Sävsjö stadsbibliotek

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 ...

I politikens förunderliga värld är det mycket som döljs under ytan. Här får vi möta spionen som bara en litterär agent kunde överlista, fången som hjälpt svenska staten mörda en am ...

I livet finns det bara en sak som vi kan vara helt säkra på: förr eller senare tar det alltid slut. Har man otur så inträder döden dessutom mycket tidigare än man hade tänkt. För d ...

A miller’s daughter is about to marry a rich man who is however creepy and scary. All the birds and creatures try to warn the poor girl. Something is quite not alright with her sui ...

Mr. Fox had some doubts about his wife Mrs. Fox. He thought that she was unfaithful to him and he decided to put her to the test. He behaved as he was dead as he wanted to see if M ...

The boy in our story decided to learn languages. And so he did. The language of birds, of dogs and of frogs. His father was however not satisfied. The boy had to be killed. His fat ...

Hans was in love with a girl named Gretel. They saw each other every day and every time Gretel gave Hans a gift. Hans was however not that smart, so he mishandled the gifts. Gretel ...

Once lived a louse and a flea together and then suddenly one day the louse burnt herself. The flea got scared and began screaming. And this simple thing led to the door’s creaking, ...

Whoever kills the wild boar and frees the land from this plague, will marry the king’s daughter. This is the challenge two brothers decided to face. You may think that they were wi ...

Here goes a tale about three little friends who lived together and shared daily tasks like cooking or gathering woods. But as it often happens in some households, a problem occurre ...

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fa ...

The sun, the dew and the rose bush were all very proud of the young buds that were gently growing on the rose bushes’ branches. Each bud would become a rose and they wished each of ...

Today, is the birthday of little Marie, she is overwhelmed with gifts, each one more beautiful than the last: a toy kitchen, a doll, a picture book and more. But for Marie the best ...

Once upon a time there were two large islands off the coast of Zealand in Denmark: Vänö and Glänö. But a very long time ago, during a stormy night, Vänö was swallowed by the waves. ...

In front of a factory were piles and piles of rags and, among these rags, a Danish rag and a Norwegian rag found themselves side-by-side. They each extolled their country and their ...