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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 B.J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time. "The 200,000 Franc Reward" is a story about robbery, betrayal, and criminal investigation, great for readers who want to dive into a classic detective series,...

Engels | 44 minuten (32 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Sign of the Shadow

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. On 15th April, every day, Louise d’Ernemont leaves the house in the morning with her daughter and does not return home until nightfall – and nobody knows where she goes. It turns out that she is in fact the granddaughter of the wealthy d'Ernemont, who was guillotined on that exact date years earlier. A lost fortune, hidden jewels, a family mystery, it’s time for Arsene Lupin to step in to help the heirs of d’Ernemont. The...

Engels | 47 minuten (34 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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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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Charles Dickens Oliver Twist

"Please, sir, I want some more," Oliver says, holding out his bowl for more gruel, a Dickens scene recognisable to most. A young orphan, Oliver Twist has only ever seen the tough side of life and having to suddenly live on the streets does not make surviving any easier. But being the sweet and innocent boy he is, Oliver eventually manages to attract the compassion of others, and time will reveal secrets about his past that could radically change his bleak future. Originally published in instalments,...

Engels | 14 uur 56 minuten (682 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Henrik Ibsen Little Eyolf

In Henrik Ibsen's play "Little Eyolf" we meet Alfred Allmer and his wife Rita, whose marriage and relationship has been strained ever since their son, Eyolf, fell from a table as an infant and became lame. Alfred has been burying himself in work, writing his philosophical thesis on 'human responsibility’. Meanwhile, Rita still feels a lot of desire towards Alfred and is jealous of everyone who comes near him. But when little Eyolf is lured away by the Rat-Wife and drowns in a lake, the couple must...

Engels | 2 uur 36 minuten (114 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Henrik Ibsen The Master Builder

Master Builder Halvard Solness is an ageing architect who has not achieved what he wanted, neither in art nor in love. He fears and bullies his juniors, and thinks he is going mad. His wife and mistress try to care for him as best they can, without themselves getting hurt in return. The situation is further fraught by the arrival of young and seductive Hilda Wangel, who also plays a part in Ibsen's previous drama "The Lady from the Sea." The Norwegian playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)...

Engels | 2 uur 56 minuten (128 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Louis de Bernières So much life left over

Rosie en Daniel zijn met hun dochter verhuisd naar Ceylon, maar als ze daar uit elkaar groeien na het verlies van hun tweede kind, besluiten ze uiteindelijk terug te keren naar Engeland.

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Engels | 277 pagina's | Harvill Secker, London | 2018

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Kate Furnivall The betrayal

Een jonge Franse vrouw riskeert haar leven uit schuldgevoel voor de moord op haar vader die niet de man blijkt te zijn die zij dacht. Dan ontdekt ze dat haar tweelingzus ook geheimen heeft.

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Engels | 436 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, a CBS company, London | 2017

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Damion Hunter The Legions of the Mist

An awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion. The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times. Smarting from the sting of his recent demotion, and a transfer to Britain, a land he despises, Justinius nevertheless works hard to bring to his men some of the same pride he feels as a Roman soldier. As their bond grows...

Engels | 12 uur 57 minuten (570 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Alex Gough Carbo and the Thief

The road to Rome is long and full of peril. Following his retirement, ex-legionnaire Carbo journeys back to Rome, blissfully unaware of the dangers that await him. On the way, he encounters many adventures, strives to solve a mysterious theft, and meets an old friend getting ready for gladiatorial combat. In other stories, we visit Elissa, the evil priestess, and Vespillo, the trusty watchman, and discover more about their colourful histories. We see a young boy’s first battle and travel all...

Engels | 2 uur 50 minuten (127 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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Carlo Gébler I, Antigone

"I, Antigone, have closed my eyes. My voice is deep and quiet, dark and slow, like a river moving over rocks, never stopping, never ceasing, endless. He was wholly at fault, and he was entirely innocent. This is true of us all if we only knew it. His fate is everyone’s. I, Antigone, have opened my eyes." The mythical Greek king, Oedipus, is no stranger to tragedy. As a baby, he is left to die on the mountainside of Thebes by his royal parents after the Oracle of Delphi prophesies that he will...

Engels | 9 uur 3 minuten (401 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

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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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Emma Carroll Sky chasers

from a prize-winning idea by Neal Jackson

Magpie woont op straat. Op een dag vraagt een rijke dame of Magpie voor haar een oude doos uit een landhuis van de familie Montgolfier wil stelen. Deze familie is bezig met een groot experiment. Door omstandigheden wordt Magpie de nieuwe hulp in het landhuis. Vanaf ca. 9 jaar.

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Engels | 279 pagina's | Chicken House, Frome, Somerset | 2018

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Isabelle Schuler Lady Macbethad

In de elfde eeuw in Schotland spelend verhaal over het avontuurlijke leven van Gruoch, de vrouw die Shakespeare inspireerde voor Lady Macbeth, voordat ze de vrouw van Macbeth werd.

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Engels | 362 pagina's | Raven Books, London | 2024

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Michael Ridpath Shadows of war

Een Engelse luitenant ontdekt in 1938 een plan van de nazi's om de afgetreden Engelse koning Edward VIII weer aan de macht te krijgen als pro Duitse regeringsleider om zo een bruggenhoofd voor een Duitse invasie te creëren.

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Engels | 428 pagina's | Head of Zeus, London | 2015

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Henry James B.J. Harrison Reads The Turn of the Screw

A governess is hired by a bachelor to take care of his nephew and niece. She has barely arrives at the house that she starts seeing ghosts and having other supernatural visions. She decides to share her frightening experience with the maid of the house, Mrs. Grose. The maid, however, is not surprised and tells the governess that the ghosts are those of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. What are the ghosts doing in the house? Were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel murdered? Are they seek revenge? Will the governess...

Engels | 4 uur 36 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Tamara McKinley Ocean child

Door een brief van een Tasmaanse paardentrainer wordt een in Engeland wonende jonge beeldhouwster in 1920 geconfronteerd met het verleden van haar ouders en oudtante.

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Engels | 393 pagina's | Quercus, London | 2013

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Wilbur Smith | Tom Harper Nemesis

Parijs, 1794. Een man kijkt toe hoe zijn moeder naar de guillotine wordt gebracht en weet dat hij er alles aan moet doen om aan hetzelfde lot te ontsnappen.

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Engels | 460 pagina's | Zaffre, London | 2023

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