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Frankenstein
Shelley, Mary; Lehtonen, PaavoOtava 2023 1. utgåvaTiedemies Victor Frankenstein kokoaa ihmisen ruumiinosista hirviön, joka herää henkiin. Mary Shelleyn klassikkoteos on tarina hirviöstä, mutta myös poikkeavuudesta ja syrjinnästä...
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The Mourner
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontWhile out walking with his fiancé Juliet in Virginia Waters, a young Neville stumbles across the unmarked grave of his childhood friend, Ellen. Juliet demands to know the truth and...
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Transformation
Shelley, MarySaga Egmont‘Transformation’ (1831) is a short story by English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel ‘Frankenstein’. Having squandered his wealth, Guido returns to claim the...
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The Evil Eye
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontWhen his wife is murdered and his daughter abducted, Dmitri is drawn into a life of violence and crime. Alone in the Albanian mountains, Dmitri becomes a skilled criminal but his a...
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The Elder Son
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontWhen Ellen’s parents die, she inherits a pund50,000 fortune and goes to live with her uncle. While there, she falls for one of her two cousins and they secretly marry. However, Ell...
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Euphrasia
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontA snowstorm delays four friends on their journey from Brighton to Lewes. While they wait for the storm to clear, Harry Valency tells his friends about his adventures as a soldier d...
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The Pilgrims
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontA knight, hiding from his past, lives alone in an isolated mountain fortress. One day, he gives shelter to two pilgrims and tells them of his sorrows. But the pilgrim’s true intent...
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Tales and Stories
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontFrom the acclaimed author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, ‘Tales and Stories’ is a collection of short stories that bring romance and gothic horror together. This collection of ta...
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The Swiss Peasant
Shelley, MarySaga Egmont‘The Swiss Peasant’ (1830) is a short story by the famous English writer Mary Shelley. The story tells of the brutal effect the French Revolution had on those living in the Alps. T...
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The Brother and Sister
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontA cross between ´West Side Story´ and Shakespeare's ‘Romeo and Juliet’, this is a love story with a twist. The fierce rivalry between two Italian families, the Mancinis and the To...
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A Tale of the Passions; or, The Death of Despina
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontIn thirteenth-century Florence, Italy, the pro-Papacy Guelphs defeated and expelled the pro-imperial Ghibellines. The triumphant Guelphs await their champion, the Frenchman Charles...
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The Parvenue
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontWhen Fanny is 17 years old, a house fire nearly kills her entire family and destroys their home. Lord Reginald Desborough saves her from the flames and the couple marry, but her fa...
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The Sisters of Albano
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontMaria and Anina are sisters who live with their father in the hills of Lake Albano in Italy. Over time, the young Anina falls in love with an outlaw named Domenico, who is a sworn...
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The Pole
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontThis short story tells the tale of a Polish man who intervenes in a fight between Marietta, a defenceless Italian girl, and Giorgio, a young army officer. His actions set in motion...
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The Mortal Immortal
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontThis is a story for fans of the books ´How to Stop Time’ by Matt Haig and ‘The Suicide Club’ by Rachel Heng. It is a love story that is a cross between ´Frankenstein´ and John Gree...
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Ferdinando Eboli
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontSent on a mission to Northern Italy by the King of Naples, Ferdinando Eboli is captured by the enemy. When he finally returns home, Eboli is arrested as a spy and discovers his ide...
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The Invisible Girl
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontRosina is secretly engaged to Henry, the son of her guardian Sir Peter Vernon. On discovering their relationship, an angry Sir Peter casts her out into the Welsh countryside and to...
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The False Rhyme
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontAfter the heartbreak of losing his lover, King Francis I swears never to love another woman. His sister, Marguerite of Navarre, overhears his lament and vows to prove him wrong. Ma...
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Midas
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontThe master of mythological retellings strikes again. Mary Shelley’s ‘Midas’ (1922) is a mythological verse drama originally written for children. It is considered to be the romanti...
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Proserpine
Shelley, MarySaga EgmontThe master of mythological retellings strikes again. ‘Proserpine’ is a mythological verse drama written by Mary Shelley and her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, who wrote the lyrical...