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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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Shock and awe
Een groep journalisten die werkt voor het mediaconcern Knight Ridder twijfelt aan de verklaring van de regering Bush dat Saddam Hoessein beschikt over massavernietigingswapens.
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Marshall
In 1940 werkt Thurgood Marshall voor de burgerrechtenbeweging NAACP. Hij wordt naar een stad in het conservatieve Connecticut gestuurd om een zwarte chauffeur te verdedigen.
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Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
Een 32-jarige vrouw vertelt aan haar psychiater hoe ze 16 jaar eerder, in 1843, in Canada tot levenslang is veroordeeld voor medeplichtigheid aan de moord op haar werkgever en diens huishoudster.
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Engels | 545 pagina's | Virago, London | 2017
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Django
In 1943 wil de Sinti-jazzgitarist Jean 'Django' Reinhardt uit Parijs naar Zwitserland vluchten.
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Beast
Moll, die door haar moeder heel kort wordt gehouden, wordt verliefd op een mysterieuze stroper. Is hij de seriemoordenaar die vier tienermeisjes heeft vermoord?
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The last kingdom
Nadat een Engelse edelman is opgegroeid tussen de Vikingen in Noord-Engeland ten tijde van koning Alfred de Grote, maken zijn banden met beide groepen het voor hem moeilijk om partij te kiezen.
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M.L. Rio If we were villains
Als zeven veelbelovende studenten in de ban raken van het werk van Shakespeare en een van hen onder verdachte omstandigheden om het leven komt, ontwikkelt zich een echte tragedie in hun persoonlijke levens.
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Engels | 429 pagina's | Titan Books, London | 2017
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The child in time
Tijdens het winkelen verdwijnt het dochtertje van een succesvolle kinderboekenauteur spoorloos. Samen met zijn vrouw moet hij zien om te gaan met dit verlies.
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You were never really here
Een ex-marinier krijgt opdracht de ontvoerde tienerdochter van een bekende politicus te redden uit een ‘speeltuin’ voor rijke pedofielen in New York.
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Tulip fever
In Amsterdam rond 1630 wordt het weesmeisje Sophia uitgehuwelijkt aan een rijke handelaar. Zij begint een relatie met de jonge schilder Jan de Loos.
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The death of Stalin
Na het overlijden van Jozef Stalin in 1953 breekt er een meedogenloze strijd om de macht uit binnen de politieke elite van de Sovjet-Unie.
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