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Go on a journey to the coast of Maine and immerse yourself in the picturesque community on Orr’s Island. See the raindrops glistening on the pine needles and hear the waves crashing on the rocks. This is a tale of romance, tragedy, crusty sea captains, an impetuous boy, a loving girl, complete with village gossips and twists in the plot.

H. C. Andersen opfattes af de fleste mennesker først og fremmest som en børnebogsforfatter. Det er samtidig meget typisk for hans eventyr, at fortællingerne også rummer passager, der taler til den voksne læsers forståelse. Derfor kan såvel børn som voksne have glæde af at opleve – eller genopleve – historierne.

Samlingen her indeholder både kendte og mindre kendte eventyr og rummer et lille udsnit af H. C. Andersens mangfoldige forfatterskab.

Summary by Kristoffer Hunsdahl

»Wissen Sie, sie sind jetzt beide in dem Alter, die Kinder, wo sie den ganzen Tag fragen. Zum Beispiel: Spricht der liebe Gott auch chinesisch? und: Wie sieht der liebe Gott aus? Immer alles vom lieben Gott! Darüber weiß man doch nicht Bescheid –.« »Nein, allerdings,« stimmte ich bei, »man hat da gewisse Vermutungen…« »Oder von den Händen vom lieben Gott.«
»Ja« – beeilte ich mich anzufügen, – »von den Händen ist mir allerdings einiges bekannt. Zufällig – ich will Ihnen erzählen, was ich weiß. Wenn Sie einen Augenblick Zeit haben, ich begleite Sie bis zu Ihrem Hause, das wird gerade reichen.« (Rainer Maria Rilke)

“The Foolish Dictionary” was written by “Gideon Wurdz” and was published in 1904. According to the beginning of the book, it is “An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use…”

This a a short but amusing dictionary which “redefines” words in some interesting ways. Funny and sometimes bizarre observations are sprinkled throughout. In keeping with the policy to read, rather than attempt to rewrite, books – even those with offensive content – nothing has been omitted. While many of the definitions may just seem confusing or “corny” to modern readers, there are a couple that also might be considered “objectionable...

Published in 1899, The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line is a collection of narratives that addresses the impact of Jim Crow laws on African Americans and white Americans of the South. Many of Chesnutt's characters are of mixed-race ancestry which sets them apart for a specific yet degrading kind of treatment from blacks and whites. These stories examine particularly how life in the South was informed through a legacy of slavery and Reconstruction—how members of the “old dominion” desperately struggled to breath life into the corpse of an antebellum caste system that no longer defined the path and direction in which this country was headed. (Introduction by James K. Wh...

Angèle, une jeune fille orpheline recueillie par deux charmants Québecois, rentre chez elle un soir et tombe sur un jeune homme ensanglanté qui s'est évadé de prison. Jacques Bourgeot, qui est amoureux d'Angèle, soupconne quelque chose. Angèle et Alphonse parviendront-ils à échapper aux policemen et à trouver le bonheur ensemble?

Angèle, a young orphan, adopted by two lovely French Canadians, comes home one night and finds a young man covered in blood on her doorstep. He has escaped from jail. Jacques Bourgeot, who is in love with Angèle, is getting suspicious of something fishy. Will Angèle and Alphonse manage to escape the policemen and find happiness together? (résumé par Nadine...

It is a fictional tale of cavalry actions during the U.S. Civil War, under General John Morgan.

Kinder- und Hausmärchen ("Cuentos para la infancia y el hogar"), dos volúmenes publicados en 1812 y 1815. La colección fue ampliada en 1857 y se conoce popularmente como Cuentos de hadas de los hermanos Grimm. Su extraordinaria difusión ha contribuido decisivamente a divulgar cuentos como "Blancanieves", "La Cenicienta", "Hänsel y Gretel" o "Juan sin miedo". (Introducción de Wikipedia)

De Ellendigen is een vertaling van Les Miserables, een sociale roman, met een sterke moraal. Hugo neemt het in zijn werk op voor de paria’s in de 19e-eeuwse maatschappij en richt in een vlammende aanklacht tegen de samenleving en haar ‘meedogenloze’ wetten. Valjean is de incarnatie van het lijdende proletariaat, die een reeks eindeloze beproevingen moet ondergaan alvorens loutering en dood te vinden. Dit is het eerste van de vijf delen. Genoemd naar een van de hoofdpersonen: Cosette de dochter van Fantine.

“Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much. Their names are all written in the big family Bible,–Jehosophat Green, Marmaduke Green, and Hepzebiah Green.”
So begins this collection of bedtime stories for children, one each night for twenty days, involving these three happy children and their playmates.