Victor Tavares Bücher

Pollyanna is a novel by American author Eleanor H. Porter, recognized as a classic of children's literature. It tells the story of the titular character, an extraordinary eleven-year-old girl with a charming personality and an infectious optimism. Pollyanna's natural joy, compassion, and love for others remain undiminished even in the face of life's toughest challenges. Rather than being changed by tragic situations or unkind people, she transforms the world around her for the better. This transformation begins when the orphaned girl comes to live with her wealthy but stern Aunt Polly. Gradually, Aunt Polly and many others in her life change as well. Goodness begets goodness and returns in kind, even during the most difficult adventures faced by the protagonist. The triumph of youthful trust, joy, and nurturing over the painful whims of fate and human bitterness has secured Pollyanna's timeless popularity. The novel's immense success led to a sequel, and the character has been featured in works by other authors and adapted for film and television multiple times.

Diese Ausgabe erscheint unter Zugrundelegung der 1887 erschienenen französischen Prachtausgabe des Verlages Jules Rouff et Cie, Paris mit sämtlichen Illustrationen. Xenia Gharbi und Martin Schosske übersetzten den ungekürzten Roman neu aus dem Französischen.

Mary Shelley’s haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok. Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. This chilling gothic tale, begun when Mary Shelley was just nineteen years old, would become the world’s most famous work of horror fiction and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity.

When Beauty's father steals a rose from the garden of an enchanted castle, he makes a fearsome enemy. Only Beauty can save her father from certain death. But what fate lies in store for her at the castle of the monstrous Beast?

In the foggy alleys of Victorian London, Mr Utterson is seeking to uncover the secret of his friend and client, Dr Henry Jekyll. Just what is his connection to the vicious murderer Edward Hyde who stalks the city's streets at night?