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Sheridan le Fanu B.J. Harrison Reads The Room in the Dragon Volant
"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches of a greedy count, little does he suspect that the whole situation could be a trap. With plenty of Gothic elements and some remarkable episodes of horror, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a haunting mystery story that will keep readers at the edge of their seat. B. J. Harrison started his Classic...
Engels | 4 uur 43 minuten (204 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads The Canterville Ghost
B.J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde’s first short stories, "The Canterville Ghost". The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alone in the castle and that the ghost of an old tenant, Sir Simon de Canterville, is with them. Yet the family is not so easily scared, even if the ghost can take many shapes and forms. The short story from the late 19th century mixes humor with the macabre....
Engels | 1 uur 12 minuten (54 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Steven Plant England's Best Haunted Places
Discover some of the most haunted places around England. Whether you believe in the paranormal, or are just looking for a good scare on a dark night, Steven Plant’s travel through England will take you to some of the most famous, and frightening, places in the UK. Through Bruce Cullen’s excellent narration, you will discover haunted cinemas and encounter ghostly figures in grand estates. This book’s will take to the following locations: Blackpool, Pluckley Village, the Hellfire Caves, Morley Rectory,...
Engels | 2 uur 17 minuten (99 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Steven Plant England's Best Haunted Pubs and Inns
Discover some of the most haunted pubs and inns around England. Steven Plant will take around the UK, stopping at local establishments that are famous for their unusual guests. Through Bruce Cullen’s excellent narration, you will discover another side of British pub life, and be taken to the following locations: The Bate Hall (Macclesfield, Cheshire), The Nutshell (Bury St Edmunds), The Miners Arms (Eyams, Peak District), The Viaduct Tavern (London). Steven Plant is a British author of non-fiction....
Engels | 1 uur 39 minuten (72 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Sheridan le Fanu Green Tea
"Green Tea" tells the haunting story of a man plagued by a demonic monkey. The unnamed narrator, a trained surgeon who can’t practice because of the loss of two of his fingers, is organising the papers of his deceased mentor, the famous German physician Dr. Martin Hesselius. In doing so, he stumbles upon a strange case, dating back sixty-four years. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer, known for his ghost and paranormal stories. He studied law at Trinity College in Dublin....
Engels | 1 uur 31 minuten (69 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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G. K. Chesterton The Trees of Pride
Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstition. To prove them wrong, once and for all, he takes a bet to spend the night in the trees. In the morning he has vanished. Is he dead, and if so who has killed him? The poet? The lawyer? The woodsman? The trees? Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most prolific English writers of all time. He wrote poems, plays, essays, newspaper...
Engels | 2 uur 15 minuten (107 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost
The first thing the American family see when they step into their new British mansion is the bloodstain in the sitting room. As it turns out, they have moved into an already occupied house, and their new roommate is a proud ghost determined to terrify them to death. But things do not go as planned for the poor ghost. The more he tries to scare the Otis family, the more they make fun of and ignore him. Clever from start to finish, Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Canterville Ghost’ (1887) is charming and engaging....
Engels | 1 uur 23 minuten (63 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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Winchester McFly Contact
Rechercheurs David Detta en Tess de Winter onderzoeken vreemde zelfmoordgevallen in de Achterhoek.
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 154 pagina's (ePub2, 7,5 MB) | Luitingh Sijthoff, Amsterdam | 2022
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Max Seeck De trouwe lezer
De vrouw van bestsellerauteur Roger Koponen wordt dood aangetroffen in een prachtige zwarte avondjurk, zittend aan het hoofd van een lege eettafel. Haar gezicht is bevroren in een afgrijselijke glimlach. Rechercheur Jessica Niemi onderzoekt de zaak en algauw blijkt dat Maria Koponen niet het enige slachtoffer is. Het lijkt erop dat de dader de moorden exact kopieert uit de thrillertrilogie van Roger Koponen. De slachtoffers stapelen zich op en Jessica ontdekt dat er een sinistere groepering schuilgaat...
Fictie
Nederlands | 352 pagina's (ePub2, 1,4 MB) | A.W. Bruna Uitgevers, Amsterdam | 2021
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C.J. Tudor Brandende meisjes
Zijn we allemaal in staat tot onuitsprekelijke daden om degenen van wie we houden te beschermen? Welkom in het lieflijke plaatsje Chapel Croft. Vijfhonderd jaar geleden werden hier acht protestantse martelaren terechtgesteld op de brandstapel. Dertig jaar geleden verdwenen twee tienermeisjes spoorloos. Twee maanden geleden pleegde de dominee van de lokale parochie zelfmoord. Dominee Jack Brooks, alleenstaande ouder van de veertienjarige Flo, arriveert in het dorp om een nieuwe start te maken...
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 352 pagina's (ePub2, 1,5 MB) | A.W. Bruna Uitgevers, Amsterdam | 2021
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Winchester McFly Nachtmerrie
Rechercheurs David Detta en Tess de Winter krijgen te maken met moorden met een bovennatuurlijk tintje.
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 176 pagina's (ePub2, 7 MB) | Luitingh Sijthoff, Amsterdam | 2021
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Winchester McFly Verdwaald
Als in de Limburgse mergelgrotten verminkte lichamen worden gevonden, onderzoeken rechercheur Detta en zijn partner De Winter of dit het werk is van een monster of van iemand die de mythe van het monster in stand wil houden.
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 176 pagina's (ePub2, 7,5 MB) | Uitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff, Amsterdam | 2021
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