en iedereen die hij ontmoette, van een verbleekte...
Nederlands | 146 pagina's (ePub2, 2,5 MB) | Oevers, Zaandam | 2023
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Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette Claudine op school
'Geboren in een gezin zonder fortuin, had ik geen vak geleerd. Ik kon klimmen, fluiten en rennen, maar niemand die me een carrière als eekhoorn, vogel of hert aanbood.' Colette Claudine, een vijftienjarig meisje dat met haar nogal afwezige vader in het Bourgondische dorpje Montigny woont, schrijft in haar dagboek over de avonturen die ze in de natuur beleeft, maar vooral over wat er op school gebeurt. Ze zit in het eindexamenjaar en dat is juist begonnen met de komst van juffrouw Aimé, de nieuwe...
Nederlands | 280 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | Van Maaskant Haun, Amsterdam | 2023
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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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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads The Importance of Being Earnest
In "The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", our main characters Algernon and Jack are tired of social obligations and have decided to lead a double life instead. However, nothing is simple when it comes to keeping secrets and several fates get entangled with the men’s questionable endeavours. This late-19th-century play by Oscar Wilde is considered a satire of its time, offering a critique of Victorian institutions, such as marriage. The play has seen numerous radio,...
Engels | 2 uur 28 minuten (108 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Ambrose Bierce Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War
In "Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography," Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely battlefields. Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), a terrifying experience that became a source...
Engels | 1 uur 39 minuten (73 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Virginia Woolf Mrs Dalloway
"...she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day." Mrs. Dalloway is busy taking care of the final preparations for her evening party when an old friend and suitor comes by. He leaves her with an unexpected question, but what he doesn't know is that thoughts about her past and her life are already swirlling around in her head. Moving seamlessles in and out of the minds of all her characters, you get the impression that Virginia Woolf understood people better...
Engels | 6 uur 44 minuten (292 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc From the Confessions of Arsene Lupin
The book that inspired the new Netflix series, "Lupin" with Omar Sy. The gentleman burglar and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin, returns in five new adventures. Paris’ very own “Prince of Thieves” is once again on the loose, armed with his trademark wit and charm. Constantly one step ahead of the police and his nemesis, Inspector Ganimard, Lupin solves a few mysteries, saves a few damsels, and even manages to pocket a small fortune for himself. “The Two Hundred Thousand Franc Rewards!”, “The Wedding...
Engels | 4 uur 41 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Call of the Wild
Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck’s happy and comfortable life comes to an end when he is kidnapped from Miller’s estate and forced to pull sleds in the Klondike region of Canada. The poor dog does not want to obey his new owner and as a result he is beaten and tortured. After Buck arrives in the cold North, he meets another dog named Curly, that is mercilessly killed by a pack of huskies. Who kidnapped...
Engels | 3 uur 30 minuten (152 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads When the World Was Young and Moon-Face
"When the World Was Young" introduces us to a thief named Dave Slotter, who intends to steal from James Ward - a famous and wealthy businessman. However, while Slotter walks through Ward’s property, he encounters a wild barbarian and is forced to fight for his life. Will Slotter escape from the wild man who wants to kill him? Who is the barbarian and what is he doing on Ward’s lands? Will the thief succeed in his plan? "Moon-Face" introduces us to John Claverhouse, a man who is unreasonably despised....
Engels | 1 uur (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads To Build a Fire
A man travels through the frozen wasteland bordering the Yukon River, accompanied by his best friend – a large husky dog. The dog tries to dissuade the man from walking farther into the frozen land, but the man pushes on. At some point the man decides to stop and build a fire. Unfortunately, snow falls from one of the trees and extinguishes the fire. This is the moment where the problems truly begin. Why is the man travelling through the Canadian frozen lands? Where is he heading to? Will he manage...
Engels | 48 minuten (35 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness
Before its 1902 publication, Heart of Darkness appeared as a three part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It was classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the '100 best novels' and part of the Western canon. The story centres on Charles Marlow, who narrates most of the book. He is an Englishman who takes a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a river boat captain in Africa. Heart of Darkness exposes the dark side of European colonization while exploring the three...
Engels | 4 uur 38 minuten (211 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Poison Belt
"Bring oxygen – Challenger." The gang from `The Lost World‘ is back together, but the reunion is much more dramatic than they had hoped. As Professor Challenger has predicted, the Earth is moving into a belt of poisonous ether and their only chance of survival is joining him in his house and watch the whole shebang go down together. Though very different from the first in the series, `The Poison Belt` (1913) is equally interesting and can be enjoyed in its own right. Like in his Sherlock Holmes series...
Engels | 3 uur 18 minuten (150 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time. "The 200,000 Franc Reward" is a story about robbery, betrayal, and criminal investigation, great for readers who want to dive into a classic detective series,...
Engels | 44 minuten (32 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc Arsene Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series Lupin with Omar Sy. After Arsene Lupin is suspected of yet another grand theft with a mysterious blonde accomplice, the Parisienne police are at their wits' end. Time to call in Sherlock Holmes. Will France's greatest thief be able to outwit England's most famous detective or has he finally met his match? Two fast-paced adventures full of twists and turns, "The Blonde Lady" and "The Jewish Lamp" will keep readers thrilled as two of literature's...
Engels | 7 uur 2 minuten (306 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Henry James B.J. Harrison Reads The Turn of the Screw
A governess is hired by a bachelor to take care of his nephew and niece. She has barely arrives at the house that she starts seeing ghosts and having other supernatural visions. She decides to share her frightening experience with the maid of the house, Mrs. Grose. The maid, however, is not surprised and tells the governess that the ghosts are those of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. What are the ghosts doing in the house? Were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel murdered? Are they seek revenge? Will the governess...
Engels | 4 uur 36 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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