Biblioteken på Gotland

Charlotte Mary Yonge’s ‘The Young Step-Mother’ - or ´A Chronicle of Mistakes´ - is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of the heroine, Albinia Ferrars, who leaves her h ...

H.G. Wells considered his short story, 'The Jilting of Jane', to be amongst the best of his early fiction. This romantic, mystery novella tells the story of Jane, a maid working in ...

A cross between the 'Three Musketeers' and 'Zorro', this swashbuckling adventure is full of sword fights and secret missions.Set during the French Revolution, it tells the story of ...

A mysterious murder-stabbing. A deaf and dumb butler. And a caged starling desperate to set themselves free. When the reclusive owner of a distinguished house is found dead inside ...

Four hours until the wedding. Anticipation and excitement boil, quickly turning to dread. Why has the bride-to-be refused to see the groom in the week leading up to the wedding? Es ...

A coming-of-age novel, ‘The Road to the Open’ follows the complicated liaisons of composer, Baron Georg von Wergenthin. While a talented man, Wergenthin lacks motivation and, inste ...

The inspiration behind ‘Eyes Wide Shut,’ starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, ‘The Dead are Silent’ is a tense psychological novella. Exploring the social parameters of 19th cent ...

Written almost as an interior monologue, ‘Bertha Garlan’ follows the eponymous Bertha on her quest for love. A widow in her thirties, Bertha previously married out of convention. H ...

Set in France in 1661, ‘Louise de la Vallière’ is the third and final part of the D’Artagnan Romances trilogy. With Louis XIV seeking to cement his position as the absolute monarch ...

This short story collection represents Lawrence’s first ever published body of work, containing twelve brilliant and engaging short stories. The titular ‘Prussian Officer’ is a gam ...

Virtually ignored when first published and almost lost entirely, these are the first published works of one of America's great writers.Edgar Allen Poe's 'Tamerlane and Other Poems' ...

A seamless blend of fact and fiction, ‘The Royal Life Guard, or The Flight of the Royal Family’ tells the story of the downfall of the French Monarchy. Set during the French Revolu ...

How do you survive when tragedy is your constant companion?With nearly all his family dead, Pascal Bruno turns to a life of crime to survive. His only hope of escape is through the ...

When Leslie comes to meet her father, Caspar Brooke, for the first time, she is keen to learn why her mother left him. While living with him, Leslie sets herself the task of reunit ...

Set in Victorian London, ‘Name and Shame’ is an unashamed melodrama in its purest form. Following the fortunes of Alan and Lisette Walcott, alongside the adventures of Lettice Camp ...

When Richard Luttrell is killed in an apparent accident by his brother, Brian, a cataclysmic chain of events is set in motion.‘Under False Pretences’ follows the fortunes of Richar ...

Forty-year-old Alwyn Egremont seduces Alice, an 18-year-old nursery governess, in his brother's employ.Scared he will lose his inheritance for doing so, Alwyn denies the affair and ...

Written by the English author Charlotte Mary Yonge, ‘The Caged Lion’ (1870) tells the story of King James I of Scotland - the caged lion of the title - who has been a prisoner in E ...

Vinnare av Lättläst-priset 2023!Det är bara några dagar kvar till den stora Rockfesten. Roger ska uppträda med bandet han är med i på sin dagliga verksamhet. Han är nervös men tagg ...

Ihastuttavia novelleja 1900-luvun alun Helsingistä!Eletään kesäiltaa Sörnäisissä. Nuori tyttö istuu talon portailla ja pesee jalkojaan. Ympärillä tapahtuu paljon – naapurin nainen ...

Jännittävä romaani ranskalaisesta nerosta.Eletään aikaa ennen toista maailmansotaa. Kun ranskalainen filosofi Simone Weil kohtaa erään englantilaisen opiskelijanuorukaisen, odottam ...

Koskettava tarina juurettomuudesta ja sisaruudesta.Eletään 2000-luvun alkua. Kili on taiteesta kiinnostunut kosmopoliitti, jonka elämä on ollut jännittävää. Hän on tottunut matkust ...

Kaksi sukua ja viha, joka kantaa läpi vuosikymmenten.Ranska, 1800-luku. Kun nuori Zinevra kohtaa Luigi Porta -nimisen miehen, hän menettää sydämensä. Zinevra ei kuitenkaan arvaa, e ...

17-vuotias Lenore von Sassen ei ole sellainen prinsessa kuin saduissa. Hänen vaatteensa ja kenkänsä ovat karkeampaa tekoa, ja hän asuu maalla Dierkhofin talossa aron laidalla. Kun ...

Kun avioliitto epäonnistuu 1800-luvulla, edessä on skandaali. Rouva Lisen Adler on syvästi järkyttynyt. Hän on juuri saapunut tapaamaan nuorta tytärtään Antoniaa, joka on ollut nai ...