E-böcker / Noveller
The Signal-Man
"Halloa! Below there!"Unable to sleep one cold winter’s night, a gentleman wanders aimlessly around the countryside and comes across the dark mouth of a railway tunnel. There he sp ...
To Be Read at Dusk
“The silence was unbroken. I looked round, and the five couriers were gone: so noiselessly that the ghostly mountains might have absorbed them into its eternal snows.”Thought recen ...
A Madman's Manuscript
“It is a grand thing to be mad”A rich, self-confessed madman meets a poor girl and, wishing to marry her, he puts on a “normal” persona and a fake smile. The girl’s family pushes h ...
A Message from the Sea
“How do you do, ma'am?" said the captain. "I am very glad to see you. I have come a long way to see you.”Who hasn’t dreamt of finding an old bottle between rocks on a beach somewhe ...
Hunted Down
When Mr. Julius Slinkton walks into Mr. Sampson’s insurance office to fetch some forms for his friend, Sampson has a strange suspicion that something isn’t quite right. And when Sl ...
Nell and Her Grandfather
“Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit?"Nell is a 14-year-old orphan girl who lives with her caring gr ...
The Goblins who Stole a Sexton
After beating up a little boy on Christmas Eve – as you do – Gabriel Grub, a grumpy and mean-spirited gravedigger, goes to dig a grave in the churchyard. His work is interrupted wh ...
The enemy of all the world
Emil Gluck was a scientific genius, who had just gone to the electric chair because of the terrible, terrible things he had done between the years 1933 and 1941. However, life had ...
På livets skuggsida
I novellsamlingen På livets skuggsida (1912) möter vi fattigdom och orättvisor i form av lagerarbetaren som förlorar jobbet, kontorskvinnor som drömmer om man och barn och en sömme ...
Nuoranpätkä
Nuoranpätkä on Guy de Massaupantin klassinen novelli. Ranskalainen kirjailija Guy de Massaupant tunnustetaan yleisesti yhdeksi novellitaiteen suurista mestareista. Tämä e-kirja sis ...
Det olevda livet. Poetiska tankar och reflektioner på prosa.
Det svåraste i våra liv är inte de misstag och fel som vi gjort, nej det allra svåraste är allt det vi inte gjort, allt det olevda . Alla nya och okända vägar som lockade, men som ...
Conan ja rautapaholainen
Conan ja rautapaholainen on Robert E. Howard fantasianovelli, jossa seikkailee Conan, maailman mahtavin ja kuuluisin barbaari. Niin yliluonnolliset olennot kuin kierot ihmisetkin s ...
Conan ja jumala maljassa
Conan ja jumala maljassa on Robert E. Howard fantasianovelli, jossa seikkailee Conan, maailman mahtavin ja kuuluisin barbaari. Niin yliluonnolliset olennot kuin kierot ihmisetkin s ...
Conan ja hämärän Xuthal
Conan ja hämärän Xuthal on Robert E. Howard fantasianovelli, jossa seikkailee Conan, maailman mahtavin ja kuuluisin barbaari. Niin yliluonnolliset olennot kuin kierot ihmisetkin sa ...
Jumalallista ja inhimillistä
Jumalallista ja inhimillistä on kokoelma Leo Tolstoin klassisia novelleja, joissa kuvataan tarkasti ja koskettavasti elämää 1800-luvun Venäjällä.
Pommeja, paukkuja, partioretkiä
"Pommeja, paukkuja, partioretkiä" -teoksen pääosassa ovat "Kinalaksi" nimetyn korsun sotilaat. Humoristissävytteiset tarinat kuvaavat värikkäästi Kinalan sotilaiden pulmia talvisod ...
Kertomuksia II
Kolme aiemmin toisilleen täysin tuntematonta ihmistä päätyvät matkustamaan yhdessä. Heillä on yksi yhteinen päämäärä: he haluavat jättää menneisyyden taakseen. Matkustajat eivät ky ...
Kertomuksia I
Nälän pakottamana Arhippa ja hänen lapsenlapsensa Lenjka ovat paenneet arolle. Vaari suree pojan menetettyä tulevaisuutta ja lähes menettää toivonsa, mutta Lenjka ei suostu antamaa ...
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince is a short story by Oscar Wilde, who was prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for homosexuality in 1895. Even though Wilde is best known for his novel The Picture ...
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Nightingale and the Rose is a short story by Oscar Wilde, who was prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for homosexuality in 1895. Even though Wilde is best known for his novel ...
The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant is a short story by Oscar Wilde, who was prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for homosexuality in 1895. Even though Wilde is best known for his novel The Picture ...
The Devoted Friend
The Devoted Friend is a short story by Oscar Wilde, who was prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for homosexuality in 1895. Even though Wilde is best known for his novel The Pictur ...
The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket is a short story by Oscar Wilde, who was prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for homosexuality in 1895. Even though Wilde is best known for his novel The Pic ...
The Young King
The Young King is a short story by Oscar Wilde, who was prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for homosexuality in 1895. Even though Wilde is best known for his novel The Picture of ...
The Birthday of the Infanta
The Birthday of the Infanta is a short story by Oscar Wilde, who was prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for homosexuality in 1895. Even though Wilde is best known for his novel T ...