Victor Tavares Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

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?

Alexandre Dumas der Ältere (1802-1870) wächst als Sohn eines napoleonischen Generals in der nordfranzösischen Provinz auf. Die Romane »Die drei Musketiere« und »Der Graf von Monte Christo« machen ihn zum König des literarischen Feuilletons. Der junge Seemann Edmond Dantès wird am Tag seiner Hochzeit aufgrund einer Intrige verhaftet. Ohne Gerichtsverhandlung wird er in das berüchtigte Gefängnis Château d’If, eine Festungsinsel vor der Küste von Marseille, gesperrt. Dort lernt er den Geistlichen Abbé Faria kennen, der ihm ein väterlicher Freund wird. Kurz vor seinem Tod erzählt Faria Dantès von einem riesigen Schatz, der auf der unbewohnten Insel Montecristo versteckt sein soll. Nach 14 Jahren gelingt Dantès schließlich die Flucht, der Schatz Farias macht ihn zum reichen Mann. Als Graf von Monte Cristo kehrt er reich nach Frankreich zurück – die Zeit für Gerechtigkeit ist gekommen ...

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.

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?