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„The Garden of Vision” (1929) is a story of Japanese Zen Buddhism and martial arts situated in Britain and Japan in the 1920’s. The chief character is an English woman who joins the school. „L. Adams Beck” was one of the pen-names of Elizabeth Louisa Moresby, a Canadian writer who wrote most of her 30 books in the last 10 years of her life. She was also known as Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby...

Der Wettflug der Nationen ist ein weltumspannendes Ereignis. 50 Millionen Dollar beträgt das Preisgeld für den schnellsten Flug um die Erde. Die verschiedenen Nationen treten an, um auf unterschiedlichen Routen die Welt zu umrunden und jeder will mit einem Sieg die Prämie für sich gewinnen. Sieger des Fluges ist derjenige, der seinen Startpunkt zuerst wieder erreicht. Es gibt nur einen Sieger und nur...

The Sea-Wolf is Jack London’s journey deep into the heart of darkness and madness that each person carries within themselves. It is the story of a Danish youth named Humphrey „Hump” van Weyden and his struggles against the sea, as well as his own inner demons. Humphrey Van Weyden is a gentleman, and academic, who has lived a soft life among civilized, like-minded people. He is on a steemer to visit...