Åbo Akademis bibliotek

In Elizabethan England, a young nobleman named Orlando navigates the intricacies of court life under Queen Elizabeth I. Known for his youthful exuberance and romantic pursuits, Orl ...

Katharine Hilbery, torn between her duty to her family and her desire for intellectual independence, finds herself entangled in a hesitant courtship with Ralph Denham, a persistent ...

In Jacob's Room, readers are drawn into the fragmented life of a young man named Jacob Flanders, whose existence unfolds through a series of vivid snapshots and fragmented memories ...

In this captivating narrative, readers are transported into the intriguing world of a cocker spaniel who finds himself amidst the lives of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning and h ...

In a picturesque English village, residents prepare for an amateur production in the grounds of their manor house. Against the backdrop of World War II looming in the background, t ...

After the tragic death of her mother shortly after her birth, Mathilda is raised in isolation by her stern but loving father. Their relationship grows closer and more intense over ...

»The Young King« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, e ...

»The Sphinx Without a Secret« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, ...

»The Selfish Giant« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1888. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright ...

»The Remarkable Rocket« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1888. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwr ...

»The Nightingale and the Rose« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1888. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, ...

»The Model Millionaire« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwr ...

»The Fisherman and His Soul« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, p ...

»The Devoted Friend« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1888. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwrigh ...

»The Canterville Ghost« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwr ...

»The Birthday of the Infanta« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, ...

»Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, p ...

»The Happy Prince« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1888. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, ...

Few authors are as closely associated with English wit as Oscar Wilde: the sharp-witted dandy, always ready with a cutting remark. His brilliant conversational skills made him famo ...

In late 19th-century New York, high society places great demands on a woman—she must be beautiful, wealthy, cultured, and above all, virtuous, at least on the surface. At 29, Lily ...

When Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York fleeing her Polish husband, from whom she has been hiding for a year, she shocks the rigid high society. Newland Archer, the soon-to ...

In the harsh winter of New England, farmer Ethan Frome struggles to lead a bearable life, which is not easy on a rundown farm with a hypochondriac wife. The only bright spot is his ...

In Victorian England, an eccentric scientist unveils his latest invention: a machine capable of travelling through time. Demonstrating its capabilities, the Time Traveller embarks ...

Shipwrecked and stranded in the vast Pacific Ocean, Edward Prendick finds himself rescued and brought to a remote island. There, he discovers the enigmatic Dr. Moreau, a scientist ...

A stranger with a striking appearance arrives in the small village of Bramblehurst on a cold, snowy day. His face is completely covered in bandages, with only a fake nose protrudin ...