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Elizabeth Gaskell The Grey Woman
Anna, a German mill-owner‘s daughter, marries a French aristocrat and moves to France. She discovers that her husband killed his previous wife and that he is trying to kill her as well. Quick, intriguing, and with an extremely interesting plot, `The Grey Woman‘ (1861) is a short story by Elizabeth Gaskell for anyone who enjoys a good gothic shudder. Incredibly progressive for its time, it is about the survival of the ill-treated woman who has decided that enough is enough. Elizabeth Cleghorn...
Engels | 2 uur 12 minuten (101 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Graham Brown Clive Cussler's Dark vector
Kurt Austin en Joe Zavala zijn op zoek naar een schat in een Chinees scheepswrak. Ze onderbreken de zoektocht omdat er een schip met geheime supercompters is verdwenen.
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Engels | 401 pagina's | Michael Joseph, UK | 2022
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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. IV
This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "The Outsider", "The Festival", "The Green Meadow", "He" and "Till...
Engels | 2 uur 16 minuten (100 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. III
This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains six of his short stories: "Dagon", "The Tree", "The Evil Clergyman", "The Very Old Folk",...
Engels | 1 uur 57 minuten (86 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. I
This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "The Horror at Martin’s Beach", "The Nameless City", "The Ghost...
Engels | 2 uur 14 minuten (98 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. V
This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "Hypnos", "The Temple", "Nyarlathotep", "Unnamable" and "The Disinterment"....
Engels | 2 uur 25 minuten (106 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. II
This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "Ashes", "The Hound", "Two Black Bottles", "The Tree on the Hill"...
Engels | 2 uur 22 minuten (104 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. VI
This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with sparse, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "From Beyond", "Cold Air", "The Moon-Bog", "The Music of Erich...
Engels | 2 uur 15 minuten (99 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Ambrose Bierce The Parenticide Club
"The Parenticide Club" features four short-stories about a family murder, as seen from the eye of its most innocent member, who just might be the murderer himself. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was an American writer, journalist, critic, poet, and Civil War veteran, best known for The Devil's Dictionary (1911). He dominated the horror genre as the preeminent innovator of supernatural storytelling in the period between the death of Edgar Allan Poe and the rise of H.P. Lovecraft. Bierce’s death was...
Engels | 48 minuten (35 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Claes Johansen Nicola and the Child Correction Centre
Nicola’s father froze. He slowly put down his knife and fork. She looked at him, shocked to see how he had suddenly turned chalky white. She began to shiver. What did her father know about the Child Correction Centre? From the moment Nicola hears about the Child Correction Centre, her life is turned upside down. She must go through one ordeal after another in order to save mankind from a terrible disaster that some greedy businessmen are about to cause. Claes Johansen (b. 1957) is one of the...
Engels | 3 uur 10 minuten (148 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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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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Joyce Kostakis Streaming Sarah
In 2035 Portland, Oregon, a Homicide Detective awakens from a coma with the ability to see into parallel worlds. A Doppelgänger teaches her to stream the soul and memories of her Department's murdered victims to bring their killers to justice. Dying was the break she needed... Or so she thought. Homicide Detective Katie Hanson prided herself on being an advocate for the dead. When she returns home from the hospital after a near-death experience, she realizes the door to the spirit world remained...
Engels | 5 uur 29 minuten (243 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Anna Katharine Green The Millionaire Baby
Five thousand dollars is offered in reward to whomever finds the six-year-old heiress, Gwendolen Ocumpaugh, who has disappeared mysteriously from her home. Mr. Trevitt, a private detective, is on the case and when he discovers two lost shoes in the surrounding are – both for the same foot! – he suspects a conspiracy is at play. `The Millionaire Baby‘ (1905) is a story by American crime writer Anna Katharine Green; a delightful mystery with fascinating characters and twist after twist after twist....
Engels | 7 uur 27 minuten (350 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Joseph Conrad Youth, a Narrative
Youth' is an autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad. It was written in 1898, first published in Blackwood's Magazine, and included as the first story in the 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories. The volume also included Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether, which are concerned with maturity and old age, respectively. 'Youth' depicts a young man's first journey to the East. It is narrated by Charles Marlow who is also the narrator of Lord Jim and Chance. Mr. Marlow seems...
Engels | 1 uur 16 minuten (59 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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G. A. Henty On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War
As the first Anglo-Burmese War is raging, a young man, Stanley, finds himself involved. Set in early nineteenth century India and Burma, "On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War" is an exciting adventure, loaded with historical detail. 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" (1886), "For The Temple" (1888), "Under Drake's Flag" (1883) and "In Freedom's Cause" (1885)....
Engels | 8 uur 42 minuten (398 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Emily McIntire Wretched
a never after novel
Een undercover-agent bij de DEA is vastberaden het drugsimperium van een familie ten val te brengen, maar zijn onenightstand met hun dochter compliceert de zaak.
Fictie
Engels | 414 pagina's | Bloom Books, Naperville, Illinois | 2022
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Kirk Kjeldsen The Depths
After trailing spouse Marah Lenaerts suffers her third miscarriage in as many years, her husband Eden surprises her with a vacation to Malaysia, hoping it will lift her spirits. And it does, as they enjoy trading the bustle of their Shanghai life behind for the idyllic tropical paradise. But while on a diving excursion, they’re taken hostage by a group of terrorists, who take them to a remote island and hold them there for ransom. The longer that time drags on, though, the more doubts Marah begins...
Engels | 5 uur (228 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019
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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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Jessica Bull Miss Austen investigates
Gregory, de broer van Jane, wordt beschuldigd van moord op een jonge vrouw en het stelen van haar ketting.
Fictie
Engels | 452 pagina's | Michael Joseph, UK | 2023
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