Örebro bibliotek

Kun nuori Aili-tyttö rakastuu Ossi-nimiseen herrasmieheen, maailma tuntuu muuttuvan täysin vaaleanpunaiseksi. Ossi on kaikkea, mitä Aili on voinut toivoa – miellyttävä, komea ja ka ...

Fanny on nuori nainen, jonka elämä on muodostunut pikkuhiljaa painostavaksi. Hänen äitinsä ei ajattele mitään muuta kuin mahdollisia sulhasia ja perheen sosiaalista asemaa. Fanny o ...

Kun pieni Yrjö-poika joutuu huutolaislapseksi, rikkaaseen Ulpasmäen taloon pääseminen vaikuttaa aluksi onnenpotkulta. Onhan talossa kaiken huipuksi samanikäinen Kalle-poika, josta ...

Stacey is married to Dr. Martin Guelder knowing that he has taken her under his wing as, practically, his housekeeper. A perfectly simple arrangement – or is it? She discovers that ...

Eletään Yhdysvaltain sisällissodan jälkeisiä aikoja 1800-luvulla. Sisällissota on jättänyt jälkeensä aseteollisuutta. Baltimorelaiset asefanaatikot ovat kuitenkin saaneet päähänsä ...

What is courage? What does it take to be brave? How does courage show? Follow Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved characters on their adventures and discover what courage means to th ...

What is truth? What better way to learn about the topic of truth than through the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen? The storyline of these fairy tales offers a wonderful plat ...

What is love? What does it take to love? Let Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved characters show you what love could be, what it takes to love and how love can manifest itself in man ...

Alison had married for convenience, and when her husband died, she still had his three daughters to look after in Leyden Hall. When she meets the new master of the hall, architect ...

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy.Arsene Lupin is suddenly and suspiciously willing to share some secrets with Inspector Ganimard which will ...

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy.Yvonne d’Origny’s life is full of misery, hatred and fear. She has tried to divorce her malicious husband, ...

Aubrey is a young Englishman, who meets Lord Ruthven – a mysterious man who has recently entered London’s upper class. The two men travel to Rome. There Ruthven does something that ...

One night during his regular rambles, Mérimée stumbles upon a mysterious woman who invites him home to her place. They enter a big, dark but luxuriously furnished room and they spe ...

"The Thing in the Weeds" is a short story by William Hope Hodgson from his 'Sargasso Sea Stories' in which he portrays a monster lurking in the darkest recesses of the unfathomable ...

A woman wanted to have a child, but not knowing how to go about it, asked a witch for help. The witch gave her a barley seed and told her to plant it. No sooner had she done so tha ...

There was once an emperor who was only interested in one thing, his clothes. He spent all his money on his outfits and had a different one for every time of day and every occasion. ...

At the bottom of the ocean lived the sea king, his old mother and his six daughters. They lived in a beautiful castle, surrounded by a big garden, of which each daughter took care ...

The Ugly Duckling (1842) tells the story of a duckling who is rejected by everyone, including his family, because he looks different. Tired of being made fun of, he decides to go f ...

Sotilas Silvion kunniaa loukataan, kun hänen kanssaan aseelliseen kaksinkamppailuun lupautunut mies ei ota oman elämänsä puolustamista tosissaan. Loukkaantunut Silvio päättää odott ...

Talonpoika Erkki, morsian Katri ja renki Jussi ovat laittaneet veneen vesille. He ovat lähdössä viemään tervaa Kuhmosta Ouluun. Erkki ei kuitenkaan aavista, että myös Jussilla on t ...

Mies rakastuu ystävänsä sisareen Annaan. Hän on tiennyt Annan aina, mutta vasta viime vuosina tyttö on puhjennut kukkaan – kasvanut naiseksi. Annalle mies on kuitenkin vain vanha p ...

Komea hussaarikapteeni Minski saapuu postimestarin luokse. Häntä palvelee mestarin tytär, kaunis Dunja, joka herättää Minskin huomion. Dunja on kypsä ja kohtelias, eikä Minski ole ...

Carol Inglis is leading a glamorous life and has come far from her days at an English boarding school. Yet she feels that something essential is missing: true love from her husband ...

Richard Trenchard was a man used to having his way, so when he wants his sister to pass over her secretary Melanie Brooks as a companion to his young niece, she has to succumb to h ...

Victoria survives a car accident along with her employer’s son and begins to care for the boy, who is now fatherless. Sir Peter kindly enough provides the two with a place to stay. ...