E-böcker / Historiska faksimil
The Adventures of Mr. Harley and Other Stories
'Mr. Harley was one of many children. Destined by his father for the church and by his mother for the sea, desirous of pleasing both, he prevailed on Sir John to obtain for him a c ...
Evelyn
Do you love humorous and amusing stories? Then you will love this short story written by none other than Jane Austen when she was still a young teenager.'In a retired part of the C ...
Catharine, or The Bower
What do we usually find in Jane Austen's novels? At least one girl with a conflict and a handsome man or two to rush in and save the day. If nothing else, Jane was a romantic throu ...
Teaterstycken
Teaterstycken är tre teaterpjäser samlade i en bok. Kvinnofejd, Stöld och Ollonodlaren heter pjäserna som skrevs mellan 1910-1916.I originalöversättning av Ernst LundquistJack Lond ...
Hadshi-Murat
Hadshi-Murat on taistellut koko elämänsä ajan maanmiestensä tšetšeenien puolella Venäjää vastaan. Kun imaami Shamil ottaa hänen perheensä panttivangeikseen, päättää Murat kääntyä v ...
Kuoleman riemuvoitto
Kun aatelisherra Giorgio kävelee Roomassa rakastajattarensa Ipppolitan kanssa, pariskunta kohtaa jotain kammottavaa. Ihmisiä on kerääntynyt sillan viereen ja kaikki tuijottavat ala ...
Kirjeitä myllyltäni
Kirjailija muuttaa Pariisista aurinkoisen Provencen sydämeen ja ostaa hylättynä olleen myllyn. Hän seuraa katseellaan paikallisia ihmisiä, tuttuja ja tuntemattomia, ja kuvaa heitä ...
Kurtisanernas liv
Lucien har förlorat allt och måste nu hitta ett sätt att bygga upp sitt liv och återbetala gamla skulder. I samma veva träffar han den vackra kurtisanen Esther van Gobseck på en ba ...
Möss och människor (lättläst)
Lennie och George lever på landsbygden i Kalifornien under depressionen. De försörjer sig genom att arbeta på olika gårdar. Vännerna drömmer om att tjäna ihop så mycket pengar att ...
Kolme miestä veneessä
George, Harris ja kertoja ovat ystävyksiä, joilla on käynyt huono tuuri elämässä. Ovathan he kaikki kolme koko ajan sairaina – ainakin omien diagnoosiensa mukaan. Kun kertoja pääsi ...
Pickwick-kerhon jälkeenjääneet paperit 1
Eletään 1800-lukua Englannissa. Samuel Pickwick on iäkäs herrasmies, jolla on turhan paljon aikaa. Mutta mitä ylimääräisellä ajalla voisi oikein tehdä? Kun herra Pickwick päättää l ...
Pickwick-kerhon jälkeenjääneet paperit 2
Pickwick-kerho on vallaton miesten kerho, joka seikkailee ympäri Englantia. Varakas herra Pickwick on antanut kerholle nimensä. Lisäksi mukana ovat runoilija Augustus Snodgrass, ro ...
När var tar sin
Bröderna Sören och Fredrik bor i Stockholm. Endast några år skiljer dem åt, men Fredrik bor fortfarande hemma hos deras faster efter föräldrarnas bortgång. Bröderna delar mycket - ...
The Black Veil
It is the year 1800 and a young medical practitioner has opened his own surgery. Scalpel in hand, he eagerly awaits his first patient. Yet no one comes. Late one night a tall woman ...
For Love of the King
Imagine being torn away from the person you love most in the world! The pain would be just too terrible to bear! This is exactly what happens to Shah Mah Phru after she falls passi ...
Dombey and Son
‘Dombey and Son’ follows Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of a shipping firm who is frustrated by his lack of a male heir. His disappointment and frustration triggers his own financi ...
The War of the Worlds
‘The War of the Worlds’ is H. G. Wells’ most popular novel and is celebrated as one of the most influential and greatest science-fiction stories ever. Its popularity stems largely ...
The Time Machine
‘The Time Machine’ is a celebrated sci-fi novella by H. G. Wells that was adapted into a movie starring Guy Pearce in 2002. It is the work that helped skyrocket Wells’ career and i ...
The Invisible Man
‘The Invisible Man’ is one of H.G. Wells’ most celebrated and widely read novels. The story revolves around Griffin, a scientist who discovers the serum of invisibility that sends ...
Perilous Play
In ‘Perilous Play’ we are thrust amongst a group of wealthy Southern Belles and boys on a particularly boring day, until a young doctor among them produces treats infused with cann ...
Lost in a Pyramid, or the Mummy's Curse
This fascinating tale marks a milestone in world literature as being one of the first examples of the ‘mummy’s curse’ narrative. It follows Paul Forsyth and the older professor Nil ...
Doctor Dorn's Revenge
Evelyn's pride and high standards lead her to marry a man she doesn't love, while leaving the man she does love in the past as a piece of history. Her true love is one who is "rich ...
The Idiot
Why is it that people mistake sincerity, kindness and positivity as stupidness? Lev Myshkin has all these great character qualities and certainly is no idiot though everyone assume ...
The Phantom of the Opera
Inspired by true events from the Paris Opera, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ is the most famous novel from French author Gaston Leroux. A strange phantom haunts the opera, causing fata ...
Far from the Madding Crowd
Who wouldn't want passionate love in their life? Of course, this love is usually accompanied by a lot of jealously, conflict and tragedy and this novel is no exception to that rule ...