Is it better to reign in hell than to serve in Heaven?Wells at his thoughtful best, "The Country of the Blind" (1904) is one of his best-known and most-anthologized short...
When Carol marries off her only daughter, she is faced with a certain loneliness and travels to Switzerland. To her surprise, she meets the handsome Dr. Lucien Andreas and falls...
Juliet’s uncle has invited Julie to go to Africa. She knows that nothing would please his uncle more than an engagement between her and her cousin Colin. She is not...
Chloe was more than happy working for Madame Albertin as her secretary and companion in remote Cornwall. When her employer’s nephew – the wildly handsome Pierre – arrived on the...
»En imponerande debut.« Lotta Olsson »Griper långsamt tag i läsaren på samma subtila sätt som Näcken lurar sina offer med vackert fiolspel.« Litteraturmagazinet Unn blickar framåt. Hon lever singelliv med...
På den avlägsna herrgården Trawbawn lever Lydia Beauchamp ensam och isolerad, jagad av ett mörkt förflutet. En dag dyker den unge Adam plötsligt upp i hennes trädgård. Hon bjuder in...
”Tärkein asia, jonka opin seitsemäntoista vuotta kestäneen, täysipäiväisen henkisen harjoittelun aikana, on se, että en enää usko kaikkea, mitä ajattelen. Se on minun supervoimani.” Björn Lindeblad oli nuori ja lupaava...
”Koeta kestää, jos vain voit. Elämä on aina sen arvoista.” Nuorena aikuisena Espanjan Ibizalla asuessaan Matt Haig kärsi vaikeasta masennuksesta ja ajautui itsemurhan partaalle. Hän seisoi jo kallionjyrkänteellä ja keräsi...
”Minä osaan keittää myös lemmenjuomia, mutta miksi uhrata yrttejä sellaiseen mieheen, joka ei ole koskaan tiennyt, mitä rakkaus tarkoittaa.” Noita. Huora. Murhaaja. Nuori Margareta on tuomittu kuolemaan miehensä murhasta ja...
Lyssna på sagan om den elaka drottningen och hennes vackra styvdotter, med hud vit som snö, läppar röda som blod och hår svart som ebenholts. Drottningen vill vara vackrast i...
Laura, from the parallel class, accuses Rose of doing something that is not true. It makes Rose sad. Kara wants to help Rose, so everyone can see that Laura is...
Kara is going to a waterpark with her best friends. It will be the best vacation ever. In the waterpark, she meets Karl...Karl with a K. He is cute and...
A new girl is starting in Kara’s class: Gabriella. She is sweet and popular. Everyone thinks so, except for Kara. She actually thinks Gabriella is annoying and mean. Kara avoids...
Kara and her friends thinks putting on makeup is fun, even though it isn't something they are really allowed to do. But it makes you feel a little grown-up, which...
Kara loves drawing and she's good at it too. But when she starts taking drawing classes with people who are very good at drawing, she suddenly loses her confidence. In...
Medan hela familjen firar med bröllopsfest på Mattisgården, stannar Gjermund hemma på Jakobvollen hos Ingrid, eftersom hon fortfarande är sjuk.Fröken Else Marie Vibe har fått erbjudande om att följa med...
The beautiful Alvita who had lost both her parents, was living quietly in her family home in Southern Russia. Her father had been Russian and her mother had been English....
The beautiful Princess Vasila, an orphan, who has been looked after by Baroness von Bergstein in a Grace and Favour house, is astonished when an Equerry arrives to take her...
The beautiful Ilena Foringham not only helped her father, who was a senior Member of Parliament, with his speeches but she also assisted Lord Witherington with his. She had always...
På Rälsö är det alltid full fart! Följ med ångloket Thomas och hans vänner på äventyr och upptåg. När Thomas får chansen att lämna Rälsö för ett uppdrag blir han...
På Rälsö är det alltid full fart! Följ med ångloket Thomas och hans vänner på äventyr och upptåg. När loket Thomas ska bygga på den nya bibanan struntar han i...
Alice faller ner i ett kaninhål och upptäcker en helt ny värld. Följ med på hennes knasiga, underbara äventyr.ProduktfaktaISBN: 9789178057542Utgivningsdatum: 2021-09-09Språk: SvenskaFörfattare: DisneyFörlag: Story House Egmont
Shhh … Månen lyser. Stjärnorna blinkar på natthimlen. Skogens alla djur är sömniga - men inte Stampe. När ska den busiga lilla kaninen somna?ProduktfaktaISBN: 9789178057580Utgivningsdatum: 2021-09-22Språk: SvenskaFörfattare: DisneyFörlag: Story House...
Läs sagan om den elaka drottningen och hennes vackra styvdotter, med hud vit som snö, läppar röda som blod och hår svart som ebenholts. Drottningen vill vara vackrast i världen,...
Vuoden jännittävin juhlapyhä on käsillä… Göteborgilaiset ystävykset Jenny, Sofia ja Jessika tapaavat yhä harvemmin suosikkiravintolassaan Dorsiassa. Ehkä syynä on se, että Sofia tuskin edes mahtuisi pöydän ääreen odottaessaan kaksosia ja...
”Jag önskar att du dör.”Orden ekar i Maltes huvud. Han kan inte få bort dem.Och han kan inte ta tillbaka dem.Precis efter skolavslutningen råkar Maltes storebror ut fören olycka och...
Toiset ansaitsevat rangaistuksen, toiset ansaitsevat kuolla Nora Feller on nähnyt M-ryhmän pimeän pelin eikä halua olla enää missään tekemisissä sen kanssa. Sen sijaan hän on aloittanut uuden työn Halmstadin vakavien...
Rikoskomisario Ingrid Bergman palaa uudessa tiheätempoisessa dekkarissa Kun 84-vuotias Elna Oskarsson löydetään kuolleena asunnostaan Göteborgissa, kaikki merkit viittaavat siihen, että hänet on surmattu. Rikospoliisi Ingrid Bergman ja hänen tiiminsä alkaa...
Isabella, Kajus och Thomas hyr vita villan i ett sommarparadis. 1962 får de nya grannar: den dag familjen Ängel dyker upp i en vit Chevrolet Chevelle förändras allting i deras...
Instead of Instagram-ing her grand tour of Europe, Louisa May Alcott wrote this collection of short stories inspired by it. Whilst not directly about ‘Little Women’ (boo) the stories switch...
Vi kommer från två olika världar.Jag kommer från gatan. Hon skulle lika gärna kunna bo i ett elfenbenstorn. Jag levde på att slåss. Hon kan antagligen inte ens slå till...
‘The Courtship of Susan Bell’ is a short story from Victorian author Anthony Trollope. Set in Saratoga Springs, New York, it charts the story of young Susan Bell who lives...
The fight for the British throne between the Houses of York and Lancaster continues.Richard, Duke of York, in his quest for the crown, cajoles Henry to disinherit his son Edward,...
‘The Sea-Wolf’ is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London.The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a millionaire literary critic who is a survivor of an accident...
When a mischievous young hare runs away from home, nothing could prepare him for the adventures he is about to face. He meets many creatures along the way, some of...
It usually takes somebody already familiar with the piece or its author, or perhaps a bride-to-be who went a little too deep down the Google rabbit hole, to whip up...
Set in Devon, where Rachel lives with her widowed mother and older sister, ‘Rachel Ray’ charts the romantic interests of young Rachel. When Londoner Luke Rowan comes to their small...
When a bank collapses, retired sailor Henry Whalley is forced to make the difficult decision to return back to sea. His experiences at sea mirror Conrad’s own as a sea...
As relevant today as ever, ‘The Scarlet Plague’ is Jack London's science fiction novel and a compelling post-apocalyptic dystopia. It has been 60 years since the Red Death nearly wiped...
An ancestors legacy. The promise of gold. The excitement of adventure. Who could resist? When young heir Francis Morgan receives an offer to hunt for the lost treasure of his...
In the early 15th century, young King Henry V ascends to the throne of England after the death of his father, King Henry IV. As his restless subjects deal with...
After the death of King Henry V, his young son ascends to the throne. As he’s too young to rule, the English nobles rise to the challenge and take charge....
First published in serial form, ‘Can You Forgive Her?’ is the first of Anthony Trollope’s six novels in the Palliser series, also known as the Parliamentary novels. At the centre...
Teenage angst and rebellion might feel like a modern phenomenon but, Bella and Edward, Ferris Bueller and Mean Girls couldn’t have happened without ‘Hard Times’. Family, work and rebellion are...
First published in 1921, ‘The Profiteers’ by E. Phillips Oppenheim gives an intriguing glimpse into the mood at the start of the roaring twenties. A mysterious thriller revolving around the...
Mr Darcy and Miss Bennet may be one of the most cherished love stories in English literature, but did you know, Fanny Price was Austen’s favourite? She’s also one of...
A sorcerer. Nightmares. Secrets. Not the usual components of a love story but Nikolai Gogol’s short horror story follows the love story of Danilo and Katerina as they deal with...
King Henry’s military plans are interrupted by the news that his army has been defeated in the South. The supposedly loyal Hotspur is refusing to send the soldiers he has...
Timon is a wealthy and popular man in Athens who freely shares his wealth with others. He is generous to his friends and often pays off other people’s debts, throws...
As England is in the middle of a civil war, King Henry IV becomes gravely ill. While the king’s enemies attempt to overthrow him, his son and heir Hal continues...