Jack London De roep van de wildernis

De strijd om het bestaan van een half-wilde sledehond in Canada die de roep van de wildernis niet kan weerstaan en leider van een groep wolven wordt

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Nederlands | 125 pagina's | L.J. Veen Klassiek, Amsterdam | 2018

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Jack London De roep van de wildernis

Door de ogen van Buck, half sint-bernard, half collie, onderzoekt Jack London de wetten van de beschaving en van de wildernis en de kracht van instinct. Nadat hij is weggerukt uit zijn comfortabele Californische leven wordt Buck verkocht als sledehond tijdens de goudkoorts die Klondike in zijn greep heeft. Vertrouwen op zijn oerinstinct is de enige manier waarop hij kan overleven. Jack London (1876-1916) put in De roep van de wildernis uit zijn eigen ervaringen als goudzoeker in de Canadese wildernis,...

Nederlands | 3 uur 26 minuten (297 MB) | LJ Veen Klassiek, Amsterdam | 2020

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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 B.J. Harrison Reads When the World Was Young and Moon-Face

"When the World Was Young" introduces us to a thief named Dave Slotter, who intends to steal from James Ward - a famous and wealthy businessman. However, while Slotter walks through Ward’s property, he encounters a wild barbarian and is forced to fight for his life. Will Slotter escape from the wild man who wants to kill him? Who is the barbarian and what is he doing on Ward’s lands? Will the thief succeed in his plan? "Moon-Face" introduces us to John Claverhouse, a man who is unreasonably despised....

Engels | 1 uur (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Unexpected

Edith Whittlesey is born in a country district of England, where life flows as per the rule of thumb. She is married to an honest and hardworking miner, who works together with four other men. Usually no unexpected things happen, but one day it all changes. One of the miners bursts into the hut where his partners are sitting together with Edith. The man kills two of them but is stopped and tied up thanks to Whittlesey’s quick reaction. Why did the miner tried to kill his partners? Is it because...

Engels | 51 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads To Build a Fire

A man travels through the frozen wasteland bordering the Yukon River, accompanied by his best friend – a large husky dog. The dog tries to dissuade the man from walking farther into the frozen land, but the man pushes on. At some point the man decides to stop and build a fire. Unfortunately, snow falls from one of the trees and extinguishes the fire. This is the moment where the problems truly begin. Why is the man travelling through the Canadian frozen lands? Where is he heading to? Will he manage...

Engels | 48 minuten (35 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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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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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Leopard Man's Story

"King" Wallace is a lion-tamer, who has been viciously murdered by a man who hated him. Now everyone wants to know who the murderer is. The "Leopard Man" is a leopard trainer with mysterious scars on his arms. He finds out that the murderer attended every performance of the lion-tamer in hope of seeing the lion tear his trainer apart. Who is the murderer and why did he hate the lion trainer so much? Who does the "Leopard Man" suspect and will he be able to reveal the truth? What will happen to...

Engels | 10 minuten (7,3 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Call of the Wild

Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck’s happy and comfortable life comes to an end when he is kidnapped from Miller’s estate and forced to pull sleds in the Klondike region of Canada. The poor dog does not want to obey his new owner and as a result he is beaten and tortured. After Buck arrives in the cold North, he meets another dog named Curly, that is mercilessly killed by a pack of huskies. Who kidnapped...

Engels | 3 uur 30 minuten (152 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Scarlet Plague

Sixty years ago, a plague wiped out mankind and only a handful of people managed to survive. The survivors established their own civilization and rules in the wild and destructed world. Now, sixty years later, an old man named James Howard Smith walks together with a young boy through the desert. The two travelers walk along an old and long forgotten railway track with an important mission, a mission that can change the life of all the survivors. What was this plague and where did it come from? How...

Engels | 2 uur 19 minuten (101 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Jack London Liefde voor het leven

Twee hongerlijdende goudzoekers trekken over een bevroren Canadese toendra op zoek naar eten. Een van deze mannen heet Bill. De naam van de andere man, de protagonist, komen we niet te weten. Op een gegeven moment gaat deze door zijn enkel, waarop Bill hem in de steek laat. Nu zijn kogels ook op zijn is het maar de vraag of hij zal overleven. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

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Nederlands | 119 pagina's (ePub2) | Saga, [København] | 2018

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Jack London De roep van de wildernis

De strijd om het bestaan van een half-wilde sledehond in Canada die de roep van de wildernis niet kan weerstaan en leider van een groep wolven wordt

Fictie

Nederlands | 128 pagina's (ePub2, 3 MB) | LJ Veen Klassiek, Amsterdam | 2018

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