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When Peter Pan flies through the Darling Children's nursery window one night, he is nearly captured and makes a hasty escape, leaving behind his shadow. Returning with the fairy Tinker Bell to reclaim it, he wakes up Wendy, John and Michael, and whisks them away to the magical shores of...

The Letters of Abelard and Heloise is one of the most extraordinary correspondences in European history. Written in the 12th century, the letters document the love affair between Peter Abelard, a revolutionary philosopher and biblical scholar, and his beautiful and precocious student, Heloise. Eviscerated by his religious opponents and castrated by Heloise’s family, Abelard is haunted by ill fortune, and the star-crossed lovers are forced into separate lives, as monk and nun respectively, with letters being their only form of communication.

أولاد حارتنا: يعيش الجبلاوي في بيته الكبير المحاط بالحدائق و الأسوار العالية ومن حوله أبناؤه وأحفاده الذين يتنازعون على الوقف، فيما يسيطر الفتوات على الحارة ويحولون بين أبناء الجبلاوي وبين جنته الأرضية, حيث استقرت الذرية خارج أسوار البيت الكبير منذ طرد أدهم وإدريس, وبرغم فقرهم والظلم الذي يتعرضون إليه لا يفقدون الأمل في خروج الجبلاوي من عزلته لتوزيع تركته وتخليصهم من بطش الفتوات. في كل جبل يظهر مُخلِص يتعلق به الناس وينتفضون معه ضد الظلم, غير أن الجشع والجهل يعيدهم نهاية المطاف لما كانوا عليه. نُشرت الرواية في جريدة الأهرام عام 1959 وأثارت جدلًا كبيرًا تسبب في تأخر نشرها في كتاب لثماني سنوات.

George saved me from a life of crime that would have landed me in jail. Now I commit even worse crimes that would earn me the death penalty if I ever got caught. George has me under his thumb. I guess we're both lucky that I never get tired of killing. That's why I don't understand why he assigned me this little project. Kidnap a girl and keep her locked away in one of his houses with all the creature comforts like some pampered pet.

In Volume II of the Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck in a battle of wits which will decide the destiny of a continent. In this volume of The Flashman Papers, Flashman, the arch-cad and toady, matches his wits, his talents for...

Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to be a sailor. Paying no attention to his parents’ warnings he runs away to sea to embark on a series of thrilling adventures: struggles with Barbary pirates, a shipwreck and the extraordinary meeting with Man Friday... Roy Marsden plays the older...

Seyonne, the slave-turned-hero from Berg's highly acclaimed Transformation, returns to discover the nature of evil - in a "spellbinding" (Romantic Times) epic saga.

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him. White Fang is a companion novel and thematic mirror to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild.

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a book written by Daniel Defoe. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Daniel Defoe is highly recommended.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Kevin McNally. Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled...

Seit Generationen gehört Karl May zu den beliebtesten und meistgelesenen deutschen Schriftstellern. Nach vielen Abenteuern und blutigen Kämpfen beim Bau der Great Western Eisenbahn erringt Old Shatterhand die Freundschaft des edlen Apatschen-Häuptlings Winnetou und die Liebe dessen Schwester. Das tragische Schicksal Nscho-tschis verleiht dieser Geschichte einen Hauch von Schwermut. Karl May: 25.2.1842 geboren in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, gestorben 30.3.1912 in Radebeul bei Dresden. Sohn eines armen Webers, war bis zum 5. Lebensjahr blind.

It is 1751, and 17-year-old David Balfour is all alone in the world. Recently orphaned, he receives a letter instructing him to seek out his sole remaining relative at the House of Shaws. But on meeting his uncle Ebenezer, David soon realises that he is a shifty, miserly man with designs on his inheritance. After an attempt on David's life fails, Ebenezer tricks him into boarding the brig Covenant, where he is knocked unconscious, kidnapped and taken to sea....

In the midst of the chaos, the actions and choices of a select few will shape the future of the land. Akira prepares to give up his Lordship. Ryuu wanders the Southern Kingdom, searching for a reason to fight. Moriko sits quietly, biding her time before she leaves the Three Kingdoms for good. Finally, across the Three Sisters, Nameless fight to keep his fragile alliance of clans together.

When mariner Robinson Crusoe sails from London to the African coast to Brazil, his unpredictable voyage takes a catastrophic course. The lone survivor of a shipwreck, he washes ashore on an Atlantic island. Resourceful and determined to contend with providence and nature, he finds his sovereignty empowering. Through the years he builds a civilization as a solitary man. Then he discovers a stranger’s footprint in the sand.

Embark on an extraordinary adventure into the heart of Africa with King Solomon's Mines, a timeless classic filled with thrilling exploits, treacherous landscapes, and a treasure beyond imagination. Written with vivid detail and breathtaking excitement, this tale follows Allan Quatermain, an intrepid explorer, and his companions as they journey through untamed wilderness in search of the legendary mines of King Solomon.

The heroic and honorable Zorro, an ace with a whip and a demon with a sword, fights for the poor and oppressed - a far cry from the effete young aristocrat Don Diego, who spends his days reading poetry and dreaming of the beautiful Lolita Pulido. When Lolita's family faces ruin and accusations of treason, Zorro must step in to save her family and her honor. But who is this masked caballero?

Ken Campbell, Windsor Davies, John Bird and John Fortune star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. When Alice leans too close to the Looking Glass, she suddenly finds herself in a land of caustic characters and twisted logic – a back-to-front world where flowers can talk, Queens can...

This sequel to King Solomon's Mines is filled with the spirit of adventure. Thrilled by rumors of a lost civilization, three Englishmen decide to travel to the heart of Africa with their Zulu guide where they meet with continual peril: an attack by a cruel warrior tribe, the scorch of underground volcanic fires, and an encounter with a huge species of ferocious black crab. Exhausted and depleted of supplies, the men at last arrive at a mysterious city in the highlands of the interior.

A vintage 13-part dramatisation of Jeffery Farnol’s historical romance When 22-year-old Barnabas Barty, the son of a landlord and ex-prize fighter, unexpectedly inherits £700,000 from his uncle in Jamaica, he decides to fulfil his dream of becoming a gentleman. Leaving his father’s country...

Vidas Secas é um romance escrito por Graciliano Ramos, publicado em 1938, que retrata a dura realidade dos retirantes nordestinos durante a seca. A narrativa acompanha uma família miserável composta por Fabiano, sua esposa Sinhá Vitória, dois filhos sem nome e a cadela Baleia, enquanto vagam pelo sertão em busca de sobrevivência.