Bibliotek i Västmanland

Lois Cayley is an intelligent, young, attractive and independent woman who is forced to face the world on her own after the death of her stepfather. Since there is nothing left to ...

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 ...

Sara Lindqvists karriär i Stockholm står till, hon är själv kvar när kollegor tar för sig. Lindiwe är nyutexaminerad från universitetet i Kapstaden och allt pekar mot att åka till ...

Kirsten lämnar sitt gamla liv bakom sig och reser till Bali för att bearbeta en hastig och oväntad sorg. När hon landar i paradiset möter hon den mystiske och tilldragande Max, en ...

Marcus är ett riktigt svin. Ett narcissistiskt svin. När han en fredag efter jobbet kommer hem och finner sin fru i säng med en annan man, ställs allt på ända. Händelsen blir börja ...

Någon skrek därute. Snabba steg i trappan, regeln lyftes av och kort därefter öppnades dörren. En man iförd luva, vantar och halsduk, så högt uppdragen att den täckte halva ansikte ...

Året är 1881, Stockholms tidigare så stolta operahus står och förfaller vid strömmen. Hovet och Riksdagen diskuterar ständigt vad man ska göra, borde man renovera eller bygga nytt? ...