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A.S. Byatt Possession
a romance
Als een jonge literatuuronderzoeker bij toeval twee brieven vindt van de bekende 19e eeuwse dichter die hij bestudeert, begint hij samen met een feministische collega een speurtocht naar het verleden.
Fictie
Engels | 511 pagina's | Chatto & Windus, London | 1990
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Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre accepts a position as governess at Thornfield Hall and meets Mr. Rochester, the moody and cynical master of the manor. Growing up an unwanted orphan, Jane has known very little love in her life, but in spite of this, she has always been thoughtful and kind. Jane’s and Rochester’s apparent differences attract them to each other, but little does Jane know that something far more damaging than social statuses will keep them apart. ‘Jane Eyre’ (1847) is a love story that holds up over time,...
Engels | 18 uur 27 minuten (849 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads The Importance of Being Earnest
In "The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", our main characters Algernon and Jack are tired of social obligations and have decided to lead a double life instead. However, nothing is simple when it comes to keeping secrets and several fates get entangled with the men’s questionable endeavours. This late-19th-century play by Oscar Wilde is considered a satire of its time, offering a critique of Victorian institutions, such as marriage. The play has seen numerous radio,...
Engels | 2 uur 28 minuten (108 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Rediscover one of the greatest love stories of all time with this new audio edition of Pride and Prejudice, masterfully narrated by actress Adjoa Andoh ('Bridgerton', 'Doctor Who'). Pride and Prejudice's prolific status as a beloved story is thanks to its dynamic, ever-evolving central characters, as well as the strength of the wit and satire wielded by Austen. It is a love story, yes, but it is also a profound critique of Georgian high society and the plight of women. Without a male heir, the...
Engels | 12 uur 34 minuten (552 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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M.R.C. Kasasian The Horror of Haglin House
Home is where the horror is... Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company. Violet’s peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate. A woman is killed outside Violet’s house, then another murdered in...
Engels | 13 uur 1 minuut (587 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Elisabeth Mcneill Wild Heritage
Caught between the past and the future, can friendship survive in changing times? Thirteen years have passed since the railway came to the Borders, bringing changes that would radically alter the lives of the people who lived there. Yet the steam train was not the only legacy from the men who built the railway – in their wake they left several fatherless children. One such child is Kitty Scott. Wild through neglect and an outcast within the community, Kitty is a loner... until she rescues newcomer Marie...
Engels | 19 uur 52 minuten (870 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads The Canterville Ghost
B.J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde’s first short stories, "The Canterville Ghost". The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alone in the castle and that the ghost of an old tenant, Sir Simon de Canterville, is with them. Yet the family is not so easily scared, even if the ghost can take many shapes and forms. The short story from the late 19th century mixes humor with the macabre....
Engels | 1 uur 12 minuten (54 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray
"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit." One day, the artist Basil Hallward is painting a picture of his muse Dorian Gray with his friend Lord Henry watching. Dorian listens as Lord Henry confidentially presents his hedonistic world view, saying beauty is the only thing in life that truly matters. It makes Dorian wish that his painting would age instead of him. Not long thereafter, Dorian sees his girl perform Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet...
Engels | 9 uur 55 minuten (431 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Sarah Waters Fingersmith
Een Londens weesmeisje, dat vanaf 1845 wordt opgevoed door een vrouw met onderwereldconnecties, wordt gevraagd mee te werken aan het plan van een schurk om een rijke erfgename te verleiden.
Fictie | Historische roman | Thriller
Engels | 632 pagina's | Virago, London | 2003
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Natasha Farrant Lydia
the wild girl of pride & prejudice
In het 19e-eeuwse Engeland probeert de opstandige Lydia Bennet (15, ik-figuur) te ontsnappen aan haar saaie leven dat vooral bestaat uit borduren en lezen. Op een strandvakantie in Brighton ontmoet ze een spannende officier. Los gebaseerd op ‘Pride and Prejudice’ van Jane Austen. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.
Fictie | Romantische verhalen
Engels | 285 pagina's | Chicken House, Frome, Somerset | 2016
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Oscar Wilde B.J. Harrison Reads The Ballad of Reading Gaol
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves / By each let this be heard / Some do it with a bitter look / Some with a flattering word/ The coward does it with a kiss, /The brave man with a sword!" Oscar Wilde’s poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" depicts an execution and the harsh circumstances of life in prison. Based on Wilde’s own experience in prison, the poem contains details that do not judge but simply describe, in poetic terms, that which both horrifies and moves. The famous ballad from the late...
Engels | 31 minuten (22 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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Anthony Trollope Barchester Towers
Na de dood van bisschop Grantly in 1857 verwacht iedereen in Barchester dat zijn zoon, Archdeacon, de nieuwe bisschop zal worden, maar dat pakt anders uit met de benoeming van Dr. Proudie die door zijn vrouw en zijn kapelaan overheerst wordt.
Fictie | Historische roman
Engels | 530 pagina's | Vintage Books, London | 2015
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Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and daughters
Een eenvoudig, stil meisje krijgt een wereldse, gecompliceerde jonge vrouw als stiefzuster als haar vader trouwt met dier oppervlakkige en egocentrische moeder.
Fictie
Engels | 679 pagina's | Penguin Books, London [etc.] | 1996
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Mary Hooper Velvet
Velvet, een weesmeisje in het 19e-eeuwse Engeland, werkt in een wasserij. Als het medium Madame Savoya haar in dienst neemt, komt Velvets leven in gevaar. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.
Fictie | Historische roman
Engels | 323 pagina's | Bloomsbury, London [etc.] | 2011
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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Sometimes self-fulfilling prophecies are not all they seem. Lord Arthur Savile is a young British aristocrat about to get married. Mr. Podgers tells people’s fortunes, and he has bad news for the groom: he will commit murder. Unable to get the thought off his mind, he decides to get it over with before entering into marriage, but things do not go as planned. Hear the darkly humorous short story “Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime” by Oscar Wilde from the late 19th century brought to life by B.J. Harrison....
Engels | 1 uur 21 minuten (60 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Rosie Goodwin Mothering sunday
Engeland, 1884: een jonge wees op zoek naar moederliefde veroorzaakt problemen voor het armenhuis waarin ze opgroeit en de bazen zinnen op wraak.
Fictie | Historische roman | Sociale roman
Engels | 443 pagina's | ZAFFRE, London | 2017
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Nell Leyshon The colour of milk
Als ze net heeft leren lezen en schrijven vertelt een 15-jarig Engels meisje haar verhaal in 1831, het jaar waarin een tragische gebeurtenis heeft plaatsgevonden waarvan ze nu de consequenties afwacht.
Fictie | Historische roman
Engels | 171 pagina's | Fig Tree, London [etc.] | 2012
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Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
One night at Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and greedy man, gets a visit from the ghost of his dead business partner. The ghost warns him about the awful punishment that awaits if he continues to live his life selfishly. The next three nights, Scrooge is visited by three separate spirits who confront him with Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come. Will the horrors and the joy Scrooge sees make him change his ways? Adapted for film and television more times than any other...
Engels | 3 uur 11 minuten (145 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Alasdair Gray Poor things
episodes from the early life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish public health officer
Een dode vrouw wordt in de 19e eeuw weer tot leven gewekt met de hersenen van haar ongeboren kind en wordt een van de eerste vrouwelijke artsen in Engeland.
Fictie
Engels | 317 pagina's | Bloomsbury Publishing, London | 2023
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