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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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Maurice Leblanc B. J. Harrison Reads The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar
The book that inspired the new Netflix series, “Lupin” with Omar Sy. “The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar” is the first collection of stories about the infamous thief, Arsene Lupin. Cunning, charming, and roguishly good-looking, Lupin leads the French police department on a merry dance across Belle Epoque Paris in these adventure-filled mysteries. Evading the authorities, getting the girl and usually pocketing some rare jewel for himself, Arsene Lupin’s adventures will...
Engels | 6 uur 12 minuten (269 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Infernal Trap
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. Fifty thousand francs are stolen from Nicolas Dugrival’s jacket and Arsène Lupin is the main suspect. When Dugrival commits suicide, his widow swears revenge and sets an inescapable trap for our hero... The fourth story in Maurice Leblanc’s collection "The Confessions of Arsene Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic detective series perfect for readers who love Arthur Conan Doyle’s...
Engels | 52 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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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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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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Damion Hunter The Centurions
Against the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden. Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave woman, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed. When they both join the Centuriate, a position Flavius has always known he will inherit, and one that Correus has long coveted, it is together that they face the brutal reality...
Engels | 15 uur 26 minuten (930 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Herman Melville Typee
The young adventurous sailors, Tommo and Toby, abandon ship and flee into the jungle of an island in French Polynesia. But their feelings of victory will be short-lived. Because they are about to run straight into the hands of the Typee, the most feared of the battling cannibal tribes. Inspired by his own adventures, twenty-five-year-old Herman Melville wrote `Typee‘ (1846) as a blend of creative memoir, cultural commentary, and good story-telling. He would later tell his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne...
Engels | 11 uur 35 minuten (539 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Alex Gough Emperor's Knife
Brothers. Emperors. Deadly enemies... An unputdownable novel of intrigue and combat in Ancient Rome. Emperor Severus is on his deathbed. His sons Geta and Caracalla, feuding in Britannia, are readying for a devastating power struggle. Silus, now a centurion in the Arcani, the secrete network of spies and assassins, is thrown into the maelstrom. Back in Ancient Rome, plots breed in the stinking alleys. Everyone might be an enemy. Everyone a traitor. As an Imperial Assassin, Silus’ loyalty will...
Engels | 13 uur 24 minuten (594 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Charles Rivers The Earp Brothers
"The Earp Brothers" weaves the lives of the Earp brothers into one entertaining and educational narrative. It explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today. Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West. Charles Rivers (Editors) in an independant publisher, which had created...
Engels | 2 uur 46 minuten (123 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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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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Nick Lake Nowhere on earth
Emily en haar 7-jarige broertje Aidan zijn met een vliegtuig gecrasht op een besneeuwde berg in Alaska. Als de reddingsploeg arriveert, wordt de piloot doodgeschoten en moeten Emily en Aidan vluchten. Gaat het ze lukken te overleven en kan Emily haar buitenaardse broertje naar zijn ouders brengen? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Science fiction
Engels | 339 pagina's | Hodder Children's Books, London | 2020
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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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Alex Wheatle Kemosha of the Caribbean
Kemosha (15) is tot slaaf gemaakt. Ze woont in 1668 in Jamaica. Het lukt haar om zich te bevrijden van haar slavernij. Zal ze ook haar familie vrij kunnen kopen, als ze gaat werken op een piratenschip? En is haar verliefheid – op een van haar beste vriendinnen – wederzijds? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman | Romantische verhalen
Engels | 311 pagina's | Andersen Press, London | 2022
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Phillip Burrows | Mark Foster Last chance
Mark is een cameraman. Hij gaat naar Hawaii om de uitbarsting van een vulkaan te filmen. Daar belandt hij in een levensgevaarlijke situatie. Met kleurenillustraties, opdrachten en een cd. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman
Engels | 40 pagina's | Oxford University Press, Oxford [etc.] | 2008
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Diane Tullson Sea change
Sumi en Lucas (ik-figuur) gaan samen op zee vissen. Als Sumi zich per ongeluk in haar voet schiet, moet Lucas over zee hulp gaan zoeken. Verhaal in korte zinnen en eenvoudige woorden. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman
Engels | 113 pagina's | Orca Book Publishers, Victoria, BC [etc.] | 2010
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Han Peeters The new world order
"In this exciting fantasy adventure novel Emile van Straten, a historic scientist, is sailing around the world with his girlfriend Jenny on their yacht the Davy Jones. During their journey Unesco assigns him to investigate a document that was found on the island Terceira. Then Emile discovers the magical diamond, a tour de force in geometry. A mysterious symbol that turns out to be the key to the unravelling of world mysteries, such as the pyramids of Giza, the Nazca-plain in Peru and the mysterious...
Fictie
Engels | 223 pagina's (ePub, 1 MB) | ClusterEffect, Breda | 2012
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Lesley Choyce Breaking point
Cameron (ik-figuur) zit in een heropvoedingskamp. Brianna wil samen met hem ontsnappen. Als er een orkaan komt, moeten ze zien te overleven in de Canadese wildernis. Verhaal in korte zinnen en gemakkelijke woroden. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman
Engels | 124 pagina's | Orca Book Publishers, Victoria, BC [etc.] | 2012
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Jane Revell The mummy
tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Rick en Evy O'Connell komen in Shanghai aan als hun zoon de tombe van de Dragon Emperor ontdekt. Alles gaat verkeerd als de Dragon Emperor tot leven komt. Met foto's uit de film, opdrachten en een cd. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman
Engels | 56 pagina's | Scholastic, London | 2009
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Nick Lake Locked out Lily
Lily heeft een ernstige ziekte. Daardoor verandert haar leven. Als ze ook nog een babyzusje krijgt, voelt Lily zich afgewezen. Vanaf dat moment beleeft ze een magisch avontuur. Verhaal over omgaan met angsten, met illustraties in zwart-wit. Vanaf ca. 9 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Sprookjes
Engels | 236 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, London | 2021
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