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Sarah Ladd De erfgename van Winterwood
De erfgename van Winterwood van Sarah Ladd is een prachtig verhaal over een jonge vrouw die besluit haar hart te volgen. Engeland, 1814. Amelia Barrett, de erfgename van een oud landgoed, belooft haar stervende vriendin dat zij voor haar dochtertje Lucy zal zorgen. Daarmee haalt ze zich echter de woede van haar familie en vooral van haar verloofde Edward op de hals. Amelia ziet nog maar één oplossing: ze zal trouwen met de vader van het kind, kapitein Graham, een man die ze nog nooit heeft ontmoet....
Nederlands | 9 uur 45 minuten (842 MB) | KokBoekencentrum, Utrecht | 2018
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David Hume Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion had not yet been published when he died in 1776. Even though the manuscript was mostly written during the 1750s, it did not appear until 1779. The subject itself was too delicate and controversial, and Hume’s dialectical examination of religious knowledge was especially provocative. What should we teach young people about religion? The characters Demea, Cleanthes, and Philo passionately present and defend three sharply different answers to that question....
Engels | 6 uur 25 minuten (287 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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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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Thijs Bonger Haydn
Haydn bereikte de leeftijd van 77 jaar en is een soort accolade in de muziekgeschiedenis. Als negenjarige zong hij bij de begrafenis van Vivaldi. Zijn vriend Mozart stierf achttien jaar eerder dan hij en hij gaf les aan de jonge Beethoven. De laatste dertig jaar van zijn leven was hij verreweg de beroemdste componist van Europa. Zijn gigantische oeuvre zit vol juwelen. Dit portret is geïllustreerd met muziekfragmenten. Inhoud H1. Armoede en keihard werken H2. Een echte baan H3. Nieuw paleis,...
Nederlands | 2 uur | Home Academy, Den Haag | 2010
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James Fenimore Cooper The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in February 1826. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was an American writer and seaman, popular for his historical and political fiction. His most famous work is ‘The Last of the Mohicans’, which is the second in a series of five about life among...
Engels | 17 uur 7 minuten (768 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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James Lewis Black Sam
The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents. After a failed treasure salvaging expedition, Sam makes one last desperate attempt to change his economic standing and...
Engels | 10 uur 53 minuten (489 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal
In a time when poor Irish families struggled to feed their children, Jonathan Swift wrote an essay, which he published anonymously, making a few suggestions. He called it ‘A Modest Proposal’ (1729) or ‘A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick.’ The solution was simple: Fatten up the undernourished children and sell them as food for the rich. Everybody wins! Though written in a...
Engels | 25 minuten (19 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2016
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G. Schwartz Rembrandt
an audio course on the artist's life and work
In this lecture series, art historian Gary Schwartz surveys the life, time and work of Rembrandt van Rijn. He reflects on both the 17th century historical context in which Rembrandt emerged as an artist, as well as on his superb techniques. Schwartz presents the listener with a unique re-introduction to the artist's biography in which he gives a vivid description of Rembrandt's life and his rich and varied drawings, etchings and paintings, such as the Nightwatch. Inhoud College 1. A Dutch artist's...
Engels | 4 uur | Home Academy, The Hague | 2008
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