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The wildest Tarzan adventure yet, brought to life in a whole new way. They took his wife. They took his son. And they left Tarzan stranded on an island with nothing but the jungle and his instincts. That was their first mistake. The Beasts of Tarzan is the most primal and relentless entry in the...

The ultimate jungle adventure, brought to life in a whole new way. Tarzan of the Apes begins with a shipwreck on the coast of Africa and ends with one of the most bittersweet conclusions in adventure fiction. In between is everything - a boy who grows up learning the laws of the jungle instead...

Have you ever wondered why the themes of war, rage, and the long journey home still resonate so deeply today? The stories of the Trojan War and the voyage of Odysseus are the blueprints for every epic adventure. Homer's masterpieces explore the deepest corners of human emotion, from the thirst for glory to the ache of nostalgia. This complete collection brings together The Iliad and The Odyssey, transporting you to the dusty plains of Troy and the supernatural perils of the wine-dark sea.

The king of the jungle returns, brought to life in a whole new way. Tarzan left the jungle once. He tried civilization, tried society, tried living by rules that never quite fit a man raised by apes in the African wilderness. And then the woman he loved chose someone else, and the world he'd...

Der Wildtöter ist ein 1841 veröffentlichter Abenteuerroman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851). Der Wildtöter erschien als letzter Band des fünfteiligen Lederstrumpf-Zyklus. Im chronologischen Handlungsablauf der Serie bildet der Roman den ersten Band. Ebenfalls 1841 erschienen die ersten beiden deutschsprachigen Ausgaben des Romans, übersetzt von Gustav Pfizer und von Otto von Czarnowski.

The world's greatest detective returns, brought to life in a whole new way. After his apparent death at Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes walks back into 221B Baker Street and picks up right where he left off. Thirteen cases are waiting. London hasn't gotten any less dangerous in his absence...

The most atmospheric mystery ever written, brought to life in a whole new way. Something is haunting the moors of Dartmoor. The Baskerville family has been cursed for generations by a phantom hound - a demon dog that emerges from the fog to hunt them down one by one. When the latest heir to...

Im Fieberland Basra beginnt die Handlung, die zur Schilderung einer großen inneren und äußeren Krise wird. Überall lauert das Verderben, und nur mit knapper Not entrinnt der Held dem Tod, als in einem verzweifelten Entschluss der „Sprung über die Vergangenheit" gewagt wird. Das Tal der Dschamikun, ein unberührtes Land voller Geheimnisse, soll den beiden Freunden Kara Ben Nemsi und Hadschi Halef Omar die Genesung bringen.

A disillusioned young man drifts through Europe in search of meaning, only to confront the loss of innocence and the sobering realities of adulthood after a series of aimless adventures and relationships. "A magician, a virtuoso. She can conjure up tragedy, horror, tension, suspense, the...

Rodion Raskolnikov is impoverished and desperate, and he thinks himself to be above the laws of society. He decides it's just for him to kill an old woman because, with the money he'll steal from her, he can go on to perform great deeds. But, of course, his logic falls apart quickly, and guilt comes to swallow him whole. Sharp and suspenseful, this story of Raskolnikov's dance with a police investigator and redemption by a sex worker is a philosophical novel for the ages.

Moby Dick: Join young Ishmael and his loyal friend, the harpooneer Queequeg, aboard the whaling ship Pequod. What begins as a classic high-seas adventure soon transforms into a dark journey of obsession and revenge. At the helm of the ship is the relentless Captain Ahab, a man consumed by a single purpose: to hunt down and destroy Moby Dick, the monstrous white whale that tore off his leg. This fast-paced adaptation of Herman Melville's classic explores madness, destiny, and the indomitable force of nature in an epic battle.

Moby Dick di Herman Melville è oggi considerato uno dei più importanti libri della letteratura mondiale. La storia racconta le avventure di un marinaio, Ismaele, e del suo viaggio intorno al mondo sulla baleniera Pequod comandata dal capitano Achab a caccia di capodogli e balene, e in particolare della gigantesca Balena Bianca. Moby Dick è certamente uno straordinario romanzo d'avventura, ma anche un complesso studio del conflitto tra l'uomo e le imperscrutabili forze naturali che lo sovrastano.

Der Handlung gehen essayistische Bemerkungen voran, mit denen der Erzähler seine eigene Geschichte einleitet und bekräftigt. Grauenvolle Themen ließen sich nur da literarisch darstellen, „wo Ernst und Majestät der Wahrheit sie heiligen“. Er zählt eine Reihe von Katastrophen wie das Erdbeben zu Lissabon und die Große Pest von London auf, um schließlich zu konstatieren, dass das „furchtbarste Unheil […] den Einzelnen, nicht die Gemeinschaft“ treffe.

Der namenlose Ich-Erzähler hebt mit einer der für Poe typischen umfangreichen Vorreden an: „Von meiner Heimat und meiner Familie weiß ich wenig zu sagen. Schlimme Erfahrungen und die Länge der Jahre haben mich aus der einen vertrieben, der anderen entfremdet. Ererbter Reichtum verschaffte mir eine ungewöhnliche Bildung, und meine nachdenkliche Sinnesart setzte mich in den Stand, die Schätze des Wissens, die mir durch mein Studium von Jugend auf erworben hatte, in methodische Ordnung zu bringen.“

The Golden Triangle: The Return of Arsène Lupin is the latest instalment in master storyteller David Timson’s survey of the Arsène Lupin novels. War-wounded Captain Patrice Belval and his Senegalese sidekick, Ya-Bon, rescue the nurse Coralie from an attempt on her life. This draws them into a complex mystery involving a missing fortune, a treasure of gold and a curious Moroccan by the name of Esarres Bey. Only a man with the wits and skill of Arsène Lupin can penetrate the labyrinthine problem, but will he heed the call for help and uncover the truth?

It is 1625 and France faces the looming threat of war against the English. The young, spirited d’Artagnan travels to Paris to join the King’s Musketeers, where he befriends the iconic trio, Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Together, they battle treachery, outwit the cunning Cardinal Richelieu and scheming spy Milady, and fight to defend France’s honour once and for all. Featuring dogged heroism, swordplay, daring exploits and romances aplenty, this timeless classic is a gripping celebration of courage, adventure and the unbreakable bond of friendship.

Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens's most famous novels and a powerful classic of Victorian literature. The story follows Oliver, an orphan born into poverty, as he moves from the cruelty of the workhouse into the dangerous streets of London, where innocence, survival, crime, and compassion collide. Through unforgettable characters such as Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, and Nancy, the novel exposes the harsh realities of child poverty, social injustice, criminal exploitation, and moral corruption.

Written in the first half of the career of Jules Verne, the twin volumes of From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon tell the daring story of the Journey to the Moon aboard an American projectile blown into the skies by gunpowder. A powerfully innovative tale, it introduces such paradigm revolutions as escape velocity, weightlessness, "slingshot trajectories," and ocean splashdowns. Through its inimitable blend of science, humour, and verbal brilliance, it has fired generations of writers and astronauts into the space age.

This classic of Robert Louis Stevenson, charts the tale of David Balfour in the Year 1751: Who upon arriving at his uncles house upon his Fathers death, is then promptly Kidnapped on his orders. All seems lost until a chance encounter with one Alan Breck, which leads to adventure, shipwreck, and...

"What was it that you heard about my brother's journey at Bamangwato?" asked Sir Henry, as I paused to fill my pipe before replying to Captain Good. "I heard this," I answered, "and I have never mentioned it to a soul till to-day. I heard that he was starting for Solomon's Mines." "Solomon's...