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James Lewis Black Sam

The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents. After a failed treasure salvaging expedition, Sam makes one last desperate attempt to change his economic standing and...

Engels | 10 uur 53 minuten (489 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Albert A. Anderson Fading of the Light

A Love Story

"The Fading of the Light: A Love Story" is Albert A. Anderson’s touching account of the loss of his wife to Alzheimer’s disease. The poems contained in this collection were a way for him to deal with the effects this incurable illness had not only on his wife, but on him and their nearest and dearest. In publishing this incredibly personal journey, he hopes he can bring some solace to readers in a similar situation, who have to deal with a slow yet inevitable loss. Albert A. Anderson, Ph.D.,...

Engels | 56 minuten (41 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 6

Cleaning Up

The new information in the case makes Roland Benito re-examine the prison guard’s suicide. Now he knows for certain who Uwe Finch really is, and he decides to let Anne Larsen know. She was the one who obtained Uwe Finch’s fingerprint, and in the past, Roland has found out that Anne can be of great help in police investigations. Bertram is shocked to find out what has happened to his mum, but suddenly Anne Larsen, the reporter from TV2 East Jutland, shows up. Bertram breaks down in front of Anne,...

Engels | 48 minuten (38 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 2

The Leap

Roland Benito, who works for the Independent Police Grievance Unit, has been sent with his colleague to interrogate two police officers, who have responded to an emergency. A prison guard has leapt from his fourth-story window, just as the two officers arrive to respond to a complaint about loud music from his flat. On the face of it, there does not appear to be anything suspicious about the situation, but when it turns out the prison guard is the father of Roland’s granddaughter’s best friend from...

Engels | 46 minuten (36 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 3

The Jacket

Bertram is afraid to go to the police and tell them what he found in the stolen jacket, as he is a wanted criminal and does not want anything to do with law enforcement. He tries calling anonymously one evening, while drunk and after smoking a couple of joints, but the police refuse to believe him. When Bertram later discovers that his mum is in danger for her life, he tries to warn her, but she does not believe him either. He begins following her, and finds out that she is meeting with a man he...

Engels | 47 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 4

New Leads

Anne Larsen finds out that the dead defense attorney ended her career shortly after losing a case, and that her client, child murderer Patrick Asp, was sent to prison. The father of the defense attorney, himself a supreme court justice, has vanished without a trace. Anne is at the prison to interview the warden about the prisoner who died of a drug overdose, when Patrick Asp discreetly manages to slip her a letter. He writes that he has been wrongly imprisoned, and that his wife played a part in...

Engels | 47 minuten (36 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 1

The List

Bertram and his three friends; Jack, Kasper and Felix, have just finished school, and have formed a small-time gang, calling themselves The Hawks. They work for The Handler, who pays them to do break-ins and steal expensive designer furniture, at the request of The Handler’s clients. Bertram lives alone with his mum, who works as a waitress in a restaurant. She believes that Bertram is earning his money delivering the local paper. Bertram cannot remember too much about his dad. He was only seven...

Engels | 49 minuten (38 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 5

You're Next

Anne Larsen shows Roland a picture of Uwe Finch, and Roland recognises some of his features. Something about the eyes being so close together. But surely it cannot be the man it resembles, as he died years ago in a hotel fire. When a fingerprint determines that it is indeed the man he feared it might be, Roland becomes interested in finding out why he has returned with a new identity, and why he might be in Aarhus. Bertram’s mum has found the stolen leather jacket in his room, and wants to return...

Engels | 47 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Hans Christian Andersen The Most Incredible Thing

The princess’s hand in marriage was promised to the man who could accomplish the most incredible thing. He would also receive half of the Kingdom. All the young men, and the not-so-young men, dreamt of this prize and would do their best to achieve the most incredible things... Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale",...

Engels | 8 minuten (5,7 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Hans Christian Andersen The Candles

The taper, made of tallow, is not as refined as the candle, which is made from wax – there is no doubt that it will be the candle who will have the honour of lighting the ballroom this evening. When the taper is offered to a poor boy, it asks itself if it will ever again have the opportunity of seeing people as happy as those who are going to the ball... Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales...

Engels | 6 minuten (4,2 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Hans Christian Andersen The Cripple

Ole and Kristen worked for a lord who was both rich and good. Every year, for Christmas, together with his wife, he welcomed all the poor children of the area to the castle and treated them to a great celebration with gifts and feasting. As Ole and Kristen worked very hard, their children received more gifts than the others, even Hans, who was called the Cripple because his legs were too weak to carry him. But this year, while his brothers and sisters received warm clothes, Hans received only a story...

Engels | 17 minuten (12 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Hans Christian Andersen Aunty Toothache

Aunt Mille has always told me that I have the soul of a great poet. I am not sure about this, but I love her so much that I do not dare contradict her. The reason I love her so much is that she always gave me and my brothers and sisters lots of sweets when we were little. Now that I am a student, I have my own apartment and sometimes Aunt Mille comes to visit. The other night, while she was sleeping in the next bedroom, I received a visit from another, much less pleasant, lady... Since then, I do...

Engels | 22 minuten (16 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Hans Christian Andersen The Gardener and the Noble Family

Larsen was a very good gardener, but the noble family he served always found fault with the fruit and vegetables he produced in the garden and the vegetable patch or with the flowers chosen to adorn the castle interior. However, proof of his excellence was everywhere and Larsen never abandoned his work. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid",...

Engels | 13 minuten (9,2 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Hans Christian Andersen The Great Sea Serpent

One sunny day, when a little sea fish was swimming joyfully with his eighteen thousand brothers and sisters, the water was darkened by an enormous eel who came from above and was heading deeper into the sea. It disappeared very quickly and as soon as the calm had returned, the cutest little fish, who was also the most curious, went looking for information to find out who this newcomer to the Ocean was. Could it be the great sea serpent? Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author,...

Engels | 19 minuten (13 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Hans Christian Andersen Luck May Lie in a Pin

To every child born, God offers a gift – this gift is not placed in their cradle, but in a secret place, where no one would dream of looking for it. So, this gift can be found in many different places, even in a simple stick... Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The...

Engels | 5 minuten (3,9 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Claes Johansen Nicola and the Child Correction Centre

Nicola’s father froze. He slowly put down his knife and fork. She looked at him, shocked to see how he had suddenly turned chalky white. She began to shiver. What did her father know about the Child Correction Centre? From the moment Nicola hears about the Child Correction Centre, her life is turned upside down. She must go through one ordeal after another in order to save mankind from a terrible disaster that some greedy businessmen are about to cause. Claes Johansen (b. 1957) is one of the...

Engels | 3 uur 10 minuten (148 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Tales

"The Happy Prince and Other Tales" (sometimes called "The Happy Prince and Other Stories") is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" to name a couple....

Engels | 1 uur 45 minuten (78 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Kirk Kjeldsen The Depths

After trailing spouse Marah Lenaerts suffers her third miscarriage in as many years, her husband Eden surprises her with a vacation to Malaysia, hoping it will lift her spirits. And it does, as they enjoy trading the bustle of their Shanghai life behind for the idyllic tropical paradise. But while on a diving excursion, they’re taken hostage by a group of terrorists, who take them to a remote island and hold them there for ransom. The longer that time drags on, though, the more doubts Marah begins...

Engels | 5 uur (228 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019

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Britain Kalai Soderkvist Glass Roses

A chance meeting at a ball introduces the lovely and accomplished Eleanor to a handsome Austrian Baron. He is charmed by her beauty and goodness, but her stepsisters are jealous of her royal suitor, and Eleanor´s dreams of happiness may be swept away forever by their vicious schemes for revenge.... Feisty Isabella, meanwhile, learns that not all is as it seems when she and her father become the guests of a surly and reclusive Scottish Duke. His rough manners hide a kind heart, but his mysterious...

Engels | 11 uur 8 minuten (513 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2018

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Edgar Rice Burroughs The Return of Tarzan

This follow-up to `Tarzan of the Apes‘ begins where the first novel ended, with Tarzan‘s beloved Jane set to marry his cousin. Disappointed in love, Tarzan leaves for Europe, and after a bit of trouble, becomes a spy for the French government. Soon, he finds himself back in the same jungle, in which he grew up, and coincidentally, so does Jane. Duals, attempted murders, espionage, suicide, ancient treasure, a shipwreck, lion attacks and numerous escapes, `The Return of Tarzan‘ (1915) does not lack...

Engels | 9 uur 8 minuten (421 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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