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Facing the Flag
Verne, JulesSaga Egmont‘Facing the Flag’ is one of the stories that cemented Verne’s reputation as one of the pioneers of science-fiction. It centres around a brilliant scientist, Thomas Roch, who has in...
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The Avenger
Wallace, EdgarSaga EgmontIt is the golden age of the silent movie. But when the heads of corpses start piling up without an explanation, the film industry’s charm wavers. And when Francis Elmer disappears...
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The War That Will End War
Wells, H. G.Saga Egmont‘The War That Will End War’ is a collection of thought-provoking esssays, in which H. G. Wells examines the causes and effects of the First World War. For the pacifist Wells, the...
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Woman and Labour
Schreiner, OliveSaga Egmont‘Woman and Labour’ (1911) was written by South African writer and intellectual, Olive Schreiner, best known for her novels ‘From Man to Man or Perhaps Only’ (1926) and ‘Undine’ (19...
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Why is the Negro Lynched?
Douglass, FrederickSaga EgmontWritten just a year before his death, ‘Why is the Negro Lynched?’ is one of Douglass’ most moving and passionate speeches. Still sadly-pertinent today, his skill as a wordsmith is...
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Cousin Phillis
Gaskell, ElizabethSaga EgmontWhen 19-year-old Paul Manning moves to the countryside, his cousin Phillis is thrown into turmoil and insecurity as she falls for the charms of Paul’s sophisticated friend. Paul i...
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Juana
De Balzac, HonoréSaga EgmontAn Italian and Spanish love triangle with Napoleon's army on the march as the backdrop, 'Juana' is an all-action story about two morally corrupt Italian soldiers in the French army...
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The Exiles
De Balzac, HonoréSaga EgmontSuperstition, sorcery, dark strangers, and a great poet in disguise, Honoré de Balzac takes a new turn in 'The Exiles'. Set in 14th century Paris, this novella sees sergeant Tirech...
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The Lost Inheritance
Wells, H. G.Saga EgmontFrom the author of the science fiction classic, 'The War of the Worlds', H.G. Wells' 'The Lost Inheritance' is a supernatural, suspense novella. In this short story, a young man's...
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The Oblong Box
Poe, Edgar AllanSaga EgmontWhen the narrator boards the ship 'Independence' for a summer trip from Charleston to New York City, the days ahead look idyllic. His old college friend Cornelius Wyatt is also abo...
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The Queen Pedauque
France, AnatoleSaga EgmontJacques Menetrier, the son of a cookshop owner, finds his quiet life turned upside down when the wayward monk, Jerome Coignard, takes him under his tutelage. The pair soon find the...
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Two Articles by Frederick Douglass
Douglass, FrederickSaga Egmont‘Two Articles by Frederick Douglass’ houses two of the abolitionist’s most important essays on race and equality. The first essay, ‘My Escape from Slavery’, details his daring bid...
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The City of Second Chances
Lacey-Crane, Jane; Beamish, AntoniaSaga Egmont 2022 1. painosHas she already met The One? What if Mr Right had come along at the wrong time...?Evie Grant is forty-five years old, a widow, and single mum of two children about to leave the nes...
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Christmas in the Scottish Highlands
Ashcroft, Donna; McAlpine, HelenSaga Egmont 2021 1. painosWelcome to the gorgeous little Scottish village of Christmas, where snow is falling, presents are being wrapped and the locals are writing their festive wish lists. Will this final...
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The King's Children
Gotthardt, PeterSaga EgmontThe King's Children, Signy, Regin and Buri, are forced to flee from their home when their father is killed by the marauding chieftain Harwolf and his men. Behind the high mountain...
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Bob the Builder: Dino Park
, MattelSaga EgmontAt the brand-new Dino Park, Bob, Scoop, Muck and Lofty are all ready for the arrival of the model dinosaurs. The team must get them into position ready for Mayor Madison, who is co...
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Bob the Builder: Wendy Saves the Day
, MattelSaga EgmontBob, Wendy and the team have a new project – to build a treehouse for Saffi! Saffi has drawn up her own exciting designs and wants the treehouse to be the new headquarters for the...
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Bob the Builder: Cats and Dogs
, MattelSaga EgmontPilchard the cat has to make a trip to the vet for a check-up and gets a fright when Cooper the dog comes bounding in to try and scare her! Tilly the vet is worried, as she has May...
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The King's Children
Gotthardt, Peter; Petersen, Martin Reib; Kingston, AndrewSaga Egmont 2022 1. painosThe King's Children, Signy, Regin and Buri, are forced to flee from their home when their father is killed by the marauding chieftain Harwolf and his men. Behind the high mountai...
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The Little Shop on Silver Linings Street
Davies, EmmaSaga EgmontDaisy Turner has worked at Buchanan’s Family Jewellers since the day she finally escaped her troubled home. With a unique talent for matching the perfect piece of jewellery to any...