Books set in United Kingdom (388)


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Death in Soho by Emily Organ EN

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It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much ... continue



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Der König von Narnia by C. S. Lewis DE

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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Sie öffnen eine Tür und finden eine Welt voller Magie NARNIA... gefangen im ewigen Winter... ein Land, das darauf wartet, befreit zu werden. Durch einen Kleiderschrank gelangen Lucy, Edmund, Susan und Peter nach Narnia, das unter der Schreckensherrschaft der Weißen Hexen steht. Als alle Hoffnung verloren scheint, bringt die Rückkehr des mächtigen Löwen Aslan die Wende...

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Desert Flower : The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Dirie EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Somalia flag Somalia
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Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu—the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she worked as a house servant; then to nearly every corner of the globe as an internationally renowned fashion model; and ultimately to New York City, where she became a human rights ambassador for the U.N. Desert Flower is her extraordinary story.

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Die Schatzinsel by Robert Louis Stevenson DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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Jim Hawkins ist gerade 15 Jahre alt, als er sich auf ein gefährliches Abenteuer einlässt: die Suche nach dem Schatz eines berüchtigten Piraten. - Ein klassischer Abenteuerroman von 1883.


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Dilwyn The Welsh Dragon by Samuel Langley-Swain EN

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A charming tale behind the legend of the Weksh Dragon! In the valleys of Wales, everyone at the Royal Mint is hard at work, making coins. But one night, a baby red dragon hatches from a magical egg! The makers name him Dilwyn and take care of him until he's big enough to guard their coins. Every night Dilwyn sleeps high up in the rafters keeping watch - until two robbers foolishly try to break in...

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Din vârful degetelor by Sarah Waters RO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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Sue Trinder este o orfana crescuta in cel mai rau famat cartier al Londrei. Cind Domnu, un escroc prieten de-al casei, ii face o propunere avantajoasa, Sue hotaraste sa conforme asteptarile celor care au ocrotit-o: nu trebuie decit sa cistige increderea unei domnisoare naive dintr-un conac de la tara si sa il ajute pe Domnu s-o cucereasca si sa puna mina pe averea ei. Dar dupa ce Sue ajunge sa o cunoasca pe victima inselaciunii planuite, evenimentele iau o turnura neasteptata... Un roman dickensian, plin de suspans si de rasturnari spectaculoase.