Henry James The turn of the screw

Als een jonge gouvernante gaat werken voor twee kinderen in een afgelegen landhuis begint een reeks spookachtige gebeurtenissen. Met opdrachten, oefeningen en zwart-witillustraties. Vanaf ca. 17 jaar.

Fictie | Griezelverhaal

Engels | 111 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2021

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H. G. Wells War of the Worlds

This classic, early 19th century science fiction masterpiece serves as both a wonderful period presentation of the time as well as a cautionary tale. Called by many a "chilling novel account of a Martian invasion of London in the nineteenth century – a science fiction classic for all time." It was made famous by Orson Welles Mercury Theatre mid 20th Century adaptation that literally had thousands of people running for their lives at the time in the Northeast U.S. H. G. Wells was an English writer,...

Engels | 4 uur 56 minuten (215 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Louis Couperus Psyche

Psyche is based on Apuleius' story of Cupid and Psyche. It tells us about the king's daughter of that name and her two sisters, Emeralda and Astra. After the death of their father, Emeralda, the eldest sister, ascends to the throne of the Kingdom of the Past. Fearing her unscrupulous sibling, Psyche flees the castle on the back of the flying steed Chimera. She plunges into the unknown world outside the castle walls. On her magical journey she comes into contact with a Satyr, the Sphinx, weeps a river,...

Fictie

Engels | 200 pagina's (ePub2, 24 MB) | Reith|Hendriks & partners, Rotterdam | 2021

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