Ergebnis für "Victoria" in Klassiker

Elizabeth Bennet is niet van plan genoegen te nemen met zomaar een man en een leven dat niet voldoet aan haar eigen voorwaarden. Ze wil trouwen uit liefde, dansen wanneer zij daar zin in heeft en een rustig plekje voor zichzelf om te lezen, wat misschien nog wel de grootste uitdaging zal zijn. Maar als ze wordt voorgesteld aan de rijke en compleet onuitstaanbare meneer Darcy, komt alles wat ze zeker dacht te weten op losse schroeven te staan.

Romanen indgår i Gyldendal Nordisk-serien. Den er nyoversat af Louise Ardenfelt Ravnild og er med forord af Felix Thorsen Katzenelson. En dag kommer Marianne hjem til et uventet brev. Den velhavende landmand Börje Olsson frier på meget direkte vis til hende. Marianne kommer fra en noget...

Queen Victoria's Book of Spells is an anthology for everyone who loves works of neo-Victorian fiction and wishes to explore the wide variety of ways that modern fantasists are using nineteenth-century settings, characters, and themes. These approaches stretch from steampunk fiction to the Austen-and-Trollope inspired works that some critics call "fantasy of manners", all of which fit under the larger umbrella of gaslamp fantasy.

Dracula hat erfahren, dass in Sussex, England, ein gewisser Dr. Ryan praktiziert, der sich auf die Erforschung des Blutes und der Bekämpfung von schädlichen Zellen spezialisiert hat. Dracula manipuliert einen Freund Ryans, um an dessen Forschungsergebnisse zu gelangen.

Little Women follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - and is loosely based on the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters. The book was an immediate commercial and critical success. Little Women has three major themes: domesticity, work, and true love. It has been made into innumerable adaptations for stage and screen and is an American classic.

A selection of dramatisations from the novelist and poet Stella Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm - Patricia Gallimore and Miriam Margolyes star in this full-cast dramatisation of the classic comic novel. Strong of will and slender of ankle, 20-year-old orphan Flora Poste is blessed with every virtue...

Mr. Darcy arrives at Longbourn, intending to correct the mistakes he made during his disastrous proposal in Hunsford. To his horror, he learns Elizabeth Bennet was killed in a ship’s explosion off the coast of France - in an apparent act of sabotage. Deep in despair, he travels in disguise to wartime France to seek out the spy responsible for her death. But a surprise awaits Darcy in the French town of Saint-Malo: Elizabeth is alive! Recovering from a blow to the head, Elizabeth has no memory of her previous life, and a series of mistakes leads her to believe Darcy is her husband.

From one of our most beloved authors, Mary Stewart, comes a thrilling tale set in a France as beautiful as it is deadly, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. High in the rugged Pyrenees lies the Valley of the Storms, where a tiny convent clings to the beautiful but lonely...

Ein Meilenstein der literarischen Moderne Paris, ein Moloch zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Malte Laurids Brigge, letzter Spross einer aussterbenden Adelsfamilie, wagt den Blick unter die Oberfläche der Dinge und findet ein „neues Leben voller neuer Bedeutungen“. In poetischer Sprache...

Dracula reist zusammen mit Theodora Sachs nach New Orleans, in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Dort will er die Mitarbeit des anerkannten Arztes und Schlangenexperten Dr. Theophile Bonnaire für seine Pläne erzwingen. Draculas Ziel ist die Entschlüsselung der Aufzeichnungen Merlins. Immer wieder taucht dort das Symbol einer gewaltigen Schlange auf. Etwas Mächtiges ist in New Orleans im Gange. Hängt das plötzliche Verschwinden von Menschen mit dem Auftauchen eines längst vergessenen Tempels zusammen?

En février 1794, Joseph Herbelin, dix-neuf ans, fervent révolutionnaire, est nommé gardien de la sinistre tour du Temple. Là, il s’éprend de la dernière prisonnière royale qui n’est autre que la fille de Louis XVI et de Marie-Antoinette. Recluse dans la plus grande solitude jusqu’à en perdre l’usage de la parole, Marie-Thérèse se révèle sous le regard du jeune homme dans toute sa force et sa fragilité.

Four elite fae warriors. One mortal female. A magical bond they can't allow - or resist. Orphaned and sold to a harsh master, Lera's life is about mucking stalls, avoiding her master's advances, and steering clear of the mystical forest separating the mortal and fae worlds. Only fools venture...

They call me beautiful. They call me a monster. Soon, they'll call me death.This action-packed reverse harem fantasy/paranormal romance features one hell of strong woman and her four powerful supernatural mates. It contains brutal battles, explicit love scenes, raw language, magic, swordfights, Greek gods, dark fae, vampires, shifters, and a lot of assholes. The boxed set edition contains steamy bonus novella The Court of the Beginning and the End.

‘Vividly imagined’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Sex and death meet again in [a] marvellous evocation of Edwardian England’ Daily Mail Queen Victoria is dead. In January 1901, the day after her passing, two very different families visit neighbouring graves in a London cemetery. The traditional...

In the third romance anthology of The Quill Collective series, 16 celebrated Austenesque authors write the untold histories of Austen’s heroines, brave adventuresses, shy maidens, talkative spinsters, and naughty matrons. Rational Creatures is a collection of humorous, poignant, and engaging short stories set in Georgian England that complement and pay homage to Austen’s great works and great ladies who were, perhaps, the first feminists in an era that was not quite ready for feminism.

Ever since Riley Thomas, reluctant medium extraordinaire, accidentally released a malevolent spirit from a Ouija board when she was 13, she’s taken a hard pass on scary movies, haunted houses, and cemeteries. Twelve years later, when her best friend pressures her into spending a paranormal investigation weekend at the infamous Jordanville Ranch - former home of deceased serial killer Orin Jacobs - Riley’s still not ready to accept the fact that she can communicate with ghosts.

Quint magic has never chosen a human before, and the Elders Council is convinced Lera is a mistake. When the quint refuses to be cleaved apart, the enraged elders give them a choice: exile from Lunos or demotion to the lowest of trainees. Subject again to the humiliations and deadly trials they endured centuries ago, the males now face a new challenge - training Lera to survive. River, Shade, Coal, and Tye will do whatever it takes to keep Lera safe. But Lera will do whatever she must to keep them together - even if it means putting herself in mortal danger.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Windson Liong. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Martin Palmer. The Most Venerable Book (also known as The Book of History) is one of the Five Classics. For many centuries it was a central work for anyone wishing...

This is Austen's first published novel, from 1851, which she wrote under the pseudonym "A Lady". The story is about Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances. The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, a cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience both romance and heartbreak.

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively 'comedy of manners' among her characters.