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Hevonen

Kun perheen äiti putoaa hevosen selästä, koko perhe säikähtää. Onneksi äidille ei kuitenkaan käynyt pahemmin! Muistoksi jää suuri ja kipeä mustelma takapuoleen. Yllättäen mustelma ...


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Kinesisk ask

Kinesisk ask innehåller trettiotvå fyndiga och filosofiska miniatyrnoveller som bjuder på fängslande och tankeväckande läsning. Berättelserna bildar tillsammans ett system av kines ...


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Skiftande dagrar

"Skiftande dagrar" är en samling berättelser skrivna med det kristna synsätt som präglade samhället och författaren under hennes samtid. Novellerna behandlar frågor kring den lilla ...


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Transformation

‘Transformation’ (1831) is a short story by English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel ‘Frankenstein’. Having squandered his wealth, Guido returns to claim the ...


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The Pilgrims

A knight, hiding from his past, lives alone in an isolated mountain fortress. One day, he gives shelter to two pilgrims and tells them of his sorrows. But the pilgrim’s true intent ...


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The Mourner

While out walking with his fiancé Juliet in Virginia Waters, a young Neville stumbles across the unmarked grave of his childhood friend, Ellen. Juliet demands to know the truth and ...


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The Elder Son

When Ellen’s parents die, she inherits a pund50,000 fortune and goes to live with her uncle. While there, she falls for one of her two cousins and they secretly marry. However, Ell ...


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The Figure in the Carpet

Enwrapped in indescribable mysteriousness, ‘The Figure in the Carpet’ (1896) is a short story by the American-born British writer Henry James. It explores the meaning of art and ho ...


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The Miracle of the Great St. Nicolas

‘The Miracle of the Great St Nicolas’ (1909) is Anatole France’s satirical reimagining of the classic legend. In this short story, St Nicolas attempts to perform a miracle, resurre ...


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The Pole

This short story tells the tale of a Polish man who intervenes in a fight between Marietta, a defenceless Italian girl, and Giorgio, a young army officer. His actions set in motion ...


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The False Rhyme

After the heartbreak of losing his lover, King Francis I swears never to love another woman. His sister, Marguerite of Navarre, overhears his lament and vows to prove him wrong. Ma ...


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Coming Home

Having lived in France during the First World War, it’s no surprise that Wharton documented the impact on her spiritual homeland, both in fiction and non-fiction. ‘Coming Home’ is ...


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The Garden Party and Other Stories

If you have not discovered the work of Katherine Mansfield, you're in for a treat and this is the perfect place to start. 'The Garden Party and Other Stories' is a collection of 15 ...


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Tales and Stories

From the acclaimed author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, ‘Tales and Stories’ is a collection of short stories that bring romance and gothic horror together. This collection of tale ...


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Herr Collins ferieagentur

Filip Collin, allas vår favorittjuv, är åter i farten. Efter äventyren i Hamburgstadsdelen Altona med den ryske storfursten Woetz har Collin inte bara blivit husägare, utan även ga ...


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Program till matchen och signalsystemet, program!

"Program till matchen och signalsystemet, program!" är en novellsamling som snurrar kring personer fullt uppe i sitt egna. Vi får bland annat möta en självömkande pappa som inte ka ...


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Elämän maantiellä

Juhani Lepoluhta on sortavalalainen herrasmies, joka on tottunut elämään tietyllä tavalla. Töissä hän on hillitty ja hallittu, ystävien kanssa säädyllinen. Eräänä päivänä Juhani ku ...


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Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories

'Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories' features fifteen ghost and horror stories. Included in this collection are: 'The Way of Ghosts', 'Soldier Folk', 'Some Haunted Houses ...


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A Cynic Looks At Life

In this collection of satiric essays, Ambrose Bierce offers his provoking outlook on a series of subjects. This collection includes, "Civilization", "Immortality", "The Death Penal ...


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Crucial Instances

‘Crucial Instances’ was the second collection of Wharton’s short stories to be published. Of the seven, ‘Copy: A Dialogue’ is presented as a short play. This collection shows the b ...


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Weird Tales Volume 1

‘Weird Tales Volume 1’ (1885) was written by German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816). Included in this firs ...


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The Serapion Brethren Volume 2

‘The Serapion Brethren’ is the name of a literary and social circle created in Berlin in 1818 by the German romantic writer E. T. A. Hoffmann and his friends.‘The Serapion Brethren ...


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The Serapion Brethren Volume 1

‘The Serapion Brethren’ is the name of a literary and social circle created in Berlin in 1818 by the German romantic writer E. T. A. Hoffmann and his friends. ‘The Serapion Brethre ...


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The Fermata

‘The Fermata’ (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 inspire ...


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The Entail

‘The Entail’ (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 inspired ...