E-böcker / Historiska faksimil
The Vendetta
Fans of 'The Godfather' trilogy and 'The Sopranos' will know a thing or two about vendettas.In Honore de Balzac's ´The Vendetta´, tragic consequences are laid bare. What begins as ...
Nora
Henkeäsalpaavan kaunis historiallinen romaani itsenäisestä naisesta miesten maailmassa.Noran elämässä miehet ovat aina kohdelleet häntä kuin lasta – ensin Noran isä, sitten hänen a ...
Bones
Set in Nigeria, at the time of the British Empire, ‘Bones’ introduces us to the hapless hero of the piece. The beloved Commissioner Sanders has struck up an uneasy truce with Bosam ...
Diana of Kara-Kara
America, Australia, and London all feature in this globetrotting tale of love, deception, and psychic abilities. Diana Ford is as headstrong as they come and knows how to shoot a g ...
The Commission in Lunacy
Judges receive legal training, but they cannot automatically be given courage and the wisdom of Solomon.That is what is needed when larger-than-life socialite the Marquise d'Espard ...
Juana
An Italian and Spanish love triangle with Napoleon's army on the march as the backdrop, 'Juana' is an all-action story about two morally corrupt Italian soldiers in the French army ...
The Two Brothers
With a sweeping narrative that features revolution, restoration, and colonial war, 'The Two Brothers' is Honore de Balzac at his masterful best.It focuses on the Bridau family, inc ...
The Old Maid
History lovers will revel in Balzac’s social and political commentary of 19th century France in ‘The Old Maid’. With skilful insight into the human experience, the life of a rich l ...
Fribrytaren
Efter över fyrtio år på havet återvänder Jean Peyrol till en liten gård i Toulon i hans hemland Frankrike. Ett land skakat av politisk instabilitet när franska revolutionen lider m ...
Flugornas herre
Efter ett flyghaveri kastas en grupp pojkar mellan sex och tolv år iland på en liten ö i Söderhavet. De stiftar lagar, fördelar sysslorna och väljer anförare. Deras tillvaro kan bl ...
Rosor i blom
Rose återvänder hem tillsammans med sin farbror Alec och sin väninna Phebe, efter flera år utomlands. Roses familj önskar att hon ska gifta sig, en önskan som Rose inte ämnar uppfy ...
Hedda Gabler
Henrik Ibsen’s 1890 play 'Hedda Gabler' is a study of a woman who wants to climb the social ladder. Where another of Ibsen's great female character, Nora from 'A Doll's House', had ...
Man and Wife
Imagine as a woman losing all your property to your husband. Sadly, such was the law for much of the Victorian times. Wilkie Collins’s novel "The Woman in White" (starring Charles ...
Selma Lagerlöfs jul : 24 julberättelser
Följ med till en värld av julkalas, tomtegubbar, snötyngda granar och mirakler i oförglömliga romanscener och stämningsfulla julnoveller. Selma Lagerlöf hämtar inspiration från sin ...
Dubliners
First published in 1914, ‘Dubliners’ was Irish novelist James Joyce’s first short story collection. The collection explores middle-class life in Ireland in the 20th century and the ...
Bortsnappad
17 år gamla David Balfours föräldrar har gått bort nyligen och han försöker hitta sin plats i världen. En dag får David ett brev som han ska leverera till Shaws hus där hans farbro ...
Vita nätter
En sommarnatt i Sankt Petersburg vandrar en ung poet längs med stadens månupplysta gator. Där har han vandrat många gånger. Men just den här natten är något annorlunda. Vid ett kan ...
Father Goriot
An overprotective father. A cunning criminal. A young student navigating the world of high society and love. In Paris, 1819, three stranger’s fates are intertwined in a tale of cor ...
Young Goodman Brown
First published in 1835, ‘Young Goodman Brown’ is a short story by the renowned American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Set in 17th century Salem, young Goodman Brown tells his new w ...
Frederic & Elfrida
Written by a young Jane Austen, 'Frederic and Elfrida' is a short story that beautifully showcases Austen as the original queen of wit. Penned at around the age of twelve, this is ...
The Three Sisters and Other Stories
With handsome rich men and ladies of leisure fluttering their eyelids trying to catch their attention, 'The Three Sisters' reads like a humorous trial run for 'Pride and Prejudice' ...
Candide; or Optimism
'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' - that's the essence of Voltaire's 'Candide'. For, like the ever-upbeat character in 'Monty Python's Life of Brian', the eponymous Candide ...
Carmilla
Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one ...
North and South
"North and South" is perhaps Elizabeth Gaskell’s most famous novel which poignantly deals with the issues of industrialisation from the working class perspective. When young Margar ...
At the Earth's Core
Telepathic birds, cavemen and prehistoric monsters. Not exactly what you would expect to find at the centre of the Earth! 'At the Earth’s Core' is the first novel in Burroughs’ fa ...