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Robert Louis Stevenson Kidnapped

Recently orphaned 17-year-old David leaves his home on the Scottish countryside to seek out a rich uncle he has never met. The uncle, as it turns out, is paranoid and unpleasant, and before David can claim his inheritance he is knocked out and taken to sea to be sold as a slave in America. So begins Robert Louis Stevenson‘s adventure novel, Kidnapped (1886), a breathlessly exciting story for fans of action and suspense, and a story about two very different types of Scotsmen. Robert Louis Stevenson...

Engels | 8 uur 8 minuten (371 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Edgar Rice Burroughs The Gods of Mars

After ten long years away from Barsoom and his beloved red Martian princess Dejah Thoris, John Carter is finally back! Unfortunately, Carter appears in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart... The second installment in Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic sci-fi Mars series, "The Gods of Mars" is the thrilling follow-up to "A Princess of Mars". Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American novelist. His most notable creations include the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter,...

Engels | 7 uur 37 minuten (347 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Lewis Carrol Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

Once again, Alice finds herself in a peculiar place. In this sequel to `Alice Adventures in Wonderland‘, Alice has climbed through a mirror and arrived in a world in which everything is reversed, like a reflection – including logic. It makes for another absurdly funny story full of wonder and snark that, like the first book, never talks down to its young audience. The popular Tim Burton movie, `Alice in Wonderland‘ (2010), starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway, to name is...

Engels | 3 uur 6 minuten (139 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Augusta Huiell Seaman The Slipper-Point Mystery

When fourteen year old Sally Carter decides to share the secret she has discovered on Slipper Point with her new friend Doris Craig, she couldn't possibly imagine where the solution to this intriguing mystery will lead them! Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of children's literature. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 3 uur 11 minuten (143 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Ambrose Bierce Can Such Things Be?

"Can Such Things Be?" is a thrillingly creepy collection of short stories from one of the 19th century’s masters of horror. Sit yourself by a campfire or candlelight and enjoy these 24 eerie stories, told in Bierce’s witty, clear prose, filled with ghosts, apparitions, doppelgängers, grave robbers, death omens and other strange, inexplicable occurrences. The story of "The Damned Thing" has appeared in the tv show "Masters of Horror", while "Haïta the Shepherd" and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" have...

Engels | 7 uur 33 minuten (340 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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L. Frank Baum The Marvelous Land of Oz

Whatever happened in the lands of Oz after Dorothy left? In this sequel to the `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‘, we meet a young boy named Tip, who, unlike Dorothy, has grown up in this magical place. He is under the care (though that is a relative term) of the witch Mombi, but escapes her evil clutches just in time before she turns him in to a statue. Traveling through Oz, Tip meets a bunch of whimsical creatures (some of whom we know already) who join him on an adventurous journey that will conclude...

Engels | 4 uur 28 minuten (210 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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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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Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames valley. The classic story of how Rat, Mole, and the other river bankers saved Toad from his excesses. This book has...

Engels | 6 uur 39 minuten (312 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Peter Gotthardt The Fate of the Elves 1

The Ironclad Warriors

“The Ironclad Warriors” is the first book from “The Fate of the Elves” series. No more petty skirmishes and snatching of crowns. The elven land is in dire trouble – there is a mighty enemy at its gates, who is all too powerful for their armies. The elves are forced to hide in the forest where their plans for retaliation begin to brew. Daisy, the main character, is on the verge of finding something that might help them in their predicament and inevitable fight. A lot of adventures, dangerous escapades,...

Engels | 44 minuten (34 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Virginia Woolf The Voyage Out

Embark on a haunting journey of self-discovery and transformation in Virginia Woolf's first novel, 'The Voyage Out'. Rachel Vinrace, a young woman sheltered from life's realities, is whisked away on her father's ship to South America. As she navigates through a complex web of conversations about art, love, and the human experience with fellow voyagers, Rachel begins questioning her place in society. But it is amidst the exotic beauty of Santa Marina she experiences profound change... Virginia Woolf...

Engels | 17 uur 38 minuten (795 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Peter Gotthardt The Fate of the Elves 2

The Heart of Stone

The siege continues, and the plans of the elves grow bolder and more dangerous. Daisy’s new friend, Bramble, is ready to fight with them, but his young age is a problem. However, his courage and bravery soon get him in trouble – he infiltrates the enemy camp, and plans to help the elves from the inside. The dangerous situations pile one after the other, and the reader expects almost everything to happen. Cliffhangers and breathtaking episodes turn the second part in the series into a must-read for...

Engels | 44 minuten (34 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Dinah Jefferies Before the rains

In 1930 krijgt een jonge Britse vrouw de opdracht om in India de koninklijke familie te fotograferen, maar ze wordt daar met achterdocht ontvangen en geconfronteerd met armoede en sociale en culturele verschillen in de samenleving.

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Engels | 403 pagina's | Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, [London] | 2017

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Sharon Pywell The romance reader's guide to life

De totaal verschillende tweelingzusters Naeve en Lilly beleven de veranderende wereld voor en na de Tweede Wereldoorlog ieder op hun eigen manier.

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Engels | 308 pagina's | Duckworth Overlook, London | 2017

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Jack Reacher

Twee actie-thrillers waarin ex-militair Jack Reacher met een complot te maken krijgt.

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The good fight

Advocate Diane Lockhart en haar protegee en petekind Maia Rindell gaan noodgedwongen bij een concurrerende firma werken. Samen proberen ze hun reputaties te herstellen.

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Craig Robertson The photographer

Inspecteur Rachel Narey maakt jacht op een serieverkrachter die al jarenlang ongestraft zijn gang gaat in Glasgow, maar krijgt een grote teleurstelling als de rechter het belangrijkste bewijs tegen hem afwijst.

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Engels | 433 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, a CBS Company, London | 2017

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Lisa Thompson The goldfish boy

Matthew (12, ik-figuur) lijdt aan een dwangneurose. Hij komt zijn kamer nauwelijks uit. Maar als peuter Teddy verdwijnt, moet Matthew wel naar buiten, want hij heeft Teddy als laatste gezien. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

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Engels | 393 pagina's | Scholastic, London | 2017

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Clare Donoghue The night stalker

Een politieduo wordt vanuit Londen naar Somerset gestuurd om daar een moord op te lossen.

Fictie

Engels | 422 pagina's | Pan Books, London | 2017

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Victoria Aveyard King's cage

Mare wordt gevangengehouden door Maven, terwijl de Scarlet Guard terrein wint. Ze moet overleven in een gewelddadige wereld vol verraad en achterdocht. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

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Engels | 512 pagina's | HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [New York, NY] | 2017

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