E-böcker / Humor
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
"If you were to go up in a balloon, you would make for heaven; and if you were to dive into the depths of the earth, nothing short of the other place would content you."These are t ...
The Lamplighter
Charles Dickens’ ‘The Lamplighter’ is a short story that will take the reader on a comical adventure bringing together the philosopher's stone, some fortune-telling stars, an eccen ...
The Melodramatists
Nemerov’s first novel, ‘The Melodramatists’ is a parody of life in 20th Century America. When wealthy Nicholas Boyne is committed to a mental health facility, his two daughters, Cl ...
The Triumphs of a Taxidermist
Who would have known that 'the father of Science Fiction' also wrote satire about stuffed animals? H.G. Wells' short story 'The Triumphs of a Taxidermist' was first published anony ...
I klosterbibliotekets spår
Jean är en ung munk som kommer till Nydala kloster i Småland, men som blir tvungen att fly därifrån efter en fruktansvärd händelse. Han lyckas ta sig till Gotland i förhoppning om ...
Profeten och idioten
Svensk sensommar 2011. Petra, självlärd astrofysiker, har räknat ut att atmosfären kollapsar den 21 september samma år, omkring klockan 21.20. Nu är hon, domedagsprofeten, on the r ...
Jeremy at Crale
Setting the template for almost every subsequent novel set at school, ‘Jeremy at Crale’ follows the trials and tribulations of our eponymous hero. The third in the series, Jeremy i ...
The Obliterated Man
Who is Egbert Craddock Cummins? And why is he changing?'The Obliterated Man' tells the tale of a shy young man, Egbert Craddock Cummins, who reluctantly takes on the role of a thea ...
Bealby - A Holiday
When your life’s path seems set in stone, who wouldn’t long for a bit of adventure?In 1910s England, everyone knew their place. But 13-year-old Bealby isn’t content to become a ser ...
Suurherttuan öljysota
Minorcan suurherttua on innoissaan: tänään alkaa uusi vaihe Minorcan suurherttuakunnan historiassa! Mutta mitä mahtaakaan olla edessä? Keskittyyhän suurherttua yleensä lähinnä syöm ...
Walter Schnaffs' Adventure
Walter Schnaff is unlike the other soldiers in the Prussian army. While his brothers-in-arms advance through Normandy with the intent of subjugating the French and achieving victor ...
What was Really the Matter with Andrew
Matilda cannot wait for her husband to be away so she can invite Captain Sommerive into her house and heart. But as their love affair grows more passionate, Matilda begins to see t ...
Spinning-Wheel Stories
Today, children trapped at their grandma's house because of a storm would occupy themselves with social media and a range of streaming services.But in the 1800s, things were very d ...
I afton dans
Förorten är ett ensamt ställe. Det har 34-åriga Britt-Inger fått lära sig den hårda vägen. Hon gör sitt bästa för att hålla huvudet över ytan, men det blir allt svårare. Förutom en ...
Jeremy
The first of the ‘Jeremy’ books, Jeremy introduces us to our hero, at the age of eight. Jeremy and his two sisters, Helen, and Mary, live in the quiet, unassuming town of Polcheste ...
The Crocodile
Ivan Matveich was thinking it was a bad idea to see a live crocodile on the street as it swallowed him whole! Why couldn't it have eaten his wife Elena instead?<br><br>What follows ...
The Village of Stepanchikovo
Wild carriage chases, moonlight trysts, stupidity, vanity and elopements. This manic comedy seems to have it all...<br><br>Farcical in its entirety, 'The Village of Stepanchikovo' ...
The Playboy of the Western World
On a quiet autumn evening, the inhabitants of Flaherty’s ramshackle pub are interrupted by the arrival of Christy Mahon, a fugitive claiming to have murdered his father. Enamoured ...
The Research Magnificent
‘What does all this struggle here amount to?’ William Benham sets out on a globe-trotting adventure to find the answer in H.G. Wells’ ‘The Research Magnificent’. Overzealous and un ...
The Remarkable Rocket
‘The Remarkable Rocket’ is a morality tale, cloaked in fairy-tale magic. It focuses on a firework, who is too full of himself for his own good. His bravado and boasts are put to th ...
The Cabman's Story
‘The Cabman’s Story’ is a short novella by the Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In it, our narrator the cabman regales us with tales of his various entertaining and b ...
Jeremy and Hamlet
The second in the ‘Jeremy’ series, ‘Jeremy and Hamlet’ switches between two perspectives: those of our 10-year-old hero and those of his dog, Hamlet. With Jeremy away at school, Ha ...
Sanditon and Other Stories
In a new audio adaptation of some of Austen’s lesser known works, Avita Jay brings to life the wit and satire of one of England’s greatest authors. In Austen’s final and unfinished ...
Terveisin Salainen Ihailijasi – 7 tarinaa rakkaudesta
Kun Marikan vanhan Corollan tuulilasiin ilmestyy syvänpunainen ruusu, Marika on hämmentynyt. Onko joku laittanut ruusun hänen autoonsa vahingossa? Nythän on tuikitavallinen maanant ...
Backabo
Det är åttiotal, någonstans i södra Sverige, i ett villaområde som vilket som helst. Eller är det verkligen ett område som vilket som helst? I just det här kvarteret verkar det näm ...