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Edgar Wallace
Lord Willie Lebanon, Herr auf Schloss Marks Priory, könnte ein glücklicher Mann sein. Aber der alte Lord Lebanon wurde mit einem indischen Tuch erdrosselt. Die Erben versammeln sich und vernehmen den vorletzten Willen des Verblichenen: Die untereinander verfeindete Familie soll sechs Tage und Nächte in seinem Schloss verbringen, um sich auszusöhnen, erst dann werde das endgültige Testament verlesen. Die Erben fügen sich der Bedingung und werden bald immer weniger. Bei ihrer Spurensuche nehmen Tanner und Totty von Scotland Yard zunächst Lady Lebanon ins Visier: Was hat sie hinter der verschlossenen Tür im Obergeschoss zu verbergen?
Franz Kafka
Das Schloß, der letzte große Roman von Franz Kafka, erzählt vom Kampf des Landvermessers K. gegen die allgegenwärtige, groteske Bürokratie einer geheimnisvollen Schloßverwaltung. Je mehr der Landvermesser K. versucht, ins Schloss zu gelangen, desto weiter entfernt er sich von seinem Ziel. Doch K.s Versuche, ins Schloß zu gelangen, scheitern ebenso wie sein Bemühen, im Dorf seinen Platz zu finden; und sein Kampf gegen die allgegenwärtige, anonyme und undurchdringliche Bürokratie der Schloßverwaltung endet für ihn in einem Dickicht aus Geheimnissen und Erniedrigungen. Eine unsichtbare Macht scheint ihn davon abzuhalten, in dessen Schloss zu gelangen.
Hans Dominik
In seinem amerikanischen Stahlwerk stellt James William Roddington eine Vielzahl 100 Meter lange Rohre mit einem Innendurchmesser von einem Meter her. Er verkauft seine Fabriken an einen übermächtigen Konkurrenten, aber von seiner Stahlproduktion möchte er sich nicht trennen warum? Man munkelt von Riesenkanonen, die er in Auftrag hat. Roddington jedoch lässt die Rohre mit Schiffen zu einer Stelle des Pazifiks transportieren, an der der Meeresgrund durch ein Seebeben bei sagenhaften 15.000 Meter Tiefe liegt. Mithilfe schwimmender Plattformen und Riesenkräne formt er nun aus diesen Rohren eine gigantische Röhre, die vom Wasserspiegel bis zum Grund des Pazifiks ja sogar noch Hunderte Meter unter diesen reicht. Roddington selbst und seine Mitstreiter fahren nun per in der Röhre eingebautem Aufzug hinab zum Meersgrund.
Karl May
Karl Hammer hat einen Auftrag in Buenos Aires erhalten: Er soll den jungen Anton Engelhardt zu seinem Vater nach Lima bringen. Dazu müssen sie die Anden überqueren. Unterwegs helfen sie Hauka, dem Abkömmling der Inka-Herrscher, das Vermächtnis seines Vaters in Besitz zu nehmen. Der junge Inka-Prinz Haukaropora ist für sein Volk das Symbol früherer Macht und die letzte Hoffnung, die einstige prachtvolle Größe wiederzuerlangen. Doch die Reise wird nicht so einfach wie gedacht...
Edgar Wallace
Der wohlhabende Londoner Geschäftsmann Trayne hat einen raffinierten Plan ausgearbeitet, um die berühmten Kronjuwelen aus dem Tower zu rauben. Mühelos werden daraufhin die Juwelen erbeutet. Graham gerade aus dem Gefängnis entlassen. Da erfährt Graham von Dinah, dass Trayne ihn betrügen will. Graham schlägt Trayne nieder und flieht mit Dinah und den Juwelen. An Bord des Fluchtschiffs wird Graham versehentlich von Dinah getötet. Hope hat inzwischen die Polizei verständigt. Diese findet Trayne und erfährt von ihm, dass sich auf dem Schiff eine Zeitbombe befindet. Kurz bevor das Schiff explodiert, können die Juwelen gerettet werden.
L. Frank Baum
Danger, intrigue, and adventure await you in one of L. Frank Baums rarest works! Baum published the novel under the pen name Schuyler Staunton, one of his several pseudonyms (Baum arrived at the name by adding one letter to the name of his late maternal uncle, Schuyler Stanton). Daughters of Destiny unfolds in the Middle Eastern country of Baluchistan and is an exciting page-turner from start to finish. Conflict occurs when the American Construction Syndicate wants to build a railroad across a city in Pakistan, as part of their plans for global development. The company appoints a commission, headed by Colonel Piedmont Moore, to obtain the right of way from the Baluchi ruler. What follows is a complex but tightly-woven plot that involves subterfuge and conspiracy, poisonings and attempted assassinations, sword fights and a pursuit in the desert, a scheming femme fatale, disguises and false identities all the ingredients of melodrama.
Dave Dashaway, Air Champion. Or Wizard-Work in the Clouds
Roy Rockwood
Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date youths will be will surely wish to hear about about him. In this, the last volume of the Dave Dashaway adventure series, Dave, with the assistance of his loyal chum Hiram Dobbs, makes several daring trips, and then enters a contest for a big prize. They are preparing for a new aerial contest, but competition is fierce, and dirty! An old enemy lurks in the shadows, sending spies and saboteurs. An aviation tale thrilling in the extreme. Add some new friends and a diamond thief into the mix, and youre in for another exciting Dave Dashaway adventure! Written by Weldon J. Cobb under the Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonym Roy Rockwood. A highly entertaining literature being written for young readers.
Dave Dashaway And His Giant Airship. Or a Marvellous Trip Across the Atlantic
Roy Rockwood
Roy Rockwood was a house pseudonym used for boys adventure books, including Bomba the Jungle Boy. The Dave Dashaway series focused on aerial adventures. Dave Dashaway continues to explore new horizons and to stay one step ahead of his nemesis! In Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship or A Marvelous Trip Across the Atlantic Dave Dashaway is back, this time trying to beat Jerry Dawson in an airship race across the Atlantic Ocean, avoiding armed gunmen, fire, sharks, and all of the dangers of the open skies. From ghosts to stowaways, you wont want to stop until Daves feet are safely on solid ground. How the giant airship was constructed and how the daring young aviator and his friends made the hazardous journey through the clouds from the new world to the old, is told in a way to hold the reader spellbound.
Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane. Or Daring Adventures over the Great Lakes
Roy Rockwood
Running an airship took nerve, steadiness of purpose, a definite, concrete way of looking at things. Dave knew in his own mind that the Drifter was each hour speeding farther and farther away from the haunts of men. He recalled the old adage, however, which says the more haste the less speed, and he determined to stick to the plan he had mentally outlined at the start. In Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane, Dave is called in to assist in the recovery of a hydro-aeroplane, or as we would know it, a seaplane. Criminals have already figured out how to use this exciting new invention for evil, and Dave must nip it in the bud! This second volume of the series shows how Dave continued his career as a birdman and had many adventures over the Great Lakes, and how he foiled the plans of some Canadian smugglers.
Dave Dashaway around the World. Or a Young Yankee Aviator among Many Nations
Roy Rockwood
Weldon J. Cobb was a staff writer for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book packaging company that specialized in juvenile fiction. Under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood, Cobb authored the Dave Dashaway series of books that appeared between the years 1913 and 1915. In the tradition of the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys, Dave Dashaway continues to explore new horizons and to stay one step ahead of his nemesis! In this fourth volume of the series, Dave Dashaway and his friends are off on a race around the world. What heroic adventures will they find this time? An absorbing tale of a great air flight around the world, of adventures in Alaska, Siberia and elsewhere. A nostalgic picture of how the imaginations of children in the early twentieth century anticipated the accomplishments of the future.
Dave Dashaway, the Young Aviator. Or in the Clouds for Fame and Fortune
Roy Rockwood
In the tradition of the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys, Dave Dashaways adventures continue with a race around the world! Created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and issued under their popular house name Roy Rockwood from 1913 to 1915, Dave Dashaway is a five volume series of aviation adventure tales for boys. Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date lads will surely wish to make his acquaintance. In his very first story we find out how the hero ran away from his miserly and cruel guardian, met, befriended and fell in with a successful airman, and became a young aviator of note. Its a good old fashioned tale about an adventurous boy at the dawn of the aviation age. Theres impossible coincidences, dastardly villains, and a young hero determined to do right.
Dave Fearless and the Cave of Mystery
Roy Rockwood
No manly boy ever grows tired of sea stories there is an irresistible fascination about them, and they are a recreation to the mind. A tale of being adrift on the Pacific Ocean, with Dave discovering a mysterious cave. Full of startling incident, clever dialogue, admirable descriptions of sky and water in all their aspects, and plenty of fun. Originally written for young men, this adventure tale is great reading for the whole family. The four-volume Deep Sea series was published in the 1900s by Roy Rockwood. Roy Rockwood was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for boys adventure books. Created by Edward Stratemeyer, the Stratemeyer Syndicate was the first book packager to have its books aimed at children, rather than adults.
E.F. Benson
This story is about school life, friendship and growing up at the end of the 19th century. The novel contains a mixture of everything. It is filled with humor, wit and rich details. The novel tells about the experience of our main character, starting with preparatory school and ending with the College of Marchester. The reader is experiencing the trials and victories of the protagonist.This story is about school life, friendship and growing up at the end of the 19th century. The novel contains a mixture of everything. It is filled with humor, wit and rich details. The novel tells about the experience of our main character, starting with preparatory school and ending with the College of Manchester. The reader is experiencing the trials and victories of the protagonist.
David Blaize and the Blue Door
E.F. Benson
To forget about the real world the dream of every person. There are times when you want to feel something fantastic. A little boy had this dream. In a dream, he wanted to see his living parents and enjoy this time. The boys began to experience drowsiness around the time when they were ten years old, although they could still have random waking moments, and soon after that they would fall asleep and lose all chance of ever seeing the real world.
Charles Dickens
Cette histoire parle de méthodes déducation barbares. David est né a moitié orphelin. Au début, le garçon a grandi entouré de lamour de sa mere et de sa nourrice, mais avec lavenement de son beau-pere, un tyran tetu qui considere lenfant comme son fardeau, il a du oublier son ancienne vie. Beau-pere a décidé déduquer David par des méthodes grossieres.
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield is the story of a young mans adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literatures great comic creations.