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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil, has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a moral tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are The Body Snatcher" which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and Olalla" a tale of vampirism and The Beast Within which features a beautiful woman at its center.

C'est sa passion pour les livres interdits qui a sauvé la vie de Yorick. Alors qu'il était censé embarquer sur le Titanic en qualité de bibliothécaire, il a été mis à pied peu avant le départ pour avoir glissé dans sa sélection des ouvrages censurés. Rongé par la culpabilité, il a du mal à reprendre sa vie... jusqu'au jour où il reçoit une invitation à rejoindre un club de survivants un peu particulier : tous ont failli prendre la mer en ce jour d'avril 1912, mais sont finalement restés à quai.

The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1905. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Dancing Men third in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. This is one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies after seeking his help. The other is The Five Orange Pips, part of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The original title was The Dancing Men, when it was published as a short story in The Strand Magazine in December 1903.

Life thwarts Floyd’s goals sooner or later. A rival challenges his new invention. His buried gold is confiscated by HM Treasury. He is wrongly charged with arson. He is unfairly dismissed. He campaigns to change part of English punctuation, yet inadvertently continues to use it afterwards. Helping a friend lands him in hospital. What has he done to deserve all this?

Marni, perempuan Jawa buta huruf yang masih memuja leluhur. Melalui sesajen dia menemukan dewa-dewanya, memanjatkan harapannya. Tak pernah dia mengenal Tuhan yang datang dari negeri nun jauh di sana. Dengan caranya sendiri dia mempertahankan hidup. Menukar keringat dengan sepeser demi sepeser uang. Adakah yang salah selama dia tidak mencuri, menipu, atau membunuh? Rahayu, anak Marni. Generasi baru yang dibentuk oleh sekolah dan berbagai kemudahan hidup. Pemeluk agama Tuhan yang taat. Penjunjung akal sehat. Berdiri tegak melawan leluhur, sekalipun ibu kandungnya sendiri.

Louisa Clark bukan lagi gadis biasa yang menjalani kehidupan biasa. Setelah enam bulan bersama Will Traynor yang mengubah hidupnya, Lou kini berjuang hidup tanpa Will. Sebuah kecelakaan memaksanya pulang kepada keluarganya, dan dia merasa kembali ke titik nol lagi.

Alistair Duncan is nearly killed, and it’s unclear this is an accident or deliberate attempt on his life. He returns from hospital to find his girlfriend has thrown him out, and he takes refuge with Jon, a War Gaming loner with perceptive insight into people.

Детство бывает разным и далеко не всегда счастливым, но для сестер Элис и Ханны оно стало настоящим испытанием. Одна — слишком тревожная, стремится всё контролировать, другая — беспечная и взрывная, вечно бросает вызов окружающим. Их старший брат Майкл — настоящий образец для подражания, чьё неодобрение является силой, с которой необходимо считаться. Девочки всегда чувствовали себя непонятыми и ненужными. Авторитарная мать и отстраненный отец повлияли на их взросление, оставив на их сердцах много шрамов.

The Language of Love and Other Stories is a diverse collection that delves into the many facets of love. From the tender bonds between parent and child ("Claire Juliana," "The Ferris Wheel") to the deep connections between adult children and their elderly relatives ("Mama," "Listen to Me," "Remember Mama"), the stories explore love in its many forms. Romantic love takes center stage in tales like "Charley and the Cupid Caper," "With Any Luck," "Bingo," "Henry, Hortense and the Halloween Party," "For the First Time-Again," and "Love Dancing."

Phileas Fogg, junto a su leal ayudante Passepartout, emprende un viaje contrarreloj alrededor del mundo. Desafiando todas las barreras de la época, Fogg apuesta toda su fortuna a que puede recorrer el mundo en solo ochenta días. A lo largo del viaje, enfrenta desafiantes aventuras, peligros imprevistos y, para complicar más, la constante persecución de un detective que lo cree un fugitivo. ¿Logrará Fogg vencer al tiempo y demostrar su punto? ¡Una historia cautivadora de ingenio, valentía y perseverancia!

During an unrelenting monsoon, these three people and several others—a worldly old sports agent and his promising client, a personal assistant returning from a short holiday spent with a secret lover, a young hoodlum from New York wanted by the police, and a family of four making their way to San Diego to enjoy the fantastic beaches there—must do their best to survive the elements, and each other.

Heiße Nächte, dunkle Machenschaften – und eine Liebe, die sich gegen jede Gefahr behaupten muss. Als Adam Walker undercover im exklusiven Golden Beach Resort ermittelt, stößt er auf dunkle Machenschaften – und auf Summer Fields. Die charmante Hausdame bringt mit einem einzigen Lächeln seine Mission ins Wanken. Doch Adam weiß: Sich zu verlieben, könnte alles zerstören. Summer ist klug, leidenschaftlich und ahnt nicht, welches Geheimnis Adam wirklich verbirgt. Was als harmlose Anziehung beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einer Liebe, die mehr als nur ihre Herzen gefährdet.

" Elle demande de répéter. On demande toujours de répéter, alors qu’en fait on a très bien entendu. Quelque part dans notre crâne, un globule blanc se lève et pète du coude la vitre à ne casser qu’en cas d’urgence, celle qu’on pensait ne jamais avoir à briser : on sait qu’on devrait déclencher un protocole spécial pour accueillir la nouvelle, sauf que personne n’a été briefé, les stagiaires sont incapables, en plus on est samedi soir les bureaux sont déserts, y’a bien les anciens qui sauraient quoi faire, les vieux neurones du fond là, paniqués en permanence. "

1435. Rouen. Jacquetta of Luxembourg is left a wealthy young widow when her husband, the Duke of Bedford, dies. Her only friend in the great household is Richard Woodville, the Duke’s squire, and it is not long before the two become lovers and marry in secret. The Woodvilles return to the Lancaster court, where Jacquetta becomes close friends with young King Henry VI’s new queen. But she can sense a growing threat from the people of England, and the danger of royal rivals.

Maggie Flynn isn’t your typical 1960s mum. She’s a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5, stalking London’s streets in myriad disguises. Widowed and balancing her clandestine career with raising a Beatles-mad teenage daughter, Maggie finds comfort and purpose in her profession – providing a connection to her late husband, whose own covert past only surfaced after his death. But Maggie’s world spins out of control when a chance encounter with a mysterious Russian agent triggers a chilling revelation: he knew her husband.

1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia’s warmth into Sweden’s winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there’s more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world…

The Emperor of Gladness follows a wayward young man in New England who, out of sheer chance, becomes the caretaker for an 82-year-old widow living with dementia. Hallmarks of Vuong's writing - formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness - are on full display in this masterful story of friendship and how much we’re willing to risk to possess one of life’s most treasured mercies: a second chance.

It’s summer and a young man walks through the gates of a luxurious mansion in the south of France. At the dinner table, the Blakes are waiting for him: Annie, the family matriarch and world-famous singer, her inscrutable husband David and their children, Dot, aloof and rebellious, Lily, the man’s carefree university friend, and their enigmatic older brother Felix. Between sun-drenched days spent lounging by the pool and nights blurring into endless, opulent parties far from the reality of life in London, a restless attraction grows between Felix and the man.

Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left; his body is failing him and his quiet existence is only broken up by the daily visits from his home care team. His hands soon too weak to open the precious jar housing the scarf of his Alzheimer-stricken wife Frederika, which still bears her scent. Fortunately he still has his beloved dog Sixten for company, only now his son insists upon taking the dog away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up.

In this first volume subtitled ‘The Stories of Jacob', Mann begins with a meditative prelude named “Descent into Hell”, which contextualises the story against a variety of historical, mythological, and historical contexts, before moving on to the story of Joseph's father Jacob. The following chapters follow Jacob as we learn of him stealing his brother's birthright, before fleeing to his uncle Laban and his later marriages to Rachel and Leah.