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Els Florijn De engelen van Elisabeth
In ‘De engelen van Elisabeth’ geeft Els Florijn een inkijkje in de harde en ongenadige wereld binnen de muren van een gesticht, waar hoofdpersoon Elisabeth de Lange tegen wil en dank leert te overleven. Dordrecht, 1890. Elisabeth de Lange, drieëntwintig jaar oud, wordt verdacht van de moord op twee van haar kinderen. Bij gebrek aan bewijs wordt ze krankzinnig verklaard, en ze komt in een gesticht terecht. Ze klampt zich vast aan de hoop haar zoontje Jan nog een keer te mogen vasthouden. Voor wat...
Nederlands | 6 uur 21 minuten (548 MB) | Mozaiek, Utrecht | 2020
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Martin Michael Driessen De heilige
Donatien wordt geboren in het jaar van de Franse Revolutie. Hunkerend naar roem en erkenning buit hij al zijn talenten uit in het opportunistische spel van het menselijk bestaan. Donatiens levensverhaal is een hedonistische schelmenroman. Hij ontmoet tijdgenoten als Victor Hugo, helpt bij het opstellen van de Schaal van Beaufort en rondt Kaap Hoorn tijdens een krankzinnige expeditie; als struikrover wordt hij beroemd en berucht in de Vogezen. Hij is zowel genezer als moordenaar, kinderlijk onschuldig...
Nederlands | 6 uur 13 minuten (358 MB) | Van Oorschot, Amsterdam | 2020
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Simone van der Vlugt De kaasfabriek
De kaasfabriek is de nieuwe historische roman van Simone van der Vlugt, auteur van ondere andere Het schaduwspel en Nachtblauw. Amsterdam, 1892. Lydia rouwt om de dood van haar ouders, die kort na elkaar zijn overleden. Ze heeft hun huis in Amsterdam en buitenhuis in Purmerend geërfd. Ondanks het verlies zit ze vol ideeën voor de toekomst en voor het uitvoeren van haar vaders plannen: een moderne kaasfabriek beginnen, op stoomkracht en met een hoge productie. Maar als vrouw alleen mag ze geen...
Nederlands | 10 uur 33 minuten (910 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2020
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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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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Sometimes self-fulfilling prophecies are not all they seem. Lord Arthur Savile is a young British aristocrat about to get married. Mr. Podgers tells people’s fortunes, and he has bad news for the groom: he will commit murder. Unable to get the thought off his mind, he decides to get it over with before entering into marriage, but things do not go as planned. Hear the darkly humorous short story “Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime” by Oscar Wilde from the late 19th century brought to life by B.J. Harrison....
Engels | 1 uur 21 minuten (60 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde B.J. Harrison Reads The Picture of Dorian Gray
B.J. Harrison reads the classic that has puzzled and delighted readers for over two centuries. Dorian Gray is a beautiful man, who has been immortalized in a painting. As he comes to the realization that his beauty will eventually fade, he makes a wish to never lose his beauty and retain eternal youth. Meanwhile, his age and sins continue to live on in his portrait. The late-19th-century classic by Oscar Wilde, a charming yet horrifying Gothic novel, has been adapted countless times to the screen....
Engels | 8 uur 47 minuten (383 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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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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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads The Devoted Friend
“The Devoted Friend” from the 19th century is an unconventional classic for children and adults alike. The Water-rat tells the story of Big Hugh and his friend Hans, whose friendship is not what it seems, and certainly not easy. This story within the story tells of friendship, its importance and how it can go wrong. This ageless fairy tale is a dark and funny short story created by Oscar Wilde is now read by B.J. Harrison. It was also adapted into an animated TV movie in 2003 called "Wilde Stories:...
Engels | 28 minuten (21 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde B.J. Harrison Reads The Happy Prince and Other Tales
B.J. Harrison reads "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" which consists of various children’s stories by Oscar Wilde. Originally published in 1888, the work includes five memorable stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket". It features unforgettable characters, such as the happy prince who has never experienced sorrow and a nightingale who accepts a rose for the ultimate sacrifice. These tales have inspired countless...
Engels | 52 minuten (38 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde B.J. Harrison Reads The Ballad of Reading Gaol
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves / By each let this be heard / Some do it with a bitter look / Some with a flattering word/ The coward does it with a kiss, /The brave man with a sword!" Oscar Wilde’s poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" depicts an execution and the harsh circumstances of life in prison. Based on Wilde’s own experience in prison, the poem contains details that do not judge but simply describe, in poetic terms, that which both horrifies and moves. The famous ballad from the late...
Engels | 31 minuten (22 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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A. Frank. Pinkerton Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express
In this High Victorian detective novel, Dyke Darrel investigates the robbery of the Central Railroad’s midnight express, during which Dyke’s friend Arnold Nicholson, a messenger, was murdered. He is helped by his sister Nell, with whom he was supposed to go on holiday. Dyke Darrell turns "the Gotham of the North" - as he calls Chicago - upside down in search of the culprit. On the way he encounters old ennemies, kidnappers and masquerades, as he tries to solve "the most audacious crime of my remembrance."...
Engels | 3 uur 58 minuten (179 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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A. Frank. Pinkerton Won by Crime
"'It is no use!' she cried, at last, pushing back the mass of thick black hair falling over her white brow; 'I shall never be able to get India by heart, unless I can see the places. I wish papa would let us go reconnoitering amongst the ruined temples and other mysterious buildings; it is so annoying staying here day after day, never seeing anything outside the palace.'" In "Won by Crime", the Portuguese Viceroy Don Garcia has brought his daughter Lianor and nephew Pantaleone to the wild island...
Engels | 1 uur 20 minuten (58 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Rudyard Kipling American Notes
"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's. Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women. However, he scorns the political machines that make a mockery of American democracy, and whilst exhibiting the racist attitude that has made him controversial...
Engels | 2 uur 45 minuten (119 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Els Florijn De engelen van Elisabeth
In ‘De engelen van Elisabeth’ geeft Els Florijn een inkijkje in de harde en ongenadige wereld binnen de muren van een gesticht, waar hoofdpersoon Elisabeth de Lange tegen wil en dank leert te overleven. Dordrecht, 1890. Elisabeth de Lange, drieëntwintig jaar oud, wordt verdacht van de moord op twee van haar kinderen. Bij gebrek aan bewijs wordt ze krankzinnig verklaard, en ze komt in een gesticht terecht. Ze klampt zich vast aan de hoop haar zoontje Jan nog een keer te mogen vasthouden. Voor wat...
Fictie | Historische roman | Protestants milieu | Psychologische roman
Nederlands | 256 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | Mozaiek, Utrecht | 2020
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