Sjukhusbiblioteken i Västerbotten

J. Arbuthnot Wilson is about to spend a memorable New Year’s Eve. He and the group he is travelling with were going to visit the sealed pyramid of Abu Yilla on the next day but Wil ...

One Londoner and an American geologist are out for a bicycle trip in the Thames valley. They talk about natural disasters and volcanic eruptions and how thankful they are that such ...

"Twelve Tales" is a unique collection of short stories selected by Grant Allen himself. The stories are a vivid combination of horror, science fiction and detective tales. The intr ...

Doctor Nikola sets out on another adventure, which this time leads him to Venice. There he meets the old acquaintance – Richard Hatteras – whose fiancée Nikola had kidnapped, and t ...

‘Inside the Lines’ (1915) is a gripping novel by American writers Earl Derr Biggers and Robert Wells Ritchie.On the eve of the First World War as preparations for the conflict are ...

Born into the squalor and humiliation of slavery, Frederick Douglass seemed destined for a lifetime of misery. So how did he break the shackles and become a world-famous abolitioni ...

For Western lovers and old romantics, 'Under the Toto Rim' follows schoolteacher Lucy Watson as she integrates into a backwoods community. Following her father's death, young Lucy ...

It is sometimes difficult to know who most deserves our judgement.Do we look down more upon a shop owner for inventing a royal backstory for one of his items - or is the customer w ...

Why do good people suffer?This is the question Honoré de Balzac poses in 'The Hated Son', set in Normandy during the eighth war of religion between Catholics and Protestant Hugueno ...

If you have seen Ricky Gervais in 'The Office', you will know how much comedy and pathos occurs in apparently mundane locations. In 'The Lesser Bourgeoisie', Honore de Balzac turns ...

Born mixed-race, but with pale skin, Georges was rejected by everyone in the 19th-century French colony of Mauritius. But, in this era of slavery and abuse, he was destined to be n ...

Often referred to as the sequel to ‘The Two Dianas,’ ‘The Page of the Duke of Savoy’ tells the story of the Duke of Savoy and his mysterious page. The Duke decides to fight the Fre ...

It is a play with a gentle, evocative name. But 'A Doll's House' is a story with a kick that continues to be felt today.Henrik Ibsen's play tells the story of Nora, who feels hemme ...

It isn't always easy being a demon.As Luci, the demon in Matt Groening's Netflix series 'Disenchantment' will agree, not everybody is easy to tempt.Leo Tolstoy's 'The First Distill ...

A light-hearted collection of poems featuring G. K. Chesterton’s classic wit and cheer, ‘Wine, Water, and Song’ celebrates drink in all its forms, lampooning ideas of prohibition t ...

These sixteen short stories are packed full with charming characters and vibrant prose. Each of the tales are based in New England and primarily centered on strong female protagoni ...

'Meadow Grass' is a series of 13 short tales set in the fictional town of Tiverton in New England, America. The stories cover social life and customs according to Brown and reflect ...

Following the first world war, John Raven dwells on the course of path for his friends Dick and Raven who served in the Ambulance corps. He laments on the relationship of Raven and ...

'Rose Macleod' follows the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter Madam Fulton and Electra. Madam Fulton, a writer, receives acclaim for her writing but won't pursue it ...

I en krigsgrav från första världskriget återfinns ett brev i fickan på en okänd soldat. Brevet fångar journalisten Leahs intresse och hon börjar sökandet efter soldatens identitet. ...

Gustav, adelsmannen från släkten Vasa, har tagit makten och är nu kung i Sverige. Den forne vännen Hans är på flykt efter att ha begått ett brott i kungens tjänst. Han lämnar sin s ...

Det är sommar i en förort till Tokyo. Där möter vi tre kvinnor: trettioåriga Natsuko, hennes äldre syster Makiko och dennes dotter Midoriko. Makiko har rest till Tokyo för att göra ...

"Boheemiaika on taiteilijan koeaikaa: se on alkutaival akatemiaan, vaivaistaloon tai ruumishuoneelle."Miten harrastajaboheemit eroavat aidoista boheemeista? Millaista kieltä boheem ...

"Ensi syksynä on taas kunnallisvaalit. Valitaan kaksikymmentäyhdeksän pölvästiä istumaan ja nostamaan palkkaa tuolla talossa."Pienen kunnan paikallispolitiikassa sattuu ja tapahtuu ...

"Jos olisi kysymyksessä joku itseoppinut puoskari, olisi laki ja oikeus heti sen niskavilloissa kiinni, mutta tämähän parantaakin sanan voimalla ja se tuntuu olevan luvallista."Kun ...