Sjukhusbiblioteken i Västerbotten

The earliest collection of short stories from Edith Wharton, ‘The Greater Inclination’ documents the beginning of an outstanding literary career. The book contains seven short stor ...

May Sinclair’s ‘Life And Death of Harriett Frean’ tells the story of the titular character, Harriett, who has been raised as the embodiment of the perfect Victorian woman; loving, ...

The book that set the stage for Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘The Worm Ouroboros’ tells a sweeping tale of political – and mystical - battles between heroic warriors, witches ...

What happens if two boys are given the exact same name? If you guessed 'disaster in adulthood', you would be right. When one of the men dies, there is an exciting adventure to find ...

"If you were to go up in a balloon, you would make for heaven; and if you were to dive into the depths of the earth, nothing short of the other place would content you."These are t ...

Charles Dickens’ ‘The Lamplighter’ is a short story that will take the reader on a comical adventure bringing together the philosopher's stone, some fortune-telling stars, an eccen ...

‘Vanity takes no more obnoxious form than the everlasting desire for approval.’This collection of 12 short mystery stories includes titles such as 'Chick', 'For One Night Only', 'A ...

If you are a dog lover, you will love this book.For Albert Payson Terhune is a dog lover, too - and it shines out of every page of this book of stories about man's best friend.Each ...

Nemerov’s first novel, ‘The Melodramatists’ is a parody of life in 20th Century America. When wealthy Nicholas Boyne is committed to a mental health facility, his two daughters, Cl ...

‘The Elementary Spirit‘ (1844) was written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816) which inspired Tc ...

‘The Doge and Dogess’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816) which ...

‘Signor Formica’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816) which insp ...

‘Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the M ...

‘Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the M ...

‘Gambler’s Luck’ (1855) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816) which insp ...

‘Arthur’s Hall’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816) which inspi ...

Philip Marsham is orphaned by a shocking accident and he flees to London in fear of his life. There he joins the dark frigate ‘Rose of Devon’, bound for safety in Newfoundland.But ...

Who would have known that 'the father of Science Fiction' also wrote satire about stuffed animals? H.G. Wells' short story 'The Triumphs of a Taxidermist' was first published anony ...

Should he confess all and face the consequences or should he keep his secret forever?'A Slip Under the Microscope' is one of H.G. Wells' best-loved short stories, detailing the dil ...

Sigfrid Siwertz roman Selambs från 1920, hans viktigaste tillskott till den svenska litteraturen, skildrar en överklassfamiljs uppgång och fall. De fem syskonen Selambs växer upp p ...

Sigfrid Siwertz roman Selambs från 1920, hans viktigaste tillskott till den svenska litteraturen, skildrar en överklassfamiljs uppgång och fall. De fem syskonen Selambs växer upp p ...

Våren 1942. Den unga Emilia ser stridigheterna växa fram på gatorna utanför sitt hem i Warszawa. Tyskarna tillfångatar systematiskt judar och förflyttar dem till ett närliggande gh ...

Möt Wayne Lundberg - hängiven Moody Blues-lyssnare, livsfilosof på amatörnivå och ständig humörbytare. På fritiden alltså. Om dagarna är han en av Sundsvallspolisens mest erfarna u ...

Wayne Lundberg vid Sundsvallspolisen har fått ett av sina hittills svåraste fall på halsen. Ett litet barn försvinner spårlöst och plötsligt lever föräldrarna i en fasansfull mardr ...

Arvid har under hela sin uppväxt fått flytta med sin far till nya platser, när han sagt: "Nu har ryktet nått oss". När en gård på slätten annonserar efter arbetskraft, bryter sig A ...