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A power-hungry captain and an intellectual castaway: they are fascinated by each other. In The Sea Wolf, Jack Londons depicts the clash of ultimate pragmatism and urban ideals. How does it end? Continue reading.

"Clothes make the man", Gottfried Keller illustrates the truth of this proverb in a story from Seldwyla. Not only this story shows how well Keller knew human nature. That is why his book, written in the mid-19th century, is still worth reading today.

Do you like fantasy? Then you will love E.T.A. Hoffmann! At the beginning of the 19th century, he created fantasy worlds to escape from his daily routine as a lawyer. Lose yourself with us in his dream worlds.

This thriller brought about a turning point: in it, the good investigator no longer fights the bad criminal, but good and bad are mixed in many layers. But that's what makes this novel so exciting.

Shortly before the end of the Second World War, when Europe was ravaged by violence and destruction, the Zurich publishing house Conzett & Huber began a series of books that tied with the spirit of reason and humanity. The German prince of poets Goethe was one of the first authors to be published. Here you will read, why.