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Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy 1

Hell; World Classics

'Abandon all hope, you who enter here’ Frightened and helpless, Dante is desperate to escape the darkened wood and join his Beloved Beatrice at the gates of Heaven. But fate and fear have other plans. His Vigil can do little to stop the wrath of God. Nor can Dante hope to escape the clutches of the leopard, lion and she-wolf, all guarding his path. There’s only one way in – with no way out. As he climbs the stairway to Hell, Dante’s realisation, recognition and rejection of sin must begin. But who...

Engels | ePub3, 0,4 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2020

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Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy 2

Purgatory; World Classics

Having survived the darkest and deepest depths of Hell, Dante must now clamber and climb up the mountain of Purgatory to secure his seat in Heaven. But reuniting with his beloved Beatrice is far from easy. Seven terraces await him. With seven deadly sins. Can Dante cleanse his soul of each and every one? And is his newfound heavenly hope enough to reject the fierce and fiery hell he left behind? In his second instalment of ‘The Divine Comedy’, Dante journeys through the no-man’s land between Heaven...

Engels | ePub3, 0,5 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2020

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Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy 3

Paradise; World Classics

As Dante’s soul ascents to God, he must juggle with the weight of the world’s injustices at his feet. Cleansed of his own sins, his vision and virtues are clear. But how can good triumph over evil back on Earth? With God’s own message so brilliant in Heaven, Dante scrambles to write and record all that he can for mortals on Earth. And as he joins his beloved Beatrice for a final future, he's intent on sharing his moral musing with those treading a troubled path. Only time will tell how his lessons...

Engels | ePub3, 0,4 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2020

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Louisa May Alcott Little Women

Little Women Series

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four sisters trying to support the family and keep their spirit up while their father is at war. Each one of them has a unique vivid personality which helps them overcome the hardships of poverty. Showing the transition from childhood to womanhood, "Little Women" together with its sequels: "Good Wives", "Little Men", and "Jo's Boys", has been one of the most widely read novels in the world. It has inspired numerous adaptations including a 2019 movie starring Emma Watson...

Engels | ePub3, 0,9 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2020

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Jane Austen Mansfield Park

World Classics

Mr Darcy and Miss Bennet may be one of the most cherished love stories in English literature, but did you know, Fanny Price was Austen’s favourite? She’s also one of literature’s biggest controversies, but, more on that drama later. Sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle from her poverty-stricken home of Portsmouth, Fanny Price struggles to find her place in the upper-class world of Mansfield Park. Never allowing her to forget her true status, she is at the mercy of her cruel aunt, only finding...

Engels | ePub2, 0,5 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2020

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Émile Zola Nana

The Rougon-Macquart Series

She is beautiful, charismatic and destroys every man who dares to pursue her. Before the character of femme fatale was coined in American cinema, Émile Zola captured the seductive female power in "Nana": the ninth installment in the Les Rougon-Macquart series. A daughter of an abusive drunk, forced to live on the streest, Nana manages to rise to high-class prostitute. The novel begins with her debute in Théâtre des Variétés causing all Paris to talk about her. Follow the corrupted and tragic...

Engels | ePub3, 0,6 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2020

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Giovanna Fletcher | Tom Fletcher The Eve illusion

De ontsnapping van het laatste meisje op Aarde geeft een nieuwe impuls aan het verzet tegen de gevestigde orde, maar haar vrijheid is niet verzekerd.

Fictie

Engels | 391 pagina's | Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, UK | 2020

Gedrukt boek
Yvonne Gillissen The kittycat city

Belle is imprisoned at the police station and Amsterdam is angry! The headstrong and cheeky cats have to show that they actually deserve to live in the capital city, otherwise they are to be banished. The animals themselves have their own ideas on the subject and want to get Belle out of prison. But will they manage? 'The kittycat city' is the sequel to 'The march of the cats' (Part 1) and 'The cats have a plan' (Part 2). These stories are for children and people (9 to 109) and naturally everyone...

Fictie

Engels | 18 pagina's (ePub3, 0,7 MB) | Xpath Design, Amsterdam | 2022

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Eva Vriend Where the Zuiderzee once raged

a story of community spirit, entrepreneurship, and the intimate bond with the water

‘Where the Zuiderzee Once Raged’ by Eva Vriend is a story of the true heroes of the coast, represented by four fisher families from Urk, Volendam, Spakenburg, and Wieringen. Eva Vriend weaves together their family histories into an epic tale of their intimate bond with water, the resilience that has guided them forward, and the fishing tradition in their blood. The charming towns around the IJsselmeer delight visitors with their authentic facades, fishing boats, and picturesque harbors. The people...

Non-fictie

Engels | 359 pagina's (ePub2) | Atlas Contact Publishers, Amsterdam | 2022

E-book
Kate Chopin The awakening and selected stories

Heruitgave van een klassieke Amerikaanse roman uit 1899 over een jonge Amerikaanse vrouw uit New Orleans die eind 19de eeuw in opstand komt tegen haar rol als echtgenote en moeder en tegen haar hypocriete milieu en vervulling zoekt voor haar seksuele verlangens.

Fictie

Engels | 254 pagina's | Penguin Books, [New York] | 2020

Gedrukt boek
Shakespeare Shakespeares sonnetten

Nieuwe Nederlandse vertaling van alle sonnetten van William Shakespeare, plus een langer vers, door Bas Belleman, met een instructieve inleiding en notities bij de Engelse originelen.

Non-fictie

Engels | Nederlands | 561 pagina's (ePub2, 2,3 MB) | Athenaeum, Amsterdam | 2020

E-book
Oscar Wilde The happy prince and other stories

Sprookjes. Met woordverklaringen in het Engels.

Fictie

Engels | 103 pagina's | Grafisk Forlag [etc.], Copenhagen [etc.] | 1993

Gedrukt boek
Joyce Carol Oates Cardiff, by the sea

Vier novellen die op magisch-realistische wijze d emacht die mannen over vrouwen kunne uitoefenen en wat zij dartegen kunne uitrichten, verkennen.

Fictie

Engels | 402 pagina's | a Mysterious Press book for Head of Zeus, London | 2021

Gedrukt boek
Janice Hadlow The other Bennet sister

Het verhaal van Mary, de middelste van de vijf zusjes Bennet uit de roman Pride and Prejudice (1813) van Jane Austen.

Fictie

Engels | 658 pagina's | Mantle, London | 2020

Gedrukt boek
Chris Whitaker We begin at the end

De 13-jarige Duchess Radley zet in haar pogingen haar moeder te beschermen tegen slechte mannen een reeks dramatische gebeurtenissen in beweging die ze niet meer onder controle heeft.

Fictie

Engels | 458 pagina's | ZAFFRE, London | 2020

Gedrukt boek
F. Scott Fitzgerald B. J. Harrison Reads The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

“I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” When Benjamin Button is born he looks oddly like an old man. He's not interested in playing with other kids and he's too low on energy to participate anyway. When Benjamin turns 20 it dawns on his family that he is aging backwards. The younger he grows, the more he learns to...

Engels | 1 uur 5 minuten (47 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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F. Scott Fitzgerald B. J. Harrison Reads The Offshore Pirate

“You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding--it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.” Ardita, a beautiful and bored young Flapper, is hanging out on her uncle's yacht when it's suddenly captured by pirates. When Ardita meets and falls in love with the charming captain she knows she's been right to reject the boring and rich society men. But a truth lurks around the corner that will make her question everything she thinks she...

Engels | 1 uur 13 minuten (53 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Tijn Touber Time Bender

The man who came to save Earth

Just when the situation on planet Earth is becoming unbearable, a mysterious man shows up to save the day. According to Time Bender our planet is the most precious jewel of the cosmos, because it carries the DNA of just about every species in the universe. That’s why our forefathers called it the Living Library and many galactic wars have been fought over her. As time is short and the stakes are high a pact of friends is formed to save the Living Library from the grips of evil. Time Bender is a fast-paced...

Engels | 5 uur 52 minuten (507 MB) | London Books, Bodegraven | 2020

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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 3

The Jacket

Bertram is afraid to go to the police and tell them what he found in the stolen jacket, as he is a wanted criminal and does not want anything to do with law enforcement. He tries calling anonymously one evening, while drunk and after smoking a couple of joints, but the police refuse to believe him. When Bertram later discovers that his mum is in danger for her life, he tries to warn her, but she does not believe him either. He begins following her, and finds out that she is meeting with a man he...

Engels | 47 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Claes Johansen The Boatman and the Boy

By now the sun was up, and through the periscope he minded he could see the stony plateau in front of the position. On the other side of it were the outskirts of the jungle where the enemy was hiding and building his camps, preparing for new attacks. He observed the vastness of the wild jungle stretching north and west, pierced by hundreds of hilltops, each surrounded by a white fog. French Indochina was a gigantic and mysterious place, and he was gradually losing hope that he would ever find what...

Engels | 7 uur 38 minuten (358 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

Luisterboek (digitaal)