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Omslagsbild för The Signal-Man
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för To Be Read at Dusk
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för A Madman's Manuscript
E-bok

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 ...


Omslagsbild för A Message from the Sea
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för Hunted Down
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för Nell and Her Grandfather
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Goblins who Stole a Sexton
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The enemy of all the world
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för På livets skuggsida
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för Nuoranpätkä
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Nuoranpätkä

Nuoranpätkä on Guy de Massaupantin klassinen novelli. Ranskalainen kirjailija Guy de Massaupant tunnustetaan yleisesti yhdeksi novellitaiteen suurista mestareista. Tämä e-kirja sis ...


Omslagsbild för Det olevda livet. Poetiska tankar och reflektioner på prosa.
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för Conan ja rautapaholainen
E-bok

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 ...


Omslagsbild för Conan ja jumala maljassa
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för Conan ja hämärän Xuthal
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för Jumalallista ja inhimillistä
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Jumalallista ja inhimillistä

Jumalallista ja inhimillistä on kokoelma Leo Tolstoin klassisia novelleja, joissa kuvataan tarkasti ja koskettavasti elämää 1800-luvun Venäjällä.


Omslagsbild för Pommeja, paukkuja, partioretkiä
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Pommeja, paukkuja, partioretkiä

"Pommeja, paukkuja, partioretkiä" -teoksen pääosassa ovat "Kinalaksi" nimetyn korsun sotilaat. Humoristissävytteiset tarinat kuvaavat värikkäästi Kinalan sotilaiden pulmia talvisod ...


Omslagsbild för Kertomuksia II
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Kertomuksia II

Kolme aiemmin toisilleen täysin tuntematonta ihmistä päätyvät matkustamaan yhdessä. Heillä on yksi yhteinen päämäärä: he haluavat jättää menneisyyden taakseen. Matkustajat eivät ky ...


Omslagsbild för Kertomuksia I
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Happy Prince
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Nightingale and the Rose
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Selfish Giant
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Devoted Friend
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Remarkable Rocket
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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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Young King
E-bok

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 ...


Omslagsbild för The Birthday of the Infanta
E-bok

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 ...