Verlag: Booklassic
Dakta death, horrible beyond the weirdest fever-dreams of Earth-men, faced Space Ship Commander Gerry Norton. The laconic interplanetary explorer knew too much. He stood in the dynamic path of Lansa, Lord of the Scaly Ones, the crafty monster bent on conquering the fair City of Larr and all the rich, shadowless lands of the glorious Amazons of Venus.
“I was sick, sick unto death with that long agony,” begins one of the most famous tales from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Through the tortures of the Spanish Inquisition, we follow the straying mind of an unnamed prisoner in his quest for hope in a world of darkness and despair.Zum Buch
Drawn to a castle in the forests of Ireland, a beautiful young woman becomes the link to a stranger's past-and the curse that has trapped him forever in the eternity of his own dreams....Zum Buch
The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum - Tells the story of Cap'n Bill, a sailor with a wooden peg-leg, and his friend, a little girl named Trot, who set out from California on a calm day for a short ride in their row-boat. The Oz series of books have been loved by many for generations, a wonderful world of imagination. Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards supporting the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to support community and encourage well-beingZum Buch
'…the joy of reading Maggie Gee.' – The Observer The people in The Blue, Maggie Gee's first collection of short stories, try and often fail to understand the world, freeing themselves by small acts of courage, love or folly. A journalist decides to convert an evangelist in mid-air; a solicitor gives up his day job to help young artists; a Middle Eastern woman shocks her children as she walks through the heat towards the sea; a man, in a moment of madness, cuts down his neighbour's tree. These subtle fables of everyday life are set against an intricate global backdrop where life is harder for outsiders. Exquisitely written and aerated by comedy, they show human beings who struggle to live good lives. 'Her writing is clear as glass and has marvellous rhythm, fluency and grace.'-- The Observer 'Impressive, captivating and highly recommended.'-- Scotland on Sunday 'Maggie Gee is a superb and pitiless analyser of middle-class angst.'-- The Times 'Maggie Gee is one of our most ambitious and challenging novelists.' -- Sunday Times 'Original and courageous.' -- Doris Lessing 'United by Gee's ability to delineate personalities and adopt voices with small but accurate touches. ... Light sketches, filled with colour.' -- Times Literary Supplement 'Deceptive stylistic simplicity and plain dialogue, complicated emotions are revealed in The Blue ... Each story casts an individual spell.' --Mslexia MagazineZum Buch
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English. Rex Fortescue, the boss of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his office, when he suffered a painful and sudden death. When the police checked the victim’s pockets, they found grain. Miss Marple knows one of the servants in Rex Fortescue’s house and comes to help solve the mystery. She soon starts to suspect that she is dealing with a case of crime by rhyme …Zum Buch
Coming to the aid of a man kicked by a rearing police horse, R. Austin Freeman's famous forsensic investigator, Dr. John Thorndyke, stumbles upon an anarchist plot to assassinate a visiting Russian grand duke. The key appears to be a cryptogram written in ancient Moabite found on the man's body.Zum Buch
