The final episode in the saga of 'The Three Musketeers' finds Artemis attempting a royal coup. Philippe, the 'Man in the Iron Mask', has been a prisoner in the Bastille for 18 years. He is also King Louis' twin brother. Artemis wants him on the throne, but D'Artagnan cannot allow it.
Il professore Otto Lidenbrock trova in un vecchio libro una pergamena che contiene un messaggio cifrato scritto in caratteri runici. Il messaggio viene decifrato da Axel, nipote del rinomato professore di mineralogia che insegna in un prestigioso ginnasio di Amburgo dove vive. Il testo in latino contiene le indicazioni per raggiungere il centro della Terra attraverso un vulcano, lo Snaeffels in Islanda
Romanzo storico consacrato al realismo narrativo, Le due città mette in scena i destini di personaggi coinvolti nel vortice degli eventi della Rivoluzione francese e del successivo periodo del Terrore. Sebbene l'ambientazione, tra Londra e Parigi - le due città del titolo - differisca notevolmente dall'Inghilterra vittoriana, cui il romanziere ha quasi sempre attinto per i suoi lavori, quest'opera contiene tutti i classici temi dickensiani: dalla povertà alla nobiltà di spirito, dal sacrificio alla redenzione. Considerato dall'autore stesso uno dei suoi più riusciti esiti narrativi, Le due città è un testo che appassiona il lettore sin dalla prima pagina per il suo mescolare verità storica e finzione, ricerca erudita e capacità di rappresentazione delle sofferenze umane
An unknown benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. His expectations prove to be unfounded however, and he must return home penniless.
In a specialy adapted version by Eliza Gatewood Warren. Almost everyone has dreamed of being cast away on a desert island. What would we eat? Where would we live? How would we defend ourselves against wild beasts?...In this famous adventure story, the Robinson family is shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful birds, fragrant flowers, and rare animals. As they struggle to build a new life, they discover hidden strengths in themselves, and their love for one another takes on new meaning...Then one day a ships sails into their bay, and they have to ask one more question: Do we really want to go home?
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