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London, 1939: Mit 19 Jahren lernt Olivia die reichen Ruthwells kennen. Während die exzentrische Grace Ruthwell sie wie eine Tochter aufnimmt, schlägt ihr von anderen Familienmitgliedern Misstrauen entgegen. Als Olivia eines Tages ohne Nennung eines Grundes Hausverbot erteilt wird und Grace kein Wort mehr mit ihr spricht, ist sie zunächst erschüttert. Doch die junge Frau lässt sich nicht entmutigen: Sie findet ihren eigenen Weg als Lehrerin – und die Liebe. Immer wieder kreuzt sich ihr Weg unfreiwillig mit dem der Ruthwells. Wird Olivia je das Geheimnis lüften, was damals geschah?

Livet kan føles som en udfordrende rejse på det oprørte hav, hvor du kan føle dig fortabt og uden retning. Denne bog kan guide dig til at finde dit indre kompas, så du bliver kaptajn på dit eget skib i stedet for at være passager, uanset hvor voldsomt bølgerne raser. Mange af vores udfordringer og problemer skyldes vores egen måde at opfatte verden på. Hvor stammer vores tanker og overbevisninger fra? Og hvordan kan vi ændre dem for at skabe en ny fortælling? Det er netop, hvad denne bog handler om.

H Rider Haggard’s “She and Allan”, first published in 1921 is a gripping adventure about Allan Quatermain, who together with Hans, the Hottentot and, the Zulu-Chief Omslopogaas and at the bidding of the old Witch Doctor Zikali seeks out Ayesha, the daughter of Isis to find answers to their questions about life and death, and their many, sometimes strange, Adventures on their way. Written by Lars Rolander

At 5 years old Leo Vincey is left in the care of a Cambridge professor by the name of Horace Holly. His father leaves him a strange casket which he is to open on his 25th Birthday. On opening the Casket Leo and Horace discover the strange history of Leo's ancestors. Leo and his adoptive father Horace must travel all the way to Africa in order to uncover the solve his family's strange history. - Written by Lizzie Driver

Richard Hannay’s boredom is soon relieved when the resourceful engineer is caught up in a web of secret codes, spies, and murder on the eve of WWI. This exciting action-adventure story was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1939 classic film of the same name. John Buchan (1875-1940) was Governor General of Canada and a popular novelist. Although condemned by some for anti-Semitic dialog in The Thirty-Nine Steps, his character’s sentiments do not represent the view of the author who was identified in Hitler’s Sonderfahndungsliste (special search list) as a "Jewish sympathiser." (...

Richard Hannay thirsts for adventure. Down and out in early retirement in South London, Hannay bores of the easy life. When Franklin Scudder reveals a secret ploy to set all of Europe to arms, Hannay finds his cure. With experience, intelligence, and a good deal of luck, Richard Hannay peels the layers one step at a time. (Summary by Tom Haire)

When the role of ‘Lady Superintendent’ becomes available at the Commercial and Technical College for South West England, the calm and capable Pauline Marchrose is the successful applicant. This is good news for Sir Julian, the college director, who greatly admires her diligence and ability. Mark Easter, Sir Julian’s agent, feels admiration for her too, which rapidly becomes romantic attraction. But Mark already has a wife, albeit in name only. And Sir Julian’s wife, Lady Edna Rossiter, discovers that Pauline Marchrose is the same woman who jilted her cousin Clarence after he was ...

Marcello, 1920 es un viaje oscuro a través del miedo, la angustia y el sufrimiento. A causa del fascismo de los años veinte en Italia, la ambición de una organización y los deseos de su familia, Marcello, un joven artista, se ve obligado a perder su identidad por ideales en los que nunca creyó. A través de sus memorias conocerás sus más profundas pasiones, sus incalculables tristezas y las prohibiciones que enfrentó en un camino que lo llevó a la obsesión por hacer de su vida una obra de arte.

Let's continue the D'Artagnan Romances that we've already started with The Three Musketeers.

A delightful version of Alice's Adventures following that scurrying Rabbit with the watch that is shortened for the enjoyment of younger children. She meets all of the strange talking animals (and they are just as rude or silly as usual) and eats and drinks from all of the bottles and grows and shrinks alarmingly just like in the longer version. Enjoy. (Summary by the reader, Phil Chenevert)

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (11 November 1633 – 5 April 1695) was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660, and in the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668. He's noted in history for his views on Charles II among others. This compilation covers a wide range of his views which are particularly telling, coming, as they do, from a man who was singularly positioned among the powers of the time, to make them. Prepare yourself for a journey into antiquated English speech. (Summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)

It’s a dreary February in post-World War I London when Mrs. Wilkins spots an advertisement in The Times for a small Italian castle for rent in April. She sees another member of her women’s club, Mrs. Arbuthnot, reading the same advertisement and manages to convince her that the two of them should rent it. Both are miserable and lonely in their marriages. They can’t afford the cost of the villa, San Salvatore, on their own and must advertise for two others, eventually recruiting an elderly widow named Mrs. Fisher, and Lady Caroline Dester, a beautiful young socialite desperate to escape ...

This story follows the lives of four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Set in the tumultuous days of the American Civil war, readers grow to love the four sisters as they grow and mature into young women. This book has characters any girl can relate to because each of the four March sisters has a unique and different personality. A story that the young and old have enjoyed for years, this book truly is a classic. (Summary by Abigail Rasmussen)

Tolstoy's monumental historical epic recounts the Napoleonic invasion of Russia and is hailed as one of the greatest literary works of all time. Translated by Aylmer and Louise Maude.Volume 1 comprises Books 1 to 3, set in the year 1805.Volume 2 comprises Books 4 to 8, spanning the years 1806 to 1812.Volume 3 comprises Books 9 to 11, focusing on the year 1812.Volume 4 comprises Books 12 to 17, covering the period from 1812 to 1820.

„ZWANZIG“ ist der Podcast für alle, die sich in den Wirren des Erwachsenwerdens manchmal verloren fühlen. Hier sprechen wir ehrlich, humorvoll und ungeschönt über die kleinen und großen Herausforderungen der Zwanziger – von Quarter-Life-Crisis und Selbstfindung, Dating bis zu chaotischen Life-Fails und dem Druck, perfekt zu sein. In jeder Folge erwarten euch Geschichten, die zeigen: Keiner hat das Leben immer im Griff, und das ist auch gut so! Unser Podcast ist wie ein Gespräch mit guten Freunden (schließlich sind wir selbst auch gute Freunde hahaha) – mal tiefgründig, mal zum ...

En la muerte solo sucede la muerte, pero los funerales fingen atender a la muerte para dejar que otras cosas sucedan. Por su naturaleza escénica, de entrega, dolor y disimulos, se les ha dedicado este libro. Se trata de una antología compuesta por cuentos inéditos de veinte autores...

"La escritora chilena Lina Meruane, autora de Sangre en el ojo y Las infantas, construye un drama perturbador y atrapante en torno a la relación entre dos hermanas en medio del campo chileno. La hermana mayor trabaja en una empresa frutícola, la menor padece una enfermedad grave que ha...

Six short stories by Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938), an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the turn-of-the-century American West. She is famous for her stories of place, in which she portrayed the rough, picturesque life she experienced and observed in the old West, especially that in the early mining towns. She wrote several novels, and illustrated stories and novels by other authors for various publishers. She died at age 90. Her legacy in American history is as a stalwart of the ...

Thirteen short stories by one of the most famous writers in his day. Robert Barr was a British Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. In London of the 1890s Barr became a more prolific author - publishing a book a year - and was familiar with many of the best selling authors of his day, including Bret Harte and Stephen Crane. Most of his literary output was of the crime genre, then quite in vogue. When Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories were becoming well known, Barr published in the Idler the first Holmes parody, "The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs" (1892)...

Guy Fenwick is a bright boy of 16 who lives with his clergyman father near New Bedford, Massachusetts. Guy receives permission from his father to examine the contents of an old chest in the attic where Guy discovers clues to the location of a pirate treasure buried on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. Guy would dearly love to find the treasure to help financially support his father. Luckily, Guy’s father has a friend who is a sea captain and happens to be heading to Bombay. Guy travels to Bombay as a passenger and, while in Bombay, a life-changing event occurs. Will Guy’s honesty, ...