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The Fortunate Foundlings (EN)
"The Fortunate Foundlings" is a picaresque novel from 1744 featuring twins Horatio and Louisa, whose journey in the world differs because of their gender. They were both abandoned in infancy and adopted, but soon leave their carer to go off on their one. Whilst Louisa must fight to preserve her virtue in a man’s world, her brother joins the army.
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A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf (EN)
In early March 1867, Muir was injured while working at a wagon wheels factory: a tool he was using slipped and struck him in the eye. This accident changed the course of his life. He was confined to a darkened room for six weeks, worried he’d lost his sight forever. When he did recover, the world looked completely different and life had taken on a new meaning for him.
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My First Summer in the Sierra (EN)
"My First Summer in the Sierra" (1911) takes inspiration from Muir’s journals of the months he spent between June and September 1869 as a shepherd in the Sierras. Muir went on to built a cabin along Yosemite Creek, where he lived for two years. He designed it in such a way that a portion of the stream flowed through it, as he wanted to enjoy its music.
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The Lady of the Lake (EN)
"The Lady of the Lake" (1810) is a narrative poem set in the vicinity of Loch Katrine, in the Trossach region of Scotland. It is made up of six cantos, each focusing on one day. There’s three main plots to this poem: a competition between three men for the love of one Ellen Douglas, a feud between James Douglas and King James V, and a war between lowland and highland Scots.
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel (EN)
An ageing singer asks for shelter at Newark Castle, and in exchange performs for his hostess the Duchess of Buccleuch the story of a 16th century border feud. The story he tells is about the so-called "Flower of Teviot," the Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch, who the Baron Henry of Cranstown is in love with.
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You, Fascinating You (EN)
In the final weeks of 1938, in the shadow of Kristallnacht and imminent war, a heartsick Italian maestro wrote a love song called "Tu Solamente Tu". Its lyrics lamented his forced separation from his wife, the Hungarian ballerina Margit Wolf, in the wake of Mussolini's edict banishing foreign Jews from Italy.
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (EN)
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A Künstlerroman in a modernist style, it traces the intellectual and religious philosophical awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to Daedalus, the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology.
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Fall of the Third Reich (EN)
Adolf Hitler ruled Germany for 12 years. As the Third Reich began to collapse in on itself in the spring of 1945, the Fu¨hrer took up residence in Berlin. By the middle of April he’d entrenched himself in a bunker deep beneath the capital, as the Soviets bombed the capital around the clock. Eventually, even Hitler would have to fact the fact the war was lost.
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Inside the Third Reich (EN)
Germany in the early 1930s is falling apart. The population is disillusioned, poverty is spreading, and unemployment is everywhere. Many Germans see Adolf Hitler as the only man who can pull the country out of crisis. The Nazi leader’s promise of bread and work for the people makes him popular, and his demands for revenge for the humiliating peace terms after World War I find a sympathetic audience.
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The Enchanted Castle 9 - The Unicorn's Tears (EN)
A sad unicorn is longing for its home in the valley of the mountains. The girls help it find its way. It is a journey full of dangers and surprises. Will the girls succeed in helping the poor unicorn?
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The Enchanted Castle 8 - Burn the Witch! (EN)
Everyone in the small town is afraid of witches and devils. One day, old Dorothy is accused of witchcraft and dragged to court. Can the three girls save her from a cruel death on the stake?.
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The Enchanted Castle 7 - Dangerous Vikings (EN)
A group of Vikings want to attack the farm where Ragnhild and her family live. Can the three girls and Ragnhild chase away an entire group of armed men?.
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The Enchanted Castle 6 - The Emperor's Slave (EN)
The Roman emperor is insane. When he condemns an innocent boy to death, the three girls are scared. They try to leave the emperor’s palace. But why can they not find the way back?.
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5,99 €
The Enchanted Castle 5 - Magical Caves (EN)
The girl Ala and the hunters from her tribe save the three girls from a pack of vicious cave lions. But maybe the girls can also help Ala with something?.
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5,99 €
The Enchanted Castle 4 - Poisonous Plans (EN)
In the caliph’s palace, the vizier is making crooked plans. The caliph’s life is in danger. The three girls try to stay out of it. But can they manage that?.
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The Enchanted Castle 3 - The Enemy of the Fairies (EN)
The fairies are dying of thirst, and their green world is withering. The three girls want to bring back the rain, but how will they manage to fool the evil dragon, who has brought drought to the world of the fairies?.
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5,99 €