Anna Bentinck

John Verney, un spécialiste des sciences occultes, est chargé de veiller sur la fille d'un ami, qui est promise à un groupe sataniste pour l'offrir au Diable.

Lord Fountain hates his illegitimate twin boys as he does not seem to be able to produce legitimate heirs.

In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed. Astyanax also becomes the focus of the Greeks' attention as the last male heir of the Trojan royal family.

Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.

Lucie est une petite fille habitant au 64, rue du Zoo. Tous les soirs, son amie Georgina la girafe vient la chercher à la fenêtre de sa chambre, et les autres animaux se regroupent au sein du zoo autour de Lucie pour lui raconter une histoire sur la vie sauvage des animaux.