Aneby bibliotek

B. J. Harrison reads two late 19th-century science fiction classics by H. G. Wells. 'The Time Machine,' an ultimate classic, introduced the term 'time machine' as we now know it. A ...

Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck’s happy and comfortable life comes to an end ...

What will happen if you hear the bell of St. Sépulcre? According to the local small town folks, dangers and even death may follow. When a stranger enters the town, he is warned by ...

Helen Turrell is a young and well-off single woman, living a the countryside village. But one day, she decides to travel to southern France and returns home with a baby called Mich ...

"The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu" is the first book in the Fu-Manchu series, about the notorious evil mastermind. In the crime fiction world, Fu-Manchu stands on equal grounds with Pro ...

The first season focuses on the short story tradition, and B. J. Harrison has selected some of the most prominent representatives of the genre. As far as the thematic aspect is con ...

"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving, tackling the theme of making a deal with the devil. The greedy and easily-corruptible Tom sells his soul in exchan ...

This uplifting debut novel from Cornwall based writer, Liz Hurley, is sure to put a smile on your face. Ariana Byrne knows how to survive. After becoming a guardian to her four lit ...

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is one of Victor Hugo most popular historical novels. It follows the story of the young Quasimodo, a hunchback who lives the solitary life of an outca ...

"King" Wallace is a lion-tamer, who has been viciously murdered by a man who hated him. Now everyone wants to know who the murderer is. The "Leopard Man" is a leopard trainer with ...

In this story, John Buchan explores Africa together with his friend Lawson. During their expedition, they find an astonishing place and they decide to settle there. But after a whi ...

A young traveler is up on a mountain when night falls and he finds shelter with a family that lives nearby. They make friendly conversation and the visitor shares his dreams and go ...

Ed Loyce is a store owner who is faced with a strange sight: someone is hanging from a lamppost. Furthermore, alien insects have taken over yet no one seems to consider things to b ...

Apart from the ubiquitous presence of the authors who work in the short story tradition, the Second Season introduces poems and novellas. The romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge ...

"The Castaway" is a short story by W. W. Jacobs, telling of the return of a husband, who was thought lost and buried at sea for three years. Mrs. Boxer immediately welcomes him, bu ...

"The Dream Woman" is a novella by Wilkie Collins, telling the story of Francis Raven, a young man who dreams that a strange woman is trying to kill him. Eventually, he marries a wo ...

France and Great Britain are waging a fierce war for the control of the North American colonies. Cora and Alice Munro are two sisters who travel through the forest to visit their f ...

Tom Sawyer is an orphaned boy who lives together with his kindhearted aunt Polly. Although his poor aunt takes good care of him, Tom grows up to be rebellious who comes up with a n ...

'The Inimitable Jeeves' from the early 20th century is a collection of stories featuring the beloved character Jeeves. Considered the definition of a perfect valet, Jeeves answers ...

In this dark story by Robert W. Chambers we are introduced to a detective, who is tasked to uncover a hoax in the Pacific Northwest. There he investigates the possible existence of ...

"The Hand of Fu-Manchu" is the third book in the Fu-Manchu series. It follows the mad doctor’s adventures in the wicked underground world of crime. A secret organisation threatens ...

When a young teacher decides to come work in a secluded Dutch village, little does he know that his stay there will change his life forever. Set among tales of ghosts and supernatu ...

Ingen visste riktigt sanningen om den oberoende och självsäkra Stella Gordon. Hennes våldsamma öde kom därför att bli ett förvirrande mysterium. Visst, hon hade en man, väninnor oc ...

Frida Sandberg ska bli klimatsmart på riktigt - och hon tänker börja med en hemester! Men vart åker man egentligen då? Efter en stunds googlande dyker plötsligt ett riktigt lovande ...

När en tre månader gammal baby försvinner under mystiska omständigheter lägger Eskiltunas poliskår alla övriga fall åt sidan för att ägna sig åt försvinnandet. Mamman släppte barnv ...