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The second novel from Mary Shelley, written in 1819-20 but not published in full until 1959. The story deals with common romantic themes but also incest and suicide. Narrating from her deathbed, Mathilda tells the story of her unnamed father’s confession of incestuous love for her, followed by his suicide by drowning; her relationship with a gifted young poet called Woodville fails to reverse Mathilda’s emotional withdrawal or prevent her lonely death.

This is the tale of two incredible people - one who knows he is incredible and the other who learns to be incredible. Set in 1960 in the UK south-coast resort of Brighton, self-styled guru and magus Hugo Rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades him to become his assistant and partner in solving 12 mysteries. Rizla (for such is the young man’s assumed name) agrees to help as he has lost his memory and has nowhere else to go. There then follows 12 of the most baffling, surreal, exciting, head-scratching and downright far-fetched mysteries ever written....

A moving, inspiring and thought-provoking collection of 50 coming-out stories from around the world. From the good, the sad, the surprising and the funny, no two stories are the same, yet all are by people who share the courage to be vulnerable, take huge risks to find love and acceptance and are brave enough to be their authentic selves. Whether you have any experience of coming out or not, these stories are incredibly powerful and moving.

Noch ist der wahnsinnige Professor Deragon in einer abgelegenen Anstalt eingesperrt. Doch dunkle Mächte setzen alles daran, ihn aus seiner Gefangenschaft zu befreien. Er soll für sie eine Massenvernichtungswaffe erschaffen, wie sie die Welt noch nicht gesehen hat. Die Einzigen, die Deragons raffiniert inszenierten Ausbruch noch rechtzeitig aufhalten könnten, sind Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe. Doch auch für diesen Fall hat Dupins Erzfeind, Gaston Morel, bereits vorgesorgt.