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Engelska, 201823 kr
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For young and pretty Fleurette the revolution seems far away until an aristocratic neighbouring family is threatened. Now, the dangers are all too real, and she is accused of being a traitor. Fleurette''s father is ironically Armand Chauvelin, the infamous prosecutor and a man who sent many people on the guillotine. For the first time the villainous agent is forced to ask his arch-enemy, the heroic Scarlet Pimpernel, for help.
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This carefully crafted ebook: "Dickens Ultimate Christmas Collection: The Greatest Stories & Novels for Christmas Time: A Christmas Carol, Doctor Marigold, Oliver Twist, Tom Tiddler''s Ground, The Holly-Tree and more (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:A Christmas CarolThe ChimesOliver TwistA Christmas TreeDavid CopperfieldLittle DorritThe Cricket on the HearthThe Battle of LifeThe Haunted ManWhat Christmas Is As We Grow OlderThe Poor Relation''s StoryThe Child''s StoryThe Schoolboy''s StoryNobody''s StoryThe Seven Poor TravellersThe Holly-TreeThe Wreck of the Golden MaryThe Perils of Certain English PrisonersA House to LetThe Haunted HouseA Message From the SeaTom Tiddler''s GroundSomebody''s LuggageMrs. Lirriper''s LodgingsMrs. Lirriper''s LegacyDoctor Marigold''s PrescriptionsMugby JunctionNo ThoroughfareGreat ExpectationsThe Pickwick Papers
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "CLOWNS AND CRIMINALS (Thriller Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Table of Contents:Peter RuffIntroducing Mr. Peter RuffA New CareerVincent Cawdor, Commission AgentThe Indiscretion Of Letty ShawDelilah From StreathamThe Little Lady From ServiaThe Demand Of The Double-FourMrs. Bognor''s Star BoarderThe Perfidy Of Miss BrownWonderful John DoryThe Double FourRecalled by The Double-FourPrince Albert''s Card DebtsThe Ambassador''s WifeThe Man from the Old TestamentThe First ShotThe Seven Suppers of Andrea KorustMajor Kosuth''s MissionThe Man Behind the CurtainThe Ghosts of Havana HarbourThe Affair of An Alien SocietyThe Thirteenth EncounterMichael''s Evil DeedsThe Undiscovered MurdererThe Kiss of JudasThe Leeds Bank RobberyThe Honour of Monsieur LutardeThe Three MalefactorsThe Winds of DeathSeven Boxes of GoldThe Unfamiliar TriangleMichael''s Wedding GiftThe Mystery AdvertisementThe Great ElusionJennerton & Co.The Great BearThe Lion''s DenNumbers One and SevenThe Man with Two BagsJudgment PostponedThe Yankeedoodle KidThree Birds With One StoneThe Tax CollectorTawsitter''s MillionsWaiting For TonksE. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook "MYSTERY & SUSPENSE" contains more than 25 unabridged mystery and espionage thrillers by the renowned author Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 - 1946) in one edition. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions. This ultimate collection contains the following works: The Great Impersonation, The Double Traitor, The Black Box, The Devil''s Paw, A Maker Of History, The New Tenant, The Cinema Murder, The Box With Broken Seals, The Yellow Crayon, The Yellow House; Or As A Man Lives, Mr. Marx''s Secret, The Great Secret, Mysterious Mr. Sabin, The World''s Great Snare, The Lost Ambassador, Havoc, The Lighted Way, The Kingdom Of The Blind, The Evil Shepherd, The Great Prince Shan, False Evidence, The Betrayal, Jeanne Of The Marshes, The Vanished Messenger, The Zeppelin''s Passenger, A Monk of Cruta, The Traitor, A Prince Of Sinners, Anna The Adventuress and The Master Mummer.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "21 Greatest Spy Thrillers in One Premium Edition (Mystery & Espionage Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Spy ParamountThe Great ImpersonationLast Train OutThe Double TraitorHavocThe SpymasterAmbrose Lavendale, DiplomatThe Vanished MessengerThe Dumb Gods SpeakThe Pawns CourtThe Box With Broken SealsThe Great Prince ShanThe Devil''s PawThe Bird of ParadiseThe Zeppelin''s PassengerThe Kingdom of the BlindThe Illustrious PrinceThe Lost AmbassadorMysterious Mr. SabinThe BetrayalThe Colossus of ArcadiaE. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "MURDER MYSTERY Premium Collection - 15 Ultimate Whodunit Tales in One Single Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This thriller collection brings to you some of Oppenheim''s finest murder mysteries to keep you at your toes:The Evil ShepherdMurder at Monte Carlo, or Wolves Amongst the HoneyThe Glenlitten MurderThe Cinema MurderThe Murder of William BlessingCurious Happenings to the Rooke Legatees The MalefactorMichael''s Evil DeedsThe Peer and the WomenThe Wicked MarquisThe Man Whom Nobody LikedThe Imperfect CrimeThe AvengerThe SurvivorThe Man Without NervesThe Man Who Changed His PleaE. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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This carefully crafted ebook: "MYSTERY & REVENGE Collection - The Cold Blooded Vengeance Thrillers: 10 Books in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Evil ShepherdThe Ill-laid Scheme of Mr. Ambrose WeareThe AvengerThe Wicked MarquisThe Long Arm of MannisterThe Turning WheelThe Sovereign in the GutterThe Lost AmbassadorJacob''s LadderThe Ghosts of SocietyE. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "THE GREAT IMPERSONATION (Spy Thriller Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.German Leopold von Ragastein meets his doppelganger, Englishman Everard Dominey, in Africa, and plans to murder him and steal his identity in order to spy on English high society just prior to World War I. However, doubts of the returned Dominey''s true identity begin to arise in this tale of romance, political intrigue, and a (literally) haunting past. E. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The World''s Great Snare (Thriller Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The mystery starts out in Sierra Nevada, at a gold mining camp. Bryan came to America from England, chasing a man who may have papers which explain Bryan''s mysterious origins…E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "A Daughter of Astrea (Thriller Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents."Behold!" cried Sabul Ahmid, with an upward sweep of his bare, brown arm, "behold the Sacred Temple of the people of Astrea!" I stood up in the boat, my portfolio under my arm. High on the mountain''s side, crowning a thick mass of laurel undergrowth, and flanked by a grove of deep, cool, byana trees, was the building to which my servant was pointing. The material whereof it was fashioned I could not at that distance determine. Only in the broad, tropical sunlight it flashed forth, a glorious and spotless white, as flawless and perfect as the purest marble or alabaster. My fingers began to crave for my pencil. I turned to my guide with beaming face..." (Extract)E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Kingdom of the Blind (Spy Thriller Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Kingdom of the Blind is one of the greatest thrillers by E. Phillips Oppenheim. You will enter into the world of Second World War spies and reveal the thrilling secrets of contra espionage efforts made by Germany and England. E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Pawns Count (Spy Thriller Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents."He smiled for a moment, and Pamela felt unreasonably annoyed at the twinkle in his eyes. "I am not a soldier by profession," he said, "but I went out with the Expeditionary Force and had a year of it. They kept me here, after a slight wound, to take up my old work again." "Your old work," she repeated. "I didn''t know there was such a thing as a Ministry of Munitions before the war." (Extract)E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of E. Phillips Oppenheim: 109 Novels & 200+ Short Stories (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Table of Contents:NOVELSThe Great ImpersonationThe Double TraitorThe Battle Of Basinghall StreetMurder At Monte CarloThe Yellow HouseThe Black BoxThe Devil''s PawA Maker Of HistoryThe New TenantMr. Grex Of Monte CarloA Monk Of CrutaThe Cinema MurderA Modern PrometheusExit A DictatorThe Yellow CrayonThe Wrath To ComeThe Grassleyes MysteryThe Golden BeastThe Dumb Gods SpeakThe Peer And The WomanTo Win The Love He SoughtFalse EvidenceMaster Of Sinister HouseMr. Marx''s SecretThe Great SecretThe Man Who Changed His PleaThe Double Life Of Mr Alfred BurtonThe Amazing JudgmentThe Postmaster Of Market DeigntonMysterious Mr. SabinA Millionaire Of YesterdayThe World''s Great SnareEnoch StroneThe Great AwakeningThe SurvivorThe TraitorsA Prince Of SinnersAnna The AdventuressThe Master MummerThe BetrayalThe MalefactorA Lost Leader . . .SHORT STORIES & COLLECTIONSPeter Ruff And The Double FourMichael''s Evil DeedsThe Tiger On The MountainsThe Seven ConundrumsFalse GodsThe Money-SpiderThe Girl From ManchesterThe Road To LibertyOne Luckless HourOne Shall Be TakenNo Questions AskedThe Actor''s RomanceA Prince Of GamblersThe Siren Of The MadridAnd Still I Cheat The GallowsThe Little Grey LadyThe Restless TravellerThe Café Régal, The Mistral And The LadyThe Three ThievesGeneral Besserley''s Puzzle BoxThe Amazing PartnershipThe Human ChaseNicholas Goade, Detective . . .REMINISCENCES & MEMOIRSThe Prince Of Storytellers Tells His Own Story...E. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.
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Engelska, 201623 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook: "Charles Dickens: The Complete Christmas Novels & Tales (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:A Christmas CarolThe ChimesOliver TwistA Christmas TreeDavid CopperfieldLittle DorritThe Cricket on the HearthThe Battle of LifeThe Haunted ManWhat Christmas Is As We Grow OlderThe Poor Relation''s StoryThe Child''s StoryThe Schoolboy''s StoryNobody''s StoryThe Seven Poor TravellersThe Holly-TreeThe Wreck of the Golden MaryThe Perils of Certain English PrisonersA House to LetThe Haunted HouseA Message From the SeaTom Tiddler''s GroundSomebody''s LuggageMrs. Lirriper''s LodgingsMrs. Lirriper''s LegacyDoctor Marigold''s PrescriptionsMugby JunctionNo ThoroughfareGreat ExpectationsThe Pickwick PapersCharles Dickens (1812–1870) is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoy unprecedented popularity even today and his characters have become truly memorable.
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Engelska, 201723 kr
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This carefully crafted ebook collection: "Dickens for Christmas" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:A Christmas CarolThe ChimesOliver TwistA Christmas TreeDavid CopperfieldLittle DorritThe Cricket on the HearthThe Battle of LifeThe Haunted ManWhat Christmas Is As We Grow OlderThe Poor Relation''s StoryThe Child''s StoryThe Schoolboy''s StoryNobody''s StoryThe Seven Poor TravellersThe Holly-TreeThe Wreck of the Golden MaryThe Perils of Certain English PrisonersA House to LetThe Haunted HouseA Message From the SeaTom Tiddler''s GroundSomebody''s LuggageMrs. Lirriper''s LodgingsMrs. Lirriper''s LegacyDoctor Marigold''s PrescriptionsMugby JunctionNo ThoroughfareGreat ExpectationsThe Pickwick Papers
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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Samuel Pickwick, Esquire, a kind and wealthy old gentleman, and the founder and perpetual president of the Pickwick Club, decides to extend his researches into the quaint and curious phenomena of life. He suggests that he and three other "Pickwickians" should make journeys to places remote from London and report on their findings to the other members of the club. They travel throughout the English countryside by coach, on hunting, fishing and other expeditions.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby tells the story of a young man who must support his mother and sister, as his father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment. Nicholas, his mother and his younger sister, Kate, are forced to give up their comfortable lifestyle in Devonshire and travel to London to seek the aid of their only relative, Nicholas''s uncle Ralph, a cold and ruthless businessman. Nicholas starts working as a tutor in an abusive all-boys boarding school, but that is only the beginning of his adventures and misadventures.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of Nell Trent, a beautiful and virtuous young girl of "not quite fourteen". An orphan, she lives with her grandfather in his shop of odds and ends. Secretly obsessed with ensuring that Nell does not die in poverty, grandfather attempts to provide Nell with a good inheritance through gambling at cards. He keeps his nocturnal games a secret, but borrows heavily from the evil Daniel Quilp, a malicious, grotesquely deformed, hunchbacked dwarf moneylender. In the end, he gambles away what little money they have, and Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of the shop and evict Nell and her grandfather. Grandfather suffers a breakdown that leaves him bereft of his wits, and Nell takes him away to the Midlands of England, to live as beggars.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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Barnaby Rudge is a story of a forbidden love in the time of great London riots in 1780. Both Edward''s father, John Chester, and Emma''s uncle, the Catholic Geoffrey Haredale – these two are sworn enemies – oppose their union after Sir John untruthfully convinces Geoffrey that Edward''s intentions are dishonourable. Sir John intends to marry Edward to a woman with a rich inheritance, to support John''s expensive lifestyle and to pay off his debtors. Edward quarrels with his father and leaves home for the West Indies.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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Paul Dombey is the wealthy owner of the shipping company, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. When his son is born, Dombey''s wife dies shortly after giving birth. The child, named Paul after his father, is a weak and sickly child, who does not socialize normally with others. He is intensely fond of his sister Florence, who is deliberately neglected by her father as irrelevant and a distraction. Young Paul''s health declines even further and he dies, still only six years old, and he is left only with his daughter, whom he pushes away while she futilely tries to earn his love.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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William Dorrit, imprisoned as a debtor, has been a resident of Marshalsea debtors'' prison for so long that his three children – snobbish Fanny, idle Edward and Amy (known as Little Dorrit) — have all grown up there, and Amy was born there. Their mother is dead and Little Dorrit, devoted to her father, supports them both through her sewing.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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A body is found in the Thames and identified as that of John Harmon, a young man recently returned to London to receive his inheritance. Were he alive, his father''s will would require him to marry Bella Wilfer, a beautiful, mercenary girl whom he had never met. Instead, the money passes to the working-class Boffins, and the effects spread into various corners of London society.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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Sissy is a poor young girl whose father works in circus and who attends school in Coketown, run by Superintendent Mr. Gradgrind. After he caught two of his children going to circus, Mr. Gradgrind dismiss Sissy from the school because of her bad influence on the other children. Soon Sissy discovers that her father has abandoned her thereto, in hope that she will lead a better life without him. Members of the circus appear at Superintendent''s door and Mr. Gradgrind gives Sissy a choice: to return to the circus and forfeit her education, or to continue her education and work for Mrs. Gradgrind, never returning to the circus. Sissy accepts the latter, hoping to be reunited with her father.
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Engelska, 201822 kr
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Sir Percy Blakeney presents himself as a dim-witted, foppish playboy, but in fact he is a master of disguise, an imaginative planner, a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist who rescues individuals sentenced to death by the guillotine. With each rescue he taunts his enemies by leaving behind a card showing a small flower—a scarlet pimpernel. His secret is kept by a band of friends known as the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The league operates as an undercover team in enacting Sir Percy''s rescue plans. The Complete Scarlet Pimpernel Series contains 15 novels and 20 short stories:The Laughing CavalierThe First Sir PercyThe Scarlet PimpernelSir Percy Leads the BandThe League of the Scarlet PimpernelSir Percy ExplainsA Question of PassportsTwo Good PatriotsThe Old ScarecrowA Fine Bit of WorkHow Jean-Pierre Met the Scarlet PimpernelOut of the Jaws of DeathThe TraitorThe Cabaret de la LibertéNeeds MustA Battle of WitsI Will RepayThe Elusive PimpernelLord Tony''s WifeThe Way of the Scarlet PimpernelEldoradoMam''zelle GuillotineSir Percy Hits BackAdventures of the Scarlet PimpernelFie, Sir Percy!The Principal WitnessThe Stranger from ParisFly-By-NightThe Lure of the Old ChateauIn the Tiger''s DenThe Little DoctorThe Chief''s WayThe Triumph of the Scarlet PimpernelA Child of the RevolutionIn the Rue MongePimpernel and RosemaryThe Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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This meticulously edited crime & mystery collection includes the spy novels, thrillers, murder mysteries and detective stories from the author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel.Novels:The Emperor''s CandlesticksThe Nest of the SparrowhawkThe Heart of a Woman (A True Woman)Short Stories:The Old Man in the CornerThe Fenchurch Street MysteryA Millionaire in the DockHis DeductionThe Robbery in Phillimore TerraceA Night''s AdventureAll He KnewThe York MysteryThe Capital ChargeA Broken-Hearted WomanThe Mysterious Death on the Underground RailwayThe Liverpool MysteryA Cunning RascalThe Edinburgh MysteryA Terrible PlightNon ProvenUndeniable FactsThe Theft at the English Provident BankConflicting EvidenceAn AlibiThe Dublin MysteryForgeryA Memorable DayAn Unparalleled Outrage (The Brighton Mystery)The PrisonerA SensationThe Regent''s Park MurderThe MotiveFriendsThe De Genneville Peerage (The Birmingham Mystery)A High-Bred GentlemanThe Living and the DeadThe Mysterious Death in Percy StreetSuicide or MurderThe EndUnravelled KnotsThe Khaki TunicThe Ingres MasterpieceThe Pearl NecklaceThe Russian PrinceThe Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop''S RoadThe Dog''S Tooth CliffThe Tytherton CaseThe Brudenell CourtThe White CarnationThe Montmartre HatThe Miser of Maida ValeThe Fulton Gardens MysteryA Moorland TragedyLady Molly of Scotland YardThe Ninescore MysteryThe Frewin MiniaturesThe Irish-Tweed CoatThe Fordwych Castle MysteryA Day''s FollyA Castle in BrittanyA Christmas TragedyThe Bag of SandThe Man in the Inverness CapeThe Woman in the Big HatSir Jeremiah''s WillThe EndSkin o'' My ToothThe Murder in Saltashe WoodsThe Case of the Sicilian PrinceThe Duffield Peerage Case --The Kazan PearlsThe Case of Major GibsonThe Inverted FiveThe Turquoise StudOverwhelming EvidenceThe Case of Mrs. NorrisThe Murton-Braby MurderA Shot in the NightThe Hungarian Landowner
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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"The Laughing Cavalier" revolves around Percy Blake, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel. In March 1623, the Dutch nobleman Willem, Lord of Stoutenburg, is on the run. His father, the statesman Johan was falsely accused of treason and sent to the gallows by the Stadtholder, Prince of Orange. Willem''s brother Reinier has since been arrested and executed for plotting to kill the Prince. Stoutenburg is now a fugitive and determined to get his revenge."The First Sir Percy" is a sequel to The Laughing Cavalier, occurring a few months after the events in the first book. It is March 1624 in Holland. Two months earlier, a mercenary who calls himself "Diogenes" foiled the plot on the life of the Stadtholder, Prince of Orange. Now, he has finally met his real father, an English nobleman, and realized his true identity as Sir Percy Blake of Blakeney, heir to a large estate in Sussex.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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During one return home, Sir Percy tells the story of André Vallon, a young Jacobin, to the Prince of Wales. André, wishing to revenge himself on a despotic seigneur, uses the Jacobins'' rise to force the seigneur''s daughter to marry him. Once wed, they come to love each other, only to have the old seigneur denounce André in an attempt to free his daughter.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d''Orsay has agreed to convey some hollow candlesticks from the Emperor to the Princess Marionoff in St Petersburg, two spies both see the possibility of using them to convey messages safely into Russia. One is an eager young idealist involved in the plot against the Prince, the other is Madame Demidoff, a beautiful agent of the Tsar. When the candlesticks go missing at the border, the two engage in a race to get them back, both realizing that their very lives could depend on the retrieval.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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The tangled skein arises from Mary''s love for the Robert d''Esclade, fifth Duke of Wessex, said to be the people''s choice as King Consort. Wessex is chivalrous and charming, but semi-betrothed to Lady Ursula Glynde, whom he has not seen since her infancy. Wessex is repelled by the idea of having his wife thrust upon him and purposely avoids Lady Ursula. Unknown to Wessex, the Queen jealously guards him against Ursula, who is extremely beautiful.
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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This meticulously edited Emma Orczy collection includes over 3o novels and 100 short stories, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical, adventure and romance classics.Contents:The Scarlet Pimpernel Series:The Laughing CavalierThe First Sir PercyThe Scarlet PimpernelSir Percy Leads the BandThe League of the Scarlet PimpernelI Will RepayThe Elusive PimpernelLord Tony''s WifeThe Way of the Scarlet PimpernelEldoradoMam''zelle GuillotineSir Percy Hits BackAdventures of the Scarlet PimpernelThe Triumph of the Scarlet PimpernelA Child of the RevolutionIn the Rue MongePimpernel and RosemaryThe Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the WorldOther Novels:The Emperor''s CandlesticksThe Tangled Skein (In Mary''s Reign)Beau BrocadeThe Nest of the SparrowhawkPetticoat Rule (Petticoat Government)The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman)Unto CaesarA Bride of the PlainsThe Bronze EagleLeatherfaceHis Majesty''s Well-BelovedThe Honourable JimThe Celestial CityMarivosaA Joyous AdventureThe Uncrowned KingShort Stories:The Old Man in the CornerUnravelled KnotsThe Khaki TunicThe Ingres MasterpieceThe Pearl NecklaceThe Russian PrinceThe Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop''S RoadThe Dog''S Tooth CliffThe Tytherton CaseThe Brudenell CourtThe White CarnationThe Montmartre HatThe Miser of Maida ValeThe Fulton Gardens MysteryA Moorland TragedyLady Molly of Scotland YardThe Ninescore MysteryThe Frewin MiniaturesThe Irish-Tweed CoatThe Fordwych Castle MysteryA Day''s FollyA Castle in BrittanyA Christmas TragedyThe Bag of SandThe Man in the Inverness CapeThe Woman in the Big HatSir Jeremiah''s WillThe EndThe Man in GreySilver-legThe SpaniardThe Mystery of Marie VaillantThe Emeralds of Mademoiselle PhilipaThe Bourbon PrinceThe Mystery of a Woman''s HeartThe League of KnavesThe Arrow PoisonThe Last AdventureCastles in the AirA Roland For His OliverA Fool''s ParadiseOn The BrinkCarissimoThe ToysHonour Among ––An Over-Sensitive HeartSkin o'' My Tooth