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Jack o’ Hearts is the top card player in the parish and is feeling pretty sure of himself. When he is challenged to a card game with stakes higher than high by a mysterious green man, well, Jack can’t resist. Sure, he’s never lost a tournament yet, has he? A hilarious reimagining of a traditional Newfoundland folktale, Jack and the Green Man is jam-packed with magic, romance, transformations, impossible tasks, unforgettable characters, a love ballad or two, and the ever-present threat of Jack’s head ending up on a spear.

An adaptation of the beloved classic story dramatized by seven actors. Jack lives meagerly with his mother in a house away from the city. Their small fields are dry. The little vegetables that grow are eaten by birds and their cow, Jenny, does not have any more milk. Nevertheless, Jack is still smiling and optimistic. Until one day his mother falls ill and Jack goes into town to sell the cow in order to buy medicines. But instead of money Jack brings back a handful... of magic beans. And the adventure begins.

The Royal Navy to which Admiral Lord Nelson sacrificed his life depended on thousands of sailors and marines to man the great wind-powered wooden warships. Drawn from all over Britain and beyond, often unwillingly, these ordinary men made the navy invincible through skill, courage and sheer determination.

Lindsay Webster verstummte schlagartig. Etwas Warmes, Klebriges klatschte ihr aufs Gesicht ? rann ihr über die Wangen und tropfte auf ihre bebenden Lippen. Instinktiv zuckte die Zunge hervor und schmeckte die Flüssigkeit. Ein süßlicher, metallischer Geschmack. Lindsays Herz stolperte und sie fing an zu hyperventilieren. BLUT. Warmes Blut! Dann... krachte etwas Rundes vor ihr zu Boden. Lindsay Webster drehte den Kopf zur Seite ? langsam, sehr langsam. Und dann - auf dem moosbewachsenen, feuchten Waldboden liegend - sah sie es! Das blanke Grauen...!