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Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land’s unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he’s been left an old friend’s entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community’s destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful.

Brought to you by Penguin. Created by an Irish clergyman, Melmoth is one of the most fiendish characters in literature. In a satanic bargain, Melmoth exchanges his soul for immortality. The story of his tortured wanderings through the centuries is pieced together through those who have been...

Delve into the world of Wanderer, the final masterpiece from Fanny Burney, acclaimed author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. Embark on a journey with the mysterious Miss Ellis as she boards a ship from France to England at the onset of the French Revolution. Stripped of her purse, she finds herself at the mercy of both benevolent and malevolent characters. But always, she takes solace in the thought that her fate is better than what might have been... This captivating tale goes beyond a mere mystery, weaving a romantic narrative reminiscent of Jane Austens works. Released in 1814, the same ...

1912. Leo is on a journey. Aged 13 and banished from the secluded farm of his childhood, he travels through Devon, grazing on berries and sleeping in copses. Behind him lies the past, and before him the West Country, spread out like a tapestry. But a wanderer is never alone for long, and soon Leo is taken in by gypsies. Yet he knows he cannot linger and must forge on to Penzance. Life on the estate continues as usual, yet nothing is as it was. Lottie’s father is distracted by the promise of new love, and Lottie is increasingly absorbed in the natural world. And of course, Leo is absent.

Believing they have killed a revenue agent, Russ and Howie leave Arkansas and run to Oklahoma to Russ' uncle Tyge. He offers them $1,000 each to join a land rush and file on two homesteads for him. When they learn the money won't be paid until they prove up on the land for three years, they take off. They fail at robbing a stage then get a job driving one, which also ends in disaster. They get a job with a Wild West show and last one hilarious hour. A job with a roundup also ends in disaster.

Das Märchen von der Frau im Eis und ihren schrecklichen Dienern...

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Adam Laret - big, young, and headstrong - ran from Ehrenberg to the banks of the Rio Colorado. He was blindly fleeing his scheming, gambling brother and the woman Guerd stole from him. But Adam’s escape wasn’t complete until Guerd, in the company of a sheriff, hunted him down. Then Adam committed the ultimate crime. With the mark of Cain upon him - he traveled into the desert to atone for his sins.

Published in 1820 and written by the Protestant curate Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer is considered one of the greatest works of Gothic literature. Consisting of a series of stories within stories, the narrative features the scholar John Melmoth, condemned to wander the earth in search of a victim to take his place and free him from his eternal torment.

Verliert euch in einer großen Saga vor der atemberaubenden Kulisse des amerikanischen Westens. Folgt einer jungen Frau, die das Geheimnis ihrer Vergangenheit ergründet, und erlebt eine Liebe, die alle Zeiten überdauert. Texas, 1836: Während eines Überfalls auf Fort Parker wird die elfjährige Cynthia von Indianern entführt und in eines ihrer Dörfer verschleppt. Sie muss lernen, unter ihren Todfeinden zu leben. Doch was mit Hass und Abscheu beginnt, endet in tiefer Verbundenheit. Aus Cynthia wird Naduah, aus einem verängstigten Mädchen eine stolze, willensstarke Frau.

Here is a story of a young man of eighteen who wandered for years after an accidental shooting of his brother. He felt as though he was a counterpart of the Biblical killing by Cain of his brother Abel. It was written by Zane Grey, one of the greatest Western novelists. It takes us through a lonely land of prospectors and hermits as it tells of surviving searing Death Valley heat, an area that many consider the deadliest land in the world. Listen now and hear a highly surprising finish.

Adam flees to the desert to save his life, and discovers the need to save his soul. In the searing heat of Death Valley, lonely land of prospectors and hermits, he confronts his baser instincts as he struggles to survive, striving to rise above them. Wanderer of the Wasteland is Zane Grey’s most personal novel: a thinly veiled autobiography written in remarkably poetic language. Filled with colorful characters, and vibrant descriptions of the southwestern desert landscape he so loved, this is the story of one man’s internal battle to save his better self, or die trying.

Awardwinning author Robert Flynn delivers a witty and thought-provoking novel about a dying Texas town. When the new highway bypasses it, Wanderer Springs is left to wither in the dust. Will Callaghan, back home for a funeral, remembers the town’s sometimes funny, sometimes painful past, includingthe time he cost his high school the football championship. Will’s remembrances show that the present, however chaotic,is always linked to the past.

Aus dem Harenberg Literaturlexikon (2003) zu diesem Text: "Die Differenz zwischen Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre und den Wanderjahren markiert den Übergang vom herausgehobenen Individuum ins Zeitalter der Masse und der Maschine. Goethe vermochte hier die Diagnose der Zeit zu stellen und Therapeutica für die Zukunft zu nennen. Die Wanderjahre nehmen das Ideal der autonomen Persönlichkeit zurück und geben Anweisungen zum tätigen Dasein in der republikanischen Gemeinschaft. Die Ausbildung des Menschen zum sozialen Wesen ist Thema des komplizierten Romans". (S. 1085)

Kompliziert ist der Roman fürwahr; nichts zum Hören "nebenbei". Aber einer der wichtigsten Texte der Weltliteratur.

Der junge Magier Tyen hat seine Heimat verlassen und durchstreift die tausend Welten auf der Suche nach einer Möglichkeit, das magische Buch Pergama zurück in einen Menschen zu verwandeln. Er bittet Valhan, den mächtigsten Magier, den er finden kann, um Hilfe. Doch dieser verlangt eine Gegenleistung: Tyen soll eine Rebellengruppe ausspionieren, die Valhans Herrschaft bekämpft. Dann gelingt es den Widerständlern, Valhan zu töten. Tyen kann nicht glauben, dass all seine Anstrengungen umsonst gewesen sein sollen - und als er einen Hinweis entdeckt, dass Valhan noch lebt, nimmt er dessen Fährte auf.

Die Leiche einer jungen Frau an einem unzugänglichen Bergsee. Ein Tarot-Zeichen, das vom Bösen kündet. Ein Wanderer, dem keiner entkommt. Mit Entsetzen blickt Sibylle auf das Foto ihrer toten Mutter. Es kam in einem Brief ohne Absender. Zwanzig Jahre ist es schon her, dass man die Leiche der „narrischen Erika“, die ihr Geld mit Tarot-Orakeln verdiente, an einem abgelegenen Bergsee gefunden hat. In Kreuzwirt waren sich alle einig: Selbstmord. Aber das Foto erzählt eine andere, viel schrecklichere Geschichte. Was war damals wirklich geschehen?

Die Leiche einer jungen Frau an einem unzugänglichen Bergsee. Ein Tarot-Zeichen, das vom Bösen kündet. Ein Wanderer, dem keiner entkommt. Mit Entsetzen blickt Sibylle auf das Foto ihrer toten Mutter. Es kam in einem Brief ohne Absender. Zwanzig Jahre ist es schon her, dass man die Leiche der "narrischen Erika", die ihr Geld mit Tarot-Orakeln verdiente, an einem abgelegenen Bergsee gefunden hat. In Kreuzwirt waren sich alle einig: Selbstmord. Aber das Foto erzählt eine andere, viel schrecklichere Geschichte. Was war damals wirklich geschehen?

Tödlicher Kampf um den Heiligen Gral. Mitten im Hundertjährigen Krieg erhält Thomas von Hookton einen Auftrag vom englischen König: Er soll den Heiligen Gral suchen. Der letzte Besitzer war angeblich sein Vater - das Geheimnis um die Reliquie ist auch das seiner eigenen Familie. Die Suche führt Thomas durch Schlachten und Kriegsgetümmel, bis er erneut auf seinen Erzfeind trifft, den schwarzen Ritter. Der Kampf kann beginnen.

A well-known scientist, who has recently discovered an effective vaccine for cocaine addiction, dies from anaphylaxis after a routine injection in the office of his allergist, Dr. Leonard Haberman. A malpractice lawsuit ensues, fanned by a politically ambitious senator. Questions arise when it is discovered that the cocaine vaccine specifications are missing along with the head technician who worked closely with the deceased scientist. CBI Agent Ben Locke connects these events with a cold case involving the mysterious death of another scientist.

The publication of the great Russian writer Nikolai Leskov (1831-1895) became one of the best stories, "The Enchanted Wanderer."