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Äonen von Zeitläufen liegen zwischen den beiden Geschichten, denen Mark Twain durch seine Worte Gestalt verleiht. Mit seinem feinen Humor und seinem liebevollen Blick auf unsere menschlichen Schwächen führt er uns in beiden Erzählungen aber zu dem gleichen, ganz besonderen Ort. Es ist die Stelle, in der die Wasser des Eriesees in den Ontariosee stürzen. Die Niagara-Fälle. Dass sowohl Adam mit seiner Eva, als auch der neugierige Besucher unserer Zeit dort ganz unterschiedliche Erfahrungen machen, liegt auf der Hand.

White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in Outing magazine between May and October 1906, it was published in book form in October 1906. The story details White Fang's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild (1903), which is about a kidnapped domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild.

This swashbuckling epic of intrigue, romance, and swordplay has earned a reputation as one of the most thrilling adventure novels ever written. A young Gascon nobleman, D'Artagnan, makes his way to Paris, hoping to join the Musketeers, a legion of heroes held in high esteem by the king. D'Artagnan quickly proves he has the heart of a Musketeer and earns himself a place beside Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Relying on their wits and skills with the sword, the Musketeers set out to preserve the honor of the king and foil the nefarious schemes of the wicked Cardinal Richelieu.

The Mysterious Island was published in 1874, and it is one of Verne's longest novels. The plot depicts a group of men who have become castaways stranded on an island in the Pacific during the American Civil War. The novel describes their attempts not only to survive but also, with the aid of the scientific and technological know-how, to rebuild their world from the meager resources of the island. At the end, however, it is realized that Captain Nemo, from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, has secretly been helping the settlers.

"The Man Who Liked Dickens" is the tale of an upper-class Englishman who, in an effort to win back his unfaithful wife, joins an expedition to follow the Uraricoera River in South America. When things quickly go awry and he is rescued by an English-speaking man living among Shiriana Indians, he considers himself lucky... at first.

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This is the story of a magnificent wolf-dog, born in the wild, who struggles to survive in the harsh Yukon. White Fang is the lone survivor of his family and soon learns to follow the brutal law of the North—kill or be killed. Isolated and mistreated, White Fang becomes a mortal fighter, feared by all. Only through kindness and gentleness is this killer transformed into an animal capable of great love.

Penelope has embraced her destiny as the new Archivist for the magicians, but with an impending war against the formidable priests of Thevetat looming, and the tides of magic intensifying, she must swiftly navigate her perilous new world if she's going to outwit their adversaries. To vanquish them, Penelope and Alexis must unearth a weapon capable of obliterating him forever.

Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travelers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is widely considered Swift's magnum opus and is his most celebrated work, as well as one of the indisputable classics of English literature.

Jack London war ein Autor von Abenteuergeschichten, der wusste, wovon er schrieb – denn in seinem nicht allzu langen Leben hat er so ziemlich alles erlebt. Auch als Matrose auf einem Robbenjägerschiff hatte er sich verdingt. Und so kannte er das Leben auf Deck, die oft jahrelangen Reisen, ohne den Heimathafen zu sehen – und all dies verarbeitete er in seiner Geschichte "Der Seebauer".

Eine Geschichte aus dem Klondike – jener sagenumwobenen Gegend, wo im Goldrausch des 19. Jahrhunderts viele Abenteuer ihr Glück suchten – und meist das Gegenteil fanden. Vom Meister der Abenteuergeschichte, Jack London.

Der berühmte Klassiker erstmals als mitreißendes Abenteuerhörspiel. Ostindien, um 1900 herum: Kapitän Marlowe erzählt die wahre Geschichte eines jungen, gutaussehenden Offiziers voller Drang nach Heldentum und großen Taten. Doch es kommt anders: Im entscheidenden Moment verliert er die Nerven und verlässt das sinkende Schiff, auf dem er dient. 800 Pilger drohen zu ertrinken. Er stellt sich der Justiz, verliert sein Offizierspatent und seine Ehre und muss fliehen, vor sich und der Wirklichkeit.

A story that takes place during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. White Fang is a wild wolf-dog hybrid who, through a series of dramatic twists and turns, grows to become a savage, callous, morose, solitary, and deadly fighter. But one day his life starts to change when a loving master named Weedon Scott, a rich, young gold hunter, buys him and starts a desperate attempt to tame White Fang.

As a gripping adventure story, The Call of the Wild is a legendary American fiction novel by Jack London. Republished for the modern listener, this audiobook captures the vivid imagery and compelling prose that solidified London’s reputation as a literary legend, allowing listeners to enjoy this timeless story in an all-new light.

Herman Melville August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the 1919 centennial of his birth was the starting point of a Melville revival, and Moby-Dick grew to be considered one of the great American novels.

Ships at anchor reared their tall masts, here and there; and the broad stream was enlivened and colored by junks and boats of all sizes and vivid hues, propelled on the screw principle by a great scull at the stern, with projecting handles for the crew to work; and at times a gorgeous mandarin boat, with two great glaring eyes set in the bows, came flying, rowed with forty paddles by an armed crew, whose shields hung on the gunwale and flashed fire in the sunbeams.

This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas's 1846 novel, "Captain Paul". A romantic romp of brave heroes, devious villains, desperate battles, and true love, this epic tale of high adventure and daring-do is highly recommended for fans of Dumas's work, and would make for a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. The novel is loosely based on the exploits of John Paul Jones, a captain in the American Navy during the revolutionary war. Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a famous French writer.

On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trial in a grim island fortress off Marseilles. A fellow prisoner inspires Dantès to escape and guides him to a fortune in treasure. Dantès returns home under the pseudonym of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, in order to avenge himself on the men who conspired to destroy him.

Huckleberry Finn—the casual rebel, the homeless waif, the sometime liar and thief, the boy nobody wanted—finds, for the first time in his life, a sense of responsibility, acceptance, and love when he befriends a runaway slave named Jim. Fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft, Huck courageously violates social convention rather than betray the person who needs him most.

Treasure Island follows the adventures of a cabin boy named Jim Hawkins on board the Hispaniola. Hawkins is in for the adventure of a lifetime, as he braves dangerous waters, lives through a mutiny, and searches for buried treasure.