Mullsjö kommunbibliotek

The Penance is a short story by Saki, which was the pen name of author and journalist Hector Hugh Munro, considered to be one of the masters of the short story format and famous fo ...

The Threat is a short story by Saki, which was the pen name of author and journalist Hector Hugh Munro, considered to be one of the masters of the short story format and famous for ...

The Hedgehog is a short story by Saki, which was the pen name of author and journalist Hector Hugh Munro, considered to be one of the masters of the short story format and famous f ...

Quail Seed is a short story by Saki, which was the pen name of author and journalist Hector Hugh Munro, considered to be one of the masters of the short story format and famous for ...

Touching upon the legends surrounding the infamous captain William Kid, Washington Irving’s short story deals in feats of adventures, pirates, and buried treasure. The tempestuous ...

The man from the title, Markheim, is at the local antique store to buy a Christmas present for his beloved. The shop’s owner offers him to buy a mirror, but Markheim is disgusted b ...

Fettes and his friends meet for a drink in the local inn. Everything goes well, until the famous doctor Wolfe Macfarlane enters to treat a sick patient. Fettes gets very upset when ...

“The Gift of the Magi” is a short story about love, selflessness, sacrifices and struggles. Della and James are a young married couple who want to surprise each other with a secret ...

“Buried Treasure” is a story about rivalry and love, greed and trust, friends and enemies. Jim and Goodloe Banks fight for the love of May Mangum. Although they seem to be evil adv ...

The swindler Jeff Peters is after his next victims in the small town Fisher Hill. He is left with only 5 dollars and instead of falling into despair, he finds a way to trick the wh ...

“The Furnished Room” is a short story about love and dedication, about exhaustion and despair. A young man is in search for a girl he fell in love with. He rents a room near the th ...

Is it possible to get away with a fraud or the lies will catch up on you eventually?Jeff Peters and Andy Tucker are two swindlers who want to make money the easy way. Peters howeve ...

It is not very often that we get to read a story told by a dog. However O. Henry’s “Memoirs of a Yellow Dog” gives us a peek through the dog Lovey’s mind. Lovey feels a strong desp ...

Do you believe that people can change? Can a bank robber marry the banker’s daughter without having any hidden thoughts and intentions? “A Retrieved Reformation” tells the story of ...

Hon befinner sig på festen klädd på det sätt som han instruerat henne och hon har aldrig någonsin njutit mer. Mannen som varit en del av hennes fantasier länge gör nu entré på allv ...

Han tränger in i hennes huvud mer och mer. Förför hennes tankar, fyller hjärnan med kinks och tar fram allt det hon i hemlighet drömt om. När han börjar sända instruktioner om en f ...

Hon reagerar starkt när hon får en gåva med lustfyllt innehåll av en man som betraktat henne. Det farliga lockar och hon njuter av att vara ett objekt. På något sätt har han verkli ...

British Museum har förvärvat en unik figurin föreställande Tin Hinan, tuaregernas femton hundra år gamla drottning. Den frilansande kustjägaren och operatören Gustav Sterner får i ...

Basset is an English scientist who has been working hard in order to find a mystical, large butterfly species in the jungle of Guadalcanal. However, soon Basset is not so intereste ...

After her alcoholic husband dies in an accident Mrs. Lirriper starts taking in lodgers to make ends meet. A wide cast of delightful characters breathe new life into the house, but ...

Everybody hates the refreshment room at the junction, it’s terrible. But the staff is convinced that they’re running a great operation. When their boss returns from abroad to repor ...

The man is addicted to morphine, and can think of nothing but death. Only morphine has made his life barely tolerable. He is in this fragile mental state because of the things that ...

Ulthar is a city in which it is forbidden to kill cats. But it was not always the case – years ago there was an old cotter and his wife who enjoyed trapping and killing the cats of ...

Randolph Carter is not sure what has happened to his closest friend Harley Warren. The two of them decided to visit an old cemetery in a swamp, but something did not go as planned. ...

What is the true American identity? This question, still relevant today, was a core issue in the 19th century art and literature. In "Point of View", Henry James is searching for a ...