Åbo Akademis bibliotek

»The Doll’s House« is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, first published in 1922. KATHERINE MANSFIELD, actually Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (later Murry), was born in 1888 in W ...

»Prelude« is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, first published in 1918. KATHERINE MANSFIELD, actually Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (later Murry), was born in 1888 in Wellington ...

»Miss Brill« is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, first published in 1920. KATHERINE MANSFIELD, actually Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (later Murry), was born in 1888 in Welling ...

»At the Bay« is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, first published in 1922. KATHERINE MANSFIELD, actually Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (later Murry), was born in 1888 in Welling ...

Katherine Mansfield is one of the greatest names in world literature in the genre of short stories. Early influenced by the impressionism of Russian writer Anton Chekhov, Mansfield ...

In the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush, a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid named White Fang struggles for survival. Born in the wild, ...

Humphrey van Weyden, a literary critic, finds himself shipwrecked and rescued by a sealing schooner commanded by the enigmatic and brutal Captain Wolf Larsen. Forced to adapt to li ...

Buck, a domesticated dog living in California, is abruptly uprooted from his comfortable life and sold into the harsh world of the Klondike Gold Rush. As he is transported to the Y ...

Martin Eden dreams of becoming a successful writer and winning the heart of a wealthy young woman, Ruth Morse. Despite his humble beginnings, Martin is determined to educate himsel ...

Amidst the sprawling grounds of Bartram-Haugh, the young heiress Maud Ruthyn finds herself thrust into a world of mystery and menace when she is sent to live with her reclusive and ...

Amidst the turbulent backdrop of post-Napoleonic France, Richard Beckett, an Englishman, finds himself embroiled in the affairs of a mysterious countess and her enigmatic chamberma ...

In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu is a collection of supernatural tales that plunge readers into a world of mystery, horror, and psychological intrigue. Set in the eerie lan ...

In the remote valleys of Afghanistan, two British adventurers, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, set out on a daring quest to become kings of Kafiristan. Using their wit, charism ...

In the heart of the dense Indian jungle, young Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, navigates a world where law is dictated by the wild. Guided by the wise panther Bagheera and the jovi ...

In the centre of Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim are two men: a boy on the verge of adulthood and an aged ascetic lama. The boy, Kim, is born in India, but he is white, a sahib. Howeve ...

Victor Frankenstein is a dedicated natural scientist, whose studies has lead to an obsession with the origin of life and the mystery of death. He wants to bring life to dead things ...

George Orwell's 1984 is one of the most influential novels of the 20th century: a work of biting political satire, echoing the tumultuous years after World War II. In his previous ...

In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [1865], young Alice falls down a rabbit hole into an underground fantasy world inhabited by unforgettable, anthropomorphic chara ...

Jane Eyre is the story of an orphaned girl who, thanks to her strong spirit, manages to escape a life of oppression and become an independent woman. Jane is brought up by heartless ...

En av de stora italienska 1900-talsklassikerna Småskolelärarinnan Ida Ramundo våldtas i sin lägenhet av en tysk soldat och föder sonen Giuseppe. Utanför rasar kriget och Ida är ber ...

En av de senaste årens mest hyllade amerikanska romaner »Den nästan 900 sidor långa berättelsen är oavbrutet intressant, angelägen, välskriven, lättillgänglig och utmärkt översatt ...

»Jag är mållös! Vilken debut Bröllopsdejten är. Det är en underbar och välskriven romance som har exakt allt.« Bettan bokprataren »Bröllopsdejten är en välskriven och underbar roma ...

Han är regissören på gränsen till sitt stora genombrott. Snart ska han bli pappa och tillsammans med sin fru flyttar han ut till ett ensligt renoveringsobjekt på landet. En mörk kv ...

Han är regissören på gränsen till sitt stora genombrott. Snart ska han bli pappa och tillsammans med sin fru flyttar han ut till ett ensligt renoveringsobjekt på landet. En mörk kv ...

Börje är ensamstående pappa till döttrarna Angela och Juno. Flickornas mamma blev sjuk och försvann tidigt ur bilden så låssmeden har uppfostrat flickorna själv, med strödda insats ...