Biblioteken på Gotland

"You don’t have to put on the red light", as Sting sings – except this female main character, Mercy Merrick, comes to that conclusion herself. Originally written as a play, "The Ne ...

"It can't be summer always, dear, but we can make fair weather for ourselves if we try."From the author of ‘Little Women’, this short story follows 12-year-old Marjorie who dreams ...

Henry Fielding’s most famous novel, ‘The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling,’ is packed with humour, romance, and mischief. The eponymous hero is discovered as a baby on the doorste ...

‘Select Conversations with an Uncle’ is H.G. Wells’ first book. It is a collection of fourteen humorous conversations between a man and his newly wealthy uncle. These short stories ...

"He would make a lovely corpse."Martin Chuzzlewit is an old rich man with a handful of relatives just waiting for him to die so they can inherit his money. But old Chuzzlewit has n ...

Who doesn't enjoy a novel full of jealousy, love and, of course, lots of conflict! 'The Professor' by Charlotte Brontë has all this and more.'The Professor' is Charlotte Brontë’s f ...

Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one ...

"North and South" is perhaps Elizabeth Gaskell’s most famous novel which poignantly deals with the issues of industrialisation from the working class perspective. When young Margar ...

When the narrator comes across a wedding, it reminds him of an event five years ago where he found himself, completely by chance, at a children’s Christmas party. At the time, he d ...

Part of an eight-volume cycle about Marie Antoinette ‘The Hero of the People’ focuses on the conflict between King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as to how France should be ruled. ...

'The Man' is a gothic novel combining elements of horror and romance written by Bram Stoker, the author of the acclaimed 'Dracula' made famous by the 1931 movie adaption starring B ...

In this historical romance adventure the wealthy Miss Betty with a heart of gold falls in love with the dashing Rafe. After saving Betty's life in a boat trip gone wrong, Rafe's u ...

Born from the mists of Irish legend, Bram Stoker’s ‘The Snake’s Pass’ traces a romance fraught with mystery and peril. Arthur Severn is holidaying in the town of Carnacliff, Irelan ...

On the island of Sardinön, Easter is fast approaching but Emelie still has some difficult questions on her mind. Should she take the job at the community centre? If her new partner ...

Telepathic birds, cavemen and prehistoric monsters. Not exactly what you would expect to find at the centre of the Earth! 'At the Earth’s Core' is the first novel in Burroughs’ fa ...

When roaming the African wilderness in quest of hidden riches, it would probably be wise to consider beforehand that you just might stumble upon more than you bargained for. Indeed ...

'The Wanderer’s Necklace' is an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard in which a Norseman has to leave his homeland after he challenges Odin and his ways of dealing with the world. I ...

When Gilliat sees Deruche writing his name in the snow, he falls in love – one day, he must have this magical young woman as his bride. The chance to win Deruche’s heart comes, how ...

A handsome young man goes missing the night before his wedding-day, along with one million pounds. Detective James Sepping is assigned to the case, assisted by the intrepid Joan Wa ...

In a France torn apart by revolutions and coups, it seemed that power was right there for the taking. And the Duchess of Berry wasn’t going to pass up her chance. Together with he ...

You’ve probably read or seen a film based on an epistolary novel (a story presented through letters sent between characters): "Persuasion", "Dracula", and "The Perks of Being a Wal ...

First published in 1894, ‘Round the Red Lamp’ is a collection of mostly medical themed stories from the famous Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, no doubt drawing on hi ...

Originally published in 1899 ‘A Duet with an Occasional Chorus’ is a short romance by famous Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A happily engaged young couple, Maude S ...

Nominerad till Årets bok 2022!Moa Herngren skildrar i Skilsmässan än en gång mästerligt de tabun som finns i relationer och de känslor som vi kanske inte pratar om så ofta. Precis ...

Joel ja Sanna ovat miltei nelikymppinen pariskunta, jonka elämä ei ole mennyt täysin suunnitelmien mukaan. Joel on joutunut jättämään arvostetun viestintämuotoilijan työnsä ja teke ...