Bibliotek i Västmanland

The Decay of Lying – An Observation is an essay by Oscar Wilde included in his collection of essays titled Intentions, published in 1891.  Wilde presents the essay in a Socratic di ...

The Portrait of Mr. W. H. is a story written by Oscar Wilde. The story is about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr. W. H., the enigmatic dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets. I ...

The Soul of Man is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity. The writing of The Soul of Man followed Wilde's co ...

Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed 1892 in London. The play was first published in 1893. Like many of Wilde's com ...

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890, printed as the July 1890 issue ...

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a classic comedy of manners in which two flippant young men, in order to impress their respected beloveds, p ...

The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of five stories by Oscar Wilde, dealing primarily with love and selfishness. The stories are generally sad, with a moralistic messa ...

The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. A modern American family moves into an English stately home - Canterville Chase. It turns out to be a traditionally drafty an ...

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published as a second collection after The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Wilde once said th ...

The Clockwork Man is a science fiction novel by British author E. V. ODLE.   This is the original cyborg novel. Steampunk before steampunk was cool - one of the first appearances o ...

The Heel of Achilles is another great novel by the beloved author of the Diary of a Provincial Lady and over 40 novels, English author E. M. Delafield.  In this novel the life and ...

Diary of a Provincial Lady is a largely autobiographical novel by English author E. M. Delafield. It takes the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman l ...

In The Cozy Cabin you are guided through a beautiful winter landscape to a little cabin. There is a fire burning in a fireplace, making the cabin feel nice and sleepily warm. Besid ...

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale about a very, very tiny girl and her adventures in a big and sometimes scary world.

Come along with Hansel and Gretel on their grand adventure to escape the evil witch and find their way home!

A thoughtful tale about a Little Girl and her Christmas wish to be with the one she loves most. The Little Match Girl is the perfect reminder of the importance of family and friend ...

The tin soldier is separated from the other toys and washed down a sewer, where he encounters a rat and gets swallowed by a fish, but somehow, against all odds, he manages to end u ...

For generations, children around the world have enjoyed the classic fairy tale of Puss 'n' Boots, the clever cat in fancy boots who outsmarts a king and a sorcerer to win a castle ...

Snow White is the fairest in the land. When the wicked queen wants that title for herself, Snow White flees into the forest where she meets the Seven Dwarfs. But the queen is deter ...

A stunning version of the beloved fairy tale about a princess doomed to sleep for 100 years

Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws steal from the rich and give to the poor. But wicked Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham are determined to trap him. Can Robin outwit ...

Little Red Riding Hood has to deliver goodies to grandma—but when the hungry Big Bad Wolf spots the girl in the woods, he decides to trick her into becoming dinner. “What a big mou ...

“I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!”  When Alice follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in Wonderland, a magical place where nothing is what it seems. Join Ali ...

The Sultan’s evil advisor, Jafar, discovers that only Aladdin can access a magical lamp from the Cave of Wonders. But when Aladdin’s monkey, Abu, steals the lamp back from Jafar, A ...

Once upon a time three Billy Goats were walking towards a field of fresh green grass for them to eat. However, to get there they needed to cross a bridge- a thin, old bridge where ...