Biblioteken på Gotland

Have you heard the saying "a little stone may upset a large cart"? You know, our story follows the same proverb. A man was on his way home from a fair when someone told him that on ...

People have said that fear has big eyes. And this saying is proven to be right. Here goes another example of it. There was once a horned owl who found himself in a barn in a little ...

A man is sent to jail for beating his wife. After a while he is released and he promises to never repeat his faults. He says that a couple has to share every joy and sorrow and sta ...

Do you want to hear a story about one hard-working woman? Her name is Lean Lisa and she works from early morning to late evening. She is restless and is trying to figure out a way ...

What if we told you that there was once a poor old woman who was going around from door to door begging for some money. What if we told you also that a kind young man did not only ...

Let us tell you one story which is to serve as an example of what you should not do. A man and his wife were about to enjoy a meal together when the man saw his older father coming ...

Let me ask you something. Do you think mountains hide secrets? Or riches and treasures? Would you believe us if we told you that the boy in our story saw how twelve robbers entered ...

You have heard many stories about evil step-mothers, right? Well this one is quite scary. There was once a step-mother who hated her step-children so much that she changed them int ...

A fisherman’s son ends up in an enchanted castle hidden in a high mountain. There he finds three princesses who are all dressed in black. They do not harm him but he has to find a ...

Frederick and Catherine are a couple in love who lead a funny and eventful life. Catherine is so clumsy and stupid at times that she manages to get herself in trouble by doing what ...

In the short story 'The League of the Old Men' by Jack London, an old Native American man called Imber steps forth before the law and reveals that he has slayed numerous people. As ...

In Jack London's short story 'Li Wan, The Fair,' a woman called Li Wan is journeying a long trail with her husband, a commanding Native American named Canim. When they come across ...

'Blood for blood, rank for rank,' runs the code of the intense Thlinket people in Jack London's 'The Death of Ligoun.' A man recounts the tale of a mighty warrior called Ligoun and ...

'Keesh, the Son of Keesh' is a short story by Jack London on a love that requires sacrifices. Keesh, the chief of the Thlunget people, wants to trade goods for the hand of Su-Su, w ...

In 'The Sickness of Lone Chief' by Jack London, the once-mighty Lone Chief has fallen far from his glory days and describes the memorable events that made him rise to power long ag ...

The Mandell village in Jack London's short story 'The Sunlanders' is quite unlike any other village. It is remote, and because there are much more men than women, also polygamous. ...

Jack London's 'The Master of Mystery' is set in a Native American fishing village in Alaska. A woman has lost her most valuable possession: the blankets of a deceased Englishman. T ...

Tina som jobbar vid tullen är fenomenalt skicklig på att ta fast smugglare. Aldrig har hon tagit miste, förrän idag. När Vore kliver av färjan tvekar hon för första gången på sina ...

I alla tider har människan levt enligt lagar och oskrivna regler. I alla tider har människan också brutit mot dem. Är vi egentligen så annorlunda mot våra sedan länge avlidna förfä ...

Har du någon gång hört talas om en puma som dragit till sjöss? Eller kanske en markatta som utövar medicin? Tekniskt sett så är förstås markattan en apa. Men namnet till trots hand ...

Världen är inte ond, men den är inte heller god. Det som sker, det sker, och som människor gör vi bara vårt bästa för att ta oss igenom tillvaron. En del vill göra skillnad medan a ...

Har du någon gång funderat över hur mänsklighetens framtid kan tänkas se ut? Eller om aliens faktiskt redan besökt vår planet i smyg? I denna sci-fi- och fantasydoftande novellsaml ...

När det allseende ögat blundar suddas gränserna ut och låter sådant hända som ingen trott var möjligt. Löpare slår världsrekord i rymden, utländska makter tillåts infiltrera svensk ...

Inte ens en rysk atombomb kan få Novellmästarna att sakta ner i denna högintensiva samling berättelser. Målet är okänt, men med gasen fastnålad i botten är det bara att hålla kurs ...

Borta bra men hemma bäst - så lyder det välkända ordspråket. Men skenet bedrar! Egentligen är hemmet faktiskt en av de absolut farligaste platserna att befinna sig på. Olyckor och ...