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Da journalisten Henry Morton Stanley i 1871 forlod Zanzibar for at rejse ind i Afrikas mørke, skete det standsmæssigt. Følget var på 200 bærere, og selv red han på en fuldblodshest. Stanley var udsendt af New York Herald for at finde den forsvundne missionær Livingstone. Rejsen blev dog snart et mareridt. Tsetsefluer tog livet af hesten, bærerne stak af, og Stanley måtte slås med indfødte. Europæernes – og senere amerikanernes – udforskning af kloden var et langt, sejt træk med høje omkostninger. For godt 500 år siden kendte man i Europa kun tre kontinenter: Europa, Asien og Afrika. Men i 1400-tallet fandt man Nord- og Sydamerika, i 1606 blev Australien opdaget, og så sent som i 1820 kom Antarktis med på verdenskortet. Men der var stadig hvide pletter inde på kontinenterne. Stanley fandt Livingstone. Men han nøjedes ikke med det. Han fik som mange andre stædige og modige opdagelsesrejsende lagt nogle vigtige brikker på plads på kortet.Alt om Historie tager dig med på en halsbrækkende rejse til tidligere tider, så du kan nyde historiens største begivenheder. Følg med tilbage i tiden – tilbage til frontlinjerne af 2. verdenskrig, vikingernes angreb og tilbedelsen af egypterne. Alt om historie er for dem, der vil vide mere om de spændende, dramatiske begivenheder i fortiden.

När journalisten Henry Morton Stanley 1871 lämnade Zanzibar för att resa in i Afrikas inre, skedde det ståndsmässigt. Han red på en fullblodshäst och hade med sig 200 bärare. Stanley hade skickats ut av New York Herald för att hitta den försvunne missionären Living stone. Resan blev dock snart en mardröm. Tsetseflugor tog livet av hästen, bärarna flydde, och Stanley fick strida mot lokalbefolkningen.Européernas – och senare amerikanernas – utforskning av jorden var segdragen och kostsam. För drygt 500 år sedan kände man i Europa bara till tre kontinenter: Europa, Asien och Afrika. På 1400-talet fann man Nord- och Sydamerika, år 1606 upptäcktes Australien, och så sent som 1820 hamnade Antarktis på världskartan. Det fanns dock vita fläckar inne på kontinenterna. Stanley fann Livingstone, men han nöjde sig inte med det. I likhet med många andra envisa och modiga upptäcktsresande lyckades han fylla i en del av kartans fläckar."Allt om Historia" tar med dig på en halsbrytande resa till svunna tider, så att du kan njuta av historiens största händelser. Följ med tillbaka i tiden – tillbaka till andra världskrigets frontlinjer, vikingarnas räder och egypternas gudsdyrkan. "Allt om Historia" är för dig som vill veta mer om spännande och dramatiska händelser i det förflutna.

The handsome Viscount Trent finally makes up his mind to accede to the pleadings of his family and get married. He is twenty-seven and for a long time they have been begging him to take a wife and produce an heir to his illustrious title, his famous stately home and his vast estate. On the whole he finds debutantes extremely boring and has enjoyed a number of affaires-de-coeur with older married women. However there is one girl, Marigold Marlow, he considers outstanding and she is the acknowledged great beauty of the Season. As she is so beautiful, the Viscount is convinced that Marigold will make him a perfect wife, but he is astonished when, having proposed to her, she tells him that she has not quite made up her mind. She will let him know on Wednesday if she accepts his proposal of marriage. As the Viscount expects her to fall immediately into his arms, he is surprised, but content to wait until Wednesday for her answer, which he is certain will be ‘yes’. As he drives away from Marigold’s house, a young girl holding a white Pekingese in her arms begs him to give her a lift to London. He sees no reason to refuse and finds as they drive off that she is Salvia, a cousin of the beautiful Marigold. He then learns that Marigold has her eyes on the son of the Duke of Northerncliff, who is seriously ill. In fact if he dies as expected, she intends to marry his heir as one day soon he will be a Duke. Feeling surprised and angry, he is even more astonished to learn that Marigold is cruel to animals and that Salvia is running away because she is so unkind to her dog as well as to her. How the Viscount dreams up a way to avenge himself on Marigold and, if the Duke does recover, how he can escape marrying her as he has now changed his mind. How the Viscount’s plan succeeds. And how Salvia takes London by storm, faces appalling danger and finally finds the love of her life is all told in this unusual story by BARBARA CARTLAND.Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.

The beautiful Ariana Dancer is orphaned and has led a cheerless life in London with her disagreeable Guardian, Uncle Konstantin Bardici. He has shown little interest in his niece and she has been left very much to her own devices. One day Uncle Konstantin suggests that Ariana marry an Albanian Prince – one who is seeking an English wife and who claims to have fallen in love with her portrait – and it does not take much to persuade her to agree. Even before she sets out for Albania, she begins to dream of romance and her lonely heart ensures that she quickly fancies herself in love with a man she has never seen. She is sure in her heart that she will find everlasting happiness with Prince Stefan of Dukka in the depths of Albania. But the journey she must take to fulfil her dreams is longer and more treacherous than she could ever have imagined. When she and her hapless maid are kidnapped en route to Castle Dukka by brigands, the rosy future she dreamed of becomes bitterly compromised. Soon life in the wild mountains begins to exert an unexpected pull, while the King of the Brigands turns out to possess an irresistible charm. Ariana discovers that love can have a double meaning and that image is not all that it seems. Forced to choose between honour and passion and faced with the responsibility of deciding life or death for the man she loves, she bravely makes the ultimate sacrifice. Even then Ariana’s torment is not over – Find out how Ariana unexpectedly finds all that she has been seeking, and more, in this exciting and unusual romantic tale by BARBARA CARTLAND.Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.

The beautiful golden-haired Orlina Runford is the daughter of the renowned author, Sir Nicholas Runford. She lives very quietly in the country helping her dedicated father translate ancient manuscripts from all over the world and, as she is so intelligent, she learns many languages including Ancient Greek. To her surprise her great friend, Lady Sarah Lonslow, arrives unexpectedly, She is the daughter of the Marquis of Avingforde, whose nearby house was burnt down and Sarah had then gone to London after her husband dies and was acclaimed a great beauty. Sarah has come to ask Orlina for a very great favour. Because Orlina has been such a success in the plays they arranged as children, Sarah asks her to pretend to be her chaperone at a party given by the Earl of Kentallan on his superb yacht. Sarah has made up her mind to marry the Earl who was, however, determined to avoid marriage. Because he was so rich and handsome women pursued him relentlessly and Sarah has little chance of succeeding where so many others have failed. At the same time she is determined to have her own way, but the Earl refuses to let her join his party unless she provides herself with a chaperone. The only person she can trust to do it is Orlina, who finally succumbs to Sarah’s blandishments and is dressed in elaborate gowns and hats to conceal her glorious golden hair. Made up as an elderly woman, she goes with Sarah to the Earl’s yacht to find a party of two attractive men and two dancers from the London stage. It is only when they hurry on the Earl’s insistence to the Mediterranean and on to the Aegean Sea that Orlina is convinced that he is on a secret mission on behalf of the British Government. How Orlina dramatically saves the Earl’s life, how he discovers her secret and how Sarah as well as she find unexpected happiness is all told in this exciting romance by BARBARA CARTLAND.Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.

Perfect for fans of the Netflix adaptation of Bridgerton by Julia Quinn.The Marquis of Craigmere, one of the most handsome and attractive men in the Beau Monde, is pursued by an exotic and beautiful married woman called Peony Lawson. The Marquis finds this affaire-de-coeur amusing and enjoyable until Peony says that that she intends to tell her husband what they have been doing and ask him for a divorce. The Marquis is horrified because he was determined never to get married until he is much older and needs to have an heir. He knows, however, that Peony is serious and he will have to be exceedingly clever not to be involved in a scandal that would force him to live abroad for some years.At Royal Ascot, the Marquis is hoping to win the Gold Cup. He is not successful, but as the race ends he sees the Duke of Hawkhurst, who was a friend of his father’s. The Duke has always been in debt and an solution to his Peony problem suddenly becomes clear. He tells the Duke that he wishes to marry his daughter, Natalie, in two days’ time. The Duke thinks it strange, but he realises that a very rich son-in-law will save him when he is on the verge of bankruptcy. However, his daughter Natalie is in love with the charming son of a neighbour, who is far from being a rich man, and she is in despair at the prospect of being married to the Marquis. Her cousin, Silva, who is beautiful and intelligent, urges her to elope and promises that she will somehow keep the knowledge of it from the Duke until it is too late for him to prevent it.Silva arranges for Lady Natalie and the man she loves to set off for Gretna Green and in order to not only save her cousin, but also herself from what has been a life of misery at the Duke’s Castle, she takes Natalie's place at the altar.Find out what happens next in this intriguing and fast moving love story by BARBARA CARTLAND.Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.

Jens Bjerre ejer en stor, veldrevet gård, som mange kunne misunde ham. På en af markerne ligger der to gravhøje, der efterhånden er vokset sammen i takt med, at folk har brugt stenene og jorden fra dem til byggematerialer. På den sidste tid er Jens Bjerre imidlertid blevet underlig. Det er, som om intet kan gøre ham glad og tilfreds, selvom man skulle synes, at han havde meget at være taknemmelig over. Ingen formår imidlertid at gætte sig frem til den mystiske rod til Jens Bjerres tungsind.Emanuel Henningsen (1844-1886) var en dansk forfatter, der skrev en lang række bøger til både børn og voksne. Han debuterede som forfatter i 1874 med bogen "Troldhøjene" og senere fulgte blandt andre "Palle Hougaard", "Børnenes jul" og "Bygevejr".

I dette filosofihistoriske værk behandler Harald Høffding tankegodset fra en række af 1800-tallets største tænkere, heriblandt Søren Kierkegaard og Friedrich Nietzsche.Høffdings værk handler om moderne filosofi, men rummer også filosofihistoriske tilbageblik, der uddyber og eksemplificerer hans egne og andre samtidige filosofiske tænkeres standpunkter. Ved at forene og sammenligne tendenser fra forskellige perioder og videnskabelige strømninger, bliver han i stand til at skabe helhedsanskuelser.Harald Høffding (1843-1931) var teolog og filosof og virkede gennem 30 år som professor ved Københavns Universitet. I løbet af sin karriere opnåede han en central position i det danske videns- og kulturliv og nød stor anerkendelse både i og udenfor Danmark. Høffding var yderst virksom hele sit liv, og tankegodset i hans bøger er stadig relevant i dag. Udover værkerne om etik, filosofihistorie og psykologi kendes han for monografier om Søren Kierkegaard, Jean-Jacques Rousseau og Baruch Spinoza.

- Este audiolibro está narrado en Español neutral.La aventura comienza cuando Phileas Fogg, un inglés aristocrático del siglo XIX, apuesta una fortuna irresistible a que puede dar la vuelta al mundo en 80 días. Así, la novela relata el viaje de Fogg y su ayudante francés, Jean Passepartout, y abarca las peripecias y un sinfín de problemas y contratiempos que tienen que afrontar. El mayor obstáculo es el detective inglés Fix, que los persigue porque tiene la convicción de que Fogg es el ladrón de un banco. Anímate a seguirlos y a descubrir si Fogg gana la apuesta.Considerada como una de las obras más importantes de Julio Verne y una de las joyas de la literatura universal, la novela se convirtió en uno de los relatos más cautivantes que narra fantásticas aventuras, documentándolas con inventos existentes y anticipando las predicciones de otros que aparecerían posteriormente. La obra abarca profundas reflexiones sobre la vida cotidiana y hace énfasis en las virtudes y defectos del ser humano, mientras explora el concomimiento como una disciplina a ampliar para descubrir la verdad y el bienestar. Entre las múltiples adaptaciones al cine, la más popular es la película de Disney (2004) dirigida por Frank Coraci y con la participación del reconocido actor Jackie Chan.Jules Verne (1828 – 1905) fue un escritor, poeta y dramaturgo francés considerado el fundador de la literatura moderna de ciencia ficción. Es uno de los escritores mas importantes de Francia y de toda Europa, y un gran influyente en la literatura vanguardista y surrealista. En sus relatos fantásticos predijo con gran precisión la aparición de algunos inventos generados por los avances tecnológicos del siglo XX, como la televisión, los helicópteros, los submarinos y las naves espaciales.

Vejret er voldsomt og faretruende, da Jens Klitgaard en sen nattetime banker på familien Hougaards dør. Endnu engang er et skib strandet på revlen ved det ubarmhjertige Vesterhav, og der er brug for alle egnens stærke mænd for at bemande redningsbåden og få bjærget folk i land. Palles far er ikke i tvivl om, at han må tage med kammeraterne ud på det farlige hav og hjælpe til. Palle og hans mor løber med ned på stranden, hvorfra de betragter begivenheden, der kommer til at forandre familiens liv for altid.Emanuel Henningsen (1844-1886) var en dansk forfatter, der skrev en lang række bøger til både børn og voksne. Han debuterede som forfatter i 1874 med bogen "Troldhøjene" og senere fulgte blandt andre "Palle Hougaard", "Børnenes jul" og "Bygevejr".

Clive, the Earl of Bourne, nearly twenty-eight, tall, handsome and pursued by enumerable women is determined not to get married. He is sick and tired of his father, the Duke of Shelbourne and his relations begging him to produce an heir and he has decided that he will not marry until he is very much older. To his horror the Duke comes back from Windsor Castle to tell his son that Queen Victoria commands him to marry Princess Gilberta of Saxe-Coburg, who is arriving in England almost immediately. The Earl quarrels with his father who says that, unless he does as he is told, he will refuse to pay off his very large debts. In despair the Earl goes up to the nursery to see his old Nanny who has always loved him and to whom he has turned with all his troubles since his mother died. Nanny is appalled at the idea of him having to marry a German woman he has never seen and she therefore has a clever idea and suggests to the Earl that he runs away. In fact, to cover his tracks, Nanny suggests that he should elope with the person he loves more than anyone else, who is actually himself! The Earl does exactly as Nanny suggests. As he thinks his father will send someone North to prevent him marrying at Gretna Green, he drives his horses South and eventually arrives at Land’s End, where he rescues a very pretty girl from a highwayman, who his attempting to steal her favourite horse. The Earl then takes a job looking after horses for a distinguished General, who is the father of lovely girl. How, unexpectedly, he finds what he has always been seeking without really being aware of it, is told in this fascinating story by BARBARA CARTLAND.Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.

The Earl of Hillingwood calls his great friend, Lord Waverstone, to an urgent meeting with him at White’s Club in St. James’s for a serious discussion. The Earl is determined that his only son, Royden, is married to his friend’s daughter, Malva, as he feels that it is time Royden produced an heir to Hillingwood Towers and all its fabulous treasures and carry on as well his ancient and illustrious lineage. The beautiful fair-haired Malva and Royden do not wish to marry and anyway they are definitely not in love with each other. They are both seeking an ideal love that will sweep them off their feet and they will be gloriously happy for ever. To circumvent their fathers’ ambitions for them they devise an ingenious plan to pretend to their fathers that they are indeed married, but they want it kept secret until they return from their honeymoon because Queen Victoria would not approve of anyone marrying while they are still in mourning as Malva is for her mother. When they do return from their honeymoon, they will then say that they have found that they are totally unsuited to each other and will divorce immediately. Because both fathers would be horrified at the Social shame and scandal of the mere idea of a divorce, they will be delighted and relieved to be informed that no wedding has actually taken place. And then they will take the pressure off them and leave them alone. Malva and Royden set off for their pretend honeymoon in his new yacht for West Africa telling the Captain that they are brother and sister. It is when they anchor in a quiet bay off the African coast and decide to visit the Palace of the local Vizier that their adventure really begins. How Malva, because of her beautiful golden hair is kidnapped by the Sultan for his harem and how she is daringly rescued by Royden. And how love comes to them both in a most unexpected way is all told in this exciting tale by BARBARA CARTLAND.Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.

Queen Victoria sends for the Duke of Sherbourne and asks him to undertake a very secret mission on her behalf. It is so secret that only his loyal valet, Jenkins, is told. The Duke agrees and it takes him to Greece where he had not been for some years. He visits King George who is the same age as he is and whom he has known in the past. He has been a great success as King, although he was only eighteen when he took over the throne and he is married to Princess Olga of Russia and they are extremely happy.The Duke envies them and, although he has been pursued by a great number of beautiful women in London, he has never yet fallen in love. He consistently refuses to marry although his family beg him to produce an heir to his ancient title. Before the Duke leaves Athens, he says that he must visit the Parthenon because he wants to see again the view from the top as it is the most inspiring in the world. When he reaches the top, the only other person there is a young and beautiful girl who he senses is about to commit suicide.How the Duke persuades Princess Thalia not to throw her life away in such a stupid fashion.How he learns that she is being forced by her uncle to marry a Russian Prince she detests. How he goes to Delos, the island where the God Apollo was born. How, when he is there, he experiences a strange and mystical feeling that cannot be expressed in words.Eventually the Duke finds all that he is seeking. All his and Thalia’s problems and difficulties are solved not only by the brains of human beings but with the help and guidance of the Gods themselves. This is all told in this intriguing and surprising story by BARBARA CARTLANDBarbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life."

Forfatter og maler Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann ser tilbage på et langt liv med fantastiske rejser rundt i Europa og Asien. Hun fortæller om det gamle Konstantinopel, hvor hun som noget ganske særligt fik adgang til de tyrkiske haremmer for at kunne male de populære haremsbilleder ud fra andet end bare fantasien. Herefter gik turen op gennem Italien og Alperne, hvor lokalbefolkningen tog godt imod den rejsende.Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1818-1881) var en dansk-polsk-tysk kunstmaler og forfatter. I forbindelse med sit virke som kunstner rejste Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann vidt og bredt i Europa og opnåede gennem sine kontakter ved de europæiske kongehuse som noget helt specielt adgang til de tyrkiske haremmer, der var et yndet motiv i europæisk kunst i 1800-tallet. Dette gjorde Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann i stand til at male mere realistiske skildringer af scener fra tyrkiske haremmer end hendes mandlige kolleger, der måtte male ud fra fantasien. Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann udgav en lang række beskrivelser af sine rejser rundt i Europa og Tyrkiet.

N.F.S. Grundtvig er en af Danmarks største salmedigtere. "Fest-salmer" er en samling af den store digters højtidssalmer. Jul, påske, pinse og reformationsfest er blot nogle af de lejligheder, Grundtvig har skrevet salmer til.Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783-1872) er en af de mest elskede danske digtere. N.F.S. Grundtvig er særligt kendt som salmedigter, men var desuden teolog, filosof, historiker, præst, titulærbiskop, filolog, politiker og en af grundlæggerne af højskolebevægelsen i Danmark. Der findes ikke mange mennesker, der har haft så stor indflydelse på dansk kultur, samfund og litteratur som N.F.S. Grundtvig.

Chicago, 1871. Modsætningerne mellem arbejdere og industriledere udvikler sig til et blodigt opgør, og efter en lang og varm sommer er byens træbygninger tørre som fyrsvamp. En lille gnist kan udløse en katastrofe i dobbelt forstand. Gideon Kent kommer til byen for at deltage i organiseringen af arbejderne – og befinder sig pludselig i et inferno af ild og blod...Kent-sagaen er titlen på den højdramatiske og spændingsfyldte fortælling om familien Kent, der kommer fra usle kår i Frankrig til USA, hvor de får opbygget sig en vældig rigdom. Men tilværelsen i den nye verden fører også andet end rigdom med sig, og familien må stå sammen igennem både krig og fred og kærlighed og had.John Jakes (f. 1932) er en amerikansk forfatter, der igennem 1950‘erne fik udgivet et utal af små historier for forskellige magasiner. Han forsøgte sig i adskillige genrer, heriblandt western, fantasy og science fiction, men i løbet af sin forfatterkarriere gjorde han sig særligt bemærket ved sin evne til at skrive historiske romaner, og især amerikansk historie fangede hans opmærksomhed. Dette gav blandt andet udslag i romanerne "North and South" (1982) og "American Dreams" (1998), der begge er udgivet på dansk. Flere af Jakes værker er desuden blevet lavet til film og tv-serier.

Den norske polarforsker Fridtjof Nansen ledte den første ekspedition, der krydsede indlandsisen i Grønland – og det gjorde ham verdensberømt. Otto C. Lunds biografi dykker ned i Fridtjof Nansens spændende liv og giver et indblik i hans slægt, barndom og ungdom og fortæller om rejserne over indlandsisen og polarhavet.Mads Jepsen (1868-1916) var en dansk forfatter og redaktør, som under pseudonymet Otto C. Lund udgav flere biografier, der primært var henvendt til datidens børn og unge. Mads Jepsen udgav også bøger i eget navn og under pseudonymet Jokum Jokumsen.

En gruppe kunstnere og andet godtfolk fra den skandinaviske koloni i Rom samles fra tid till anden på pladsen Piazza del Popolo og fortæller på skift historier fra deres eget og andres liv, for eksempel Aabyes beretning fra kolera-året og historien om Signor Naso og det stjålne maleri. Historierne afsluttes ikke alle på en gang, men slynges ind i hinanden og ender på sælsom vis med at blive bundet sammen til et hele.Værket er bearbejdet og tilrettet moderne retskrivning.Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835-1911) var en dansk forfatter og zoolog. Han udgav en del novellesamlinger, romaner og selvbiografiske værker, men bedst kendt er han for romanen Fra Piazza del popolo, som udkom i 1866. Af andre betydelige værker kan nævnes Bruden fra Rørvig, Falskmøntneren, Flyvefisken "Prometheus" og Fra den gamle fabrik.

Værkets titel henviser til et lokale i varieté-restauranten Berns Salonger i Stockholm, hvor byens bohemer mødes og diskuterer – og drikker og spiser, når en af dem er kommet til penge.En af dem er den unge Arvid Falk, der i sin stræben efter frihed og sandhed har sagt sit arbejde som kontorist op for at blive digter og forfatter. Romanen følger ham og en række andre personer i deres stræben efter deres respektive idealer og er samtidig en ondskabsfuld og morsom satire over det etablerede samfunds borgerskab: politikere, forretningsmænd, snyltere og veldædige fruer af det bedre selskab.Arvid Falk er Strindbergs alter ego, og romanen er i vidt omfang baseret på forfatterens egne oplevelser og erfaringer.Værket er bearbejdet og tilrettet moderne retskrivning. Johan August Strindberg (1849 –1912) var en af Sveriges mest betydningsfulde og internationalt kendte kunstnere. I fire årtier omkring år 1900 dominerede han Sveriges litterære verden med både romaner, noveller og dramaer, og han var altid omdiskuteret og involveret i en konflikt. Strindberg er ofte blevet omtalt som kvindefjendsk i sin litteratur og dramatik, og han blev betragtet som et modsvar til den norske Henrik Ibsen, der med sine værker kæmpede for kvinders rettigheder.