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In Little Dorrit, the reader is thrown into the fascinating world of upper class luxury and the hardships of the working class in 19th-century London. The story follows the humble ...

The great classic about the society of the Industrial Revolution. In Coketown, the Industrial Revolution has already transformed into a capitalist nightmare. The affluent Mr. Gradg ...

The orphaned boy Pip's life takes an unexpected turn when, during his apprenticeship with a blacksmith, he receives a large sum of money from an anonymous benefactor. From having r ...

David Copperfield is Charles Dickens's iconic Bildungsroman, originally published as a serial in a magazine from 1849 to 1850. The novel, which has strong autobiographical element ...

Robinson Crusoe, a classic novel by Daniel Defoe, unfolds the gripping tale of a resourceful and tenacious Englishman marooned on a remote island for decades. Set against the backd ...

Moll Flanders tells the story of a beautiful, intelligent woman who seeks to escape her fate amidst the impoverished slums of London. As a woman, her primary avenue for improvement ...

The young Henry Fleming enlists in the Union Army during the American Civil War, harboring dreams of becoming a war hero. When he faces the enemy for the first time, he realizes th ...

In James Fenimore Cooper's timeless classic, The Last of the Mohicans, the rugged landscapes of 18th-century America set the stage for an epic tale of adventure, love, and honor. A ...

James Fenimore Cooper's The Deerslayer transports readers to the untouched wilderness of early 18th-century America, weaving a captivating tale of frontier life and moral challenge ...

In a city teeming with political unrest and foreign intrigues, Adolf Verloc, a seemingly unassuming shopkeeper, is at the heart of a sinister conspiracy. Employed as a secret agent ...

Nostromo unfolds in the fictional Latin American republic of Costaguana, where the English Gould family has controlled the country's sole natural resource, a silver mine, for three ...

The ship Patna has run aground and is taking on water. The 800 pilgrims on board are asleep, oblivious to the crisis and the fact that there are only seven lifeboats. In a panic, t ...

Januari 1942. Under hösten lyckas signalspanarna på Karlaplan 4 avkoda meddelanden med illavarslande innehåll. Nazi-Tyskland tycks planera en stor markinvasion av Sverige från Norg ...

A mysterious encounter on a moonlit road sets the stage for this gripping tale of intrigue, deception, and dark secrets. As art teacher Walter Hartright becomes entangled with the ...

On her eighteenth birthday, Rachel Verindet inherits a large diamond, which her uncle got in India. She wears it to her birthday party, but the morning after it is gone from her ro ...

In late 19th-century New Orleans, social constraints are strict, especially for a married woman. Edna Pontellier leads a secure life with her husband and two children, but her rest ...

In The King in Yellow, four of Robert W. Chambers' short stories are brought together, seemingly unrelated at first glance but all referencing the same mysterious figure: the King ...

As the daughter of a modest minister, Agnes Grey has low prospects in life. After her father loses most of the family’s savings, Agnes is determined to help out and takes a positio ...

När Palle och Mona lämnar sitt hus för ett mysigt townhouse mitt i idylliska Grödeby, ser de en ny lugn fas i pensionärslivet framför sig. Men stämningen förändras när de möter Olo ...

Ny roman av författaren till Storknästet Kaczka är en liten gul kyckling. Det är också en roman: en associativ väv kring minnen av förälskelse och vanvett. Eller kanske en kidnappn ...

Andra boken i Kärlekshypoteser-serien »Jag njöt från början till slut. Jag är besatt av Hazelwoods smarta kvinnor.« Emilies boktips »Underbar kombination av kärlek och lättsam, hum ...

År 1990 kom den trettioåttaårige Vladimir Putin, en sovjetisk spion på mellannivå, tillbaka till sin hemstad Leningrad, från en utlandspostering i Östtyskland. Hans drömmar var kro ...

”Jag måste gå rätt in i elden.” Så skriver Honorine Hermelin i ett brev till Hagar Olsson i juni 1931.36 år senare sitter Honorine på Blomsterfondens äldreboende i Älvsjö, tittar p ...

Sara söker det vackra, det tröstande; kan inte leva utan det. Hon har börjat tröttna på stadslivet. När hon plötsligt ärver torpet hon minns från sin barndoms somrar flyttar hon di ...

Katten blev sjuk och dog en av vårens vackraste dagar.Det utlöste en stor vrede i mig över själva Försvinnandet, kattens och mitt eget. Vrede över naturensobeveklighet: begär, föde ...