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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Red Silk Scarf
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. Arsene Lupin is suddenly and suspiciously willing to share some secrets with Inspector Ganimard which will help the police unveil a murder. But is Lupin helping out of the goodness of his heart or does a large jewel connected to the deceased have anything to do with it? The fifth story in Maurice Leblanc’s collection "The Confessions of Arsene Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic...
Engels | 54 minuten (39 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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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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Mark Twain A Connecticut Yankee at the Court of King Arthur
Hank Morgan, a mechanic at a gun factory, is knocked unconscious and wakes up in England in the year 528. After he is captured and taken to Camelot, he is put before the knights of King Arthur‘s Round Table where he is condemned to death. However, he remembers having read of an eclipse on the day of his execution and he astonishes the court by predicting the phenomenon. Hank is made minister to the ineffectual king and in an effort to bring democratic principles and mechanical knowledge to the kingdom,...
Engels | 11 uur 43 minuten (526 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Alexandre Dumas The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip is a historical novel written by Alexandre Dumas. The story begins with a historical event - the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary (roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister) Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of their own countrymen - considered by many as one of the most painful episodes in Dutch history, described by Dumas with a dramatic intensity. It then unfold around The city of Haarlem, Netherlands, that has set a prize of 100,000 guilders...
Engels | 7 uur 33 minuten (338 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Edgar Rice Burroughs The Beasts of Tarzan
Old enemies are back to make life hard for Tarzan in ‘The Beasts of Tarzan’ (1916), the third novel in the thrilling adventure series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dividing their time between Africa and England, Tarzan and Jane and their little son Jack are comfortably settled. But when they get kidnapped and separated, they must fight harder than ever to find a way back to each other. Tarzan returns to his roots in this particularly jungle-oriented novel in the series, and, using his primal intelligence,...
Engels | 5 uur 15 minuten (247 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island
When an old sea captain dies mysteriously in his parent‘s inn, young Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map in the captain‘s possessions that will spark a wild and adventures treasure hunt. Joined by a handful of untrustworthy pirates, he meets the antagonistic Long John Silver, a character whose fame transcends the tale. With Treasure Island (1883), author Robert Louis Stevenson invented the modern image of the pirate, without which we likely wouldn‘t have experienced Johnny Depp as the infamous Captain...
Engels | 7 uur 28 minuten (344 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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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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Rudyard Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill
Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author, journalist, poet, and novelist. His most famous work is "The Jungle Book" (1894), inspiring two Disney adaptations; the 1967 animated feature and the 2016 live-action film...
Engels | 5 uur 55 minuten (273 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles
When Sir Charles Baskerville dies suddenly from a heart attack, a rumour of a deadly, supernatural giant dog, who may have been persecuted for generations, begins to circulate in the village. When Sir Henry Baskerville arrives from Canada for the legacy of the Baskerville manor in England, the skeptical Sherlock Holmes is called to help with the case. Was the death of Sir Charles Baskerville really a heart attack or maybe an animal lurking in deserted moors? Will Baskerville's new owner become the...
Engels | 6 uur 43 minuten (305 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet
Returning to London from war, an injured Dr John Watson is in acute need of a place to live. An acquaintance introduces him to the eccentric "consultant detective" Sherlock Holmes, and Watson soon finds himself pulled into an alluring world of crime solving adventures. Told partly through Watson, partly through the murderer, ‘A Study in Scarlet’ (1887) is Arthur Conan Doyle’s first dip into the world of Sherlock Holmes, and one that would make him world famous. This first Holmes novel became the...
Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (196 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arguably the best compilation of mystery stories ever, `The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes‘ (1892) is for any lover of intrigue and sophisticated humour. Sherlock‘s talent for solving cases based on things only he notices never disappoints, and everyone‘s curiosity is sure to be sustained till the end of each story. There is a reason Sherlock Holmes has been adapted more than a hundred times for various media. 2009-2011 saw Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as Sherlock and Watson, and even Will Ferrell...
Engels | 11 uur 13 minuten (880 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels
When Lemuel Gulliver wakes up on an island after a shipwreck, tied on his hands and feet and with arrows pointed at him, you would think all hope is lost. But his captors are the size of a finger, their rope is as thin as thread, and their tiny arrows barely break the surface of his skin. This is not even as absurd as it gets on Gulliver’s travels at sea, but, hilariously, he has no emotional response to any of it. Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ (1726) is political satire at its best. Published...
Engels | 11 uur 13 minuten (513 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2016
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G. A. Henty The Dragon and the Raven
The vikings have invaded England. King Alfred and a young thane knight, Edmund, must fight to save his lands. Artfully blending fiction and the history of this volatile time in England, “The Dragon and the Raven” is an entertaining, romantic, and a fun adventure from G. A. Henty, whose stories were known for their historical accuracy. G. A. Henty (1832-1902) was an English novelist and war correspondent, best known for his historical adventure stories. His works include “The Dragon & The Raven”...
Engels | 7 uur 17 minuten (336 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2016
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Wilbur Smith Stormvloed
Stormvloed, het twintigste deel in de Courtney-serie van bestsellerauteur Wilbur Smith, speelt zich af in de periode na Courtney's vuur. Het is 1774 en Rob Courtney groeit op aan de oostkust van Afrika, dromend van een avontuurlijk leven op zee. Wanneer zijn grootvader sterft, grijpt Rob zijn kans en vertrekt naar Engeland. Aangekomen in Londen wordt hij verleid door de charmes van de grote stad en al snel raakt hij al zijn geld en hoop op avontuur kwijt. Totdat hij bij de marine terechtkomt. Rob...
Fictie
Nederlands | 433 pagina's (ePub2, 1,5 MB) | Xander Uitgevers, Haarlem | 2022
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Nico Dros Willem die Madoc maakte
Na een storm in het jaar 1196 halen kustvissers een kleuter uit de branding. Die blijkt de enige overlevende van een schipbreuk te zijn. De jongen, vermoedelijk een koningskind, brengt zijn jeugdjaren door in een klooster nabij Brugge. Dat ontvlucht hij om zijn familie terug te vinden. Onder de naam Madoc leidt hij een leven als ridder en vecht duels op leven en dood uit, een leven waarin liefde evengoed een hoofdrol speelt. Jarenlang is hij de rechterhand van de legendarische graaf Hincmar. In Parijs...
Fictie
Nederlands | ePub2, 2,4 MB | Uitgeverij G.A. Van Oorschot, Amsterdam | 2021
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Rachel van Charante Het schuilhuis
Lochem, 1944. De Tweede Wereldoorlog is in volle gang. De 18-jarige Victoria van Coevorden wordt door haar ouders vanwege grote financiële problemen aangespoord om te trouwen met haar steenrijke jeugdvriend Robert. Dan stort er een Engels gevechtsvliegtuig neer achter Victoria’s familielandhuis. De piloot overleeft de crash en Victoria biedt aan hem te helpen. In de gevaarlijke weken die volgen moet ze hem verborgen houden voor Robert en haar familie. Maar Robert houdt iets voor haar achter, en...
Fictie
Nederlands | 287 pagina's (ePub2, 1,1 MB) | Xander, Haarlem | 2021
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Rhys Bowen | Erica Feberwee Oorlogsdochters
Lord Westerham heeft vijf dochters die allemaal hun plek in de wereld proberen te vinden, terwijl de Tweede Wereldoorlog in alle hevigheid losbarst. Dochter Pamela werkt in het diepste geheim voor MI5 in Londen, terwijl haar zus Margot bij het Franse verzet betrokken raakt. De rest van het gezin deelt hun landgoed met het leger en probeert het leven in het dorp op een zo normaal mogelijke wijze voort te zetten. Als ze een dreigend bericht ontvangen, worden alle verhoudingen echter op scherp gezet:...
Fictie
Nederlands | 327 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | Xander, Haarlem | 2021
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Martin Michael Driessen Gars
De fantastische avonturen van een niet erg slimme kruisridder.
Fictie
Nederlands | ePub2, 2 MB | Uitgeverij G.A. Van Oorschot, Amsterdam | 2020
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Arthur Japin Mrs. Degas
roman
Parijs, 1912. Edgar Degas, de schilder, is blind geworden. Wanneer hij zijn huis uit moet, duikt een jonge vrouw op om zijn archieven te helpen ordenen. Zij is echter niet wie zij beweert te zijn en in het geheim brengt zij verslag uit over haar bezoekjes, waarbij zij welbewust Degas’ herinnering wekt aan de enige – en onmogelijke – liefde van zijn leven: zijn blind geworden Amerikaanse nichtje Estelle, een Creoolse uit New Orleans, die hij daar schilderde terwijl zij bloemen aan het schikken was....
Fictie | Historische roman | Psychologische roman
Nederlands | 217 pagina's (ePub2, 0,6 MB) | De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam | 2020
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