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Morris är 26 år gammal och har precis avtjänat ett fängelsestraff sedan han förorsakat en trafikolycka. Efter en tid i frihet upprepas historien och återigen flyr han berusad från ...

'The Trimmed Lamp & Other Stories' is a short story collection that explores the themes of the human condition and the often mysterious nature of human relationships. Veering on th ...

Add a few lovers, plenty of ridiculous adulterous husbands, a drop of misunderstanding and a little touch of jealousy and you have the makings of a hilarious comedy.Outrageously fu ...

‘A Love Episode’, the eighth entry in the ‘Les Rougon-Marquart- cycle is unusual in Zola’s collection as it seemingly does not contain a social critique but instead focuses intense ...

In this tale the Duchesse de Langeais leads General Armande de Montriveau by the nose in her distinct coquettish yet grandiose manner. But as a member of the Thirteen, Armande kidn ...

‘Abbe Mouret's Transgression’ is the fifth novel in the ‘Les Rougon-Marquart’ cycle, following the overly zealous priest Serge Mouret in his search for spiritual purity. He lives i ...

'The Rush for the Spoil' is the second novel in Zola’s 'Les Rougon-Macquart' series. It is set in Paris during the reign of Napoleon III and focuses on the modernization and evisce ...

'It possessed a quantity of jet-black hair, a pair of extremely frank, deep-brown eyes and a laugh that rippled across the prairie like the sound of a hidden brook. The name of it ...

'The Marry Month of May' was originally published in 1910. The narrative focuses on a rich, elderly widower called Mr. Coulson. Come May, he becomes enamoured with his widowed hous ...

The impetuous but nonetheless highly intelligent, street smart Patty Wyatt goes to a turn of the century, all-girls college where she studies here and there during whatever time re ...

1907. A sweet young girl named Elizabeth, alone and orphaned after the murder of her last living brother, arms herself and flees to Montana eastwards on horseback, hoping to find h ...

Set on a plantation in the Solomon islands in the 1900s this gripping novel explores the themes of domination, racial inequality, the emancipation of women and the strength of the ...

Pat Glendon Jr. is a promising boxer who has spent his entire life quietly away from much of society, spending his time hunting, reading poetry and hiking. When Sam Steubner a boxi ...

‘The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii’ is an inspired collection of six short stories set in a fascinating time in Hawaiian history. It is a heartfelt collection, as the s ...

Evil gold-diggers, sacrifices, blood-thirsty priests and slave owners make for some life and death adventures for our hero Tarzan.Being the fifth novel in the series, 'Tarzan and t ...

‘A Daughter of the Snows’ is acclaimed author Jack London’s debut novel as well as the novel that began his trademark passion for the frozen Yukon. In this powerful debut, we follo ...

Is it okay to judge another? Should we really forgive another's sins? Should criminals be punished or rehabilitated? What morals do you live by?"The Brothers Karamazov" is Dostoevs ...

'Allan’s Wife' belongs to the Allan Quatermain’s adventure series and closes the chapter on the famous adventurer's travels through South Africa.The novel commences with Allan’s ch ...

'Montezuma’s Daughter' is an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard examining the repercussions of the violent altercations between European explorers and the native Aztecs. Written f ...

'Stella Fregelius' explores spiritual and mystical themes in stark contrast to Haggard’s hallmark exotic adventure stories. It is a romantic but nonetheless profound story about an ...

Stockholm i slutet av 50-talet. Ingrid bor med sonen Tom i ett liten lägenhet på Sankt Eriksplan. Hon är lärarinna på en flickskola och njuter av att bestämma över sitt eget liv. H ...

Kirsi on paniikissa. Hänet on juuri valittu Juilliardin kansainvälisen viulukilpailun finaaliin. Ja nyt lääkäri kertoo hänelle, että hänen ranteensa hermot eivät ole kunnossa. Ymmä ...

Annua kismittää! Hän on työskennellyt uutisten aluetoimituksessa kohta kaksi vuotta. Hän on omistautunut työlleen ja tekee kaiken juuri eikä melkein. Silti kanavan tähtitoimittaja ...

Nuori ja lahjakas Eeri Erkkilä opiskelee teatteritiedettä sielunsa palolla 1980-luvun Helsingissä. Kun Eeri uppoutuu syvälle ihailemansa kirjailija August Strindbergin teoksiin, Au ...

Sophie Palmblad on hovineuvoksetar, jonka elämä on ollut onnellista ja yltäkylläistä. Iästään huolimatta Sophie on säilynyt nuorekkaana. Koti on kaunis, ja asiat ovat prikulleen pa ...