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Skriven 1887 En Studie i Rött är en av de fyra romaner som Conan Doyle skrev om Sherlock Holmes och Dr Watson. Här får Sherlock Holmes på nytt ge prov på sin enastående slutledningsförmåga och skurkarna kommer till korta. Historien tilldrar sig I London kring tiden för förra sekelskiftet, när det fanns gott om lömska bovar och spännande miljöer. I ett övergivet hus på Brixton Road hittas en mördad man och mördarjakten tar vid. En jakt med egendomliga förgreningar till mormonernas Utah i USA.

Svartsjö sockens dödgrävare bestämmer sig för att bjuda in traktens invånare till julkalas men blir han bestört när han inser att ingen är intresserad av att komma. Förtvivlad beger han sig hemåt, utan en enda gäst, till sin fru som är i full fart att förbereda festmåltiden. På vägen passerar han kyrkogården och i det bleka skymningsljuset ser han något vitt blänka till i det torra gräset. Vid närmare inspektion upptäcker han att det är en dödskalle och i ett ögonblick av galenskap bestämmer han sig för att ta med den hem ...

En sen natt stöter överste Beerencreutz på oväntade ljud i sitt hem. När sovrumsdörren kastas upp förväntar han sig en inbrottstjuv, men det är ingen mindre än Döden själv som stiger in. Översten är redo att överlämna sitt liv på stående fot, men Döden har andra planer och förklarar lugnt att han kommer tillbaka nästa natt. Så vad gör man när man vet att man bara har ett dygn kvar att leva? "Vägen mellan himmel och jord och andra noveller" är en novellsamling från den älskade författaren Selma Lagerlöf.

Livet har inte varit helt lätt för Ruster. I sin ungdom var han populär musiker, men så upptäckte han spriten och sedan dess har det gått utför. Han har svårt att försörja sig och hans härjade utseende gör att människor helst håller sig på avstånd. När det så lider mot jul beger sig Ruster till gården Lövdala för att besöka sina gamla vänner Liljekrona, men gårdsfolket roas inte av hans närvaro och på självaste julafton övertalar de Liljekrona att skicka iväg Ruster ensam ut i den bitande kylan ...

Nora har alltid blivit behandlad som ett barn. Först av fadern, sedan av maken. Men parallellt med känslan av understimulans och särbehandling, har hon genom kvinnor i sin närhet utmanats såväl intellektuellt som sexuellt och på så sätt levt en form av dubbelliv. Hon känner dock stark kärlek för sin man. Så till sin grad att hon till och med förfalskar sin fars underskrift för att kunna ta ett lån som kan bekosta hennes mans sjukvårdsresa till Italien.

Fasans Dal är den sista av romanerna om Sherlock Holmes, som här på sitt enastående sätt löser ett fall kring ett mord på ett slott som var stängt för omvärlden och vindbryggan uppdragen. Vi får följa Holmes till USA för att få upplösningen bland hårdföra gruvarbetare. Här finns allt man kan önska av en äventyrsberättelse och där Sherlock Holmes förmåga att lösa de svåraste gåtorna ställs på hårda prov.

"Den unge Werthers lidanden" blev en omedelbar sensation när den publicerades 1774. Berättelsen om Werthers obesvarade kärlek och tragiska öde tog Europa med storm, men utlöste också en oroväckande trend. Det sägs att boken inspirerade en självmordsvåg bland unga läsare, ett fenomen som kom att kallas Werthereffekten. Idag är ”Den unge Werthers lidanden” fortfarande en av de mest skandalomsusade kärlekshistorierna som någonsin skrivits. Med dess djärva teman och hjärtskärande realism fortsätter Goethes mästerverk att beröra och provocera läsare världen över.

The First World War has left the world in agony. Disillusionment, hopelessness, and horror are rife when a despondent author gets a visit by Father Time and Father Christmas, who come to raise his spirits. He wishes for better days, but the war has taken everything, turning him into a hopeless and angry nihilist. Nevertheless, the Christmas spirit is here to bring hope and another chance at happiness.

Hilton Cubitt visits Sherlock Holmes to show him a sheet of paper with a weird sequence of drawn figures. When these odd messages began to arrive at Cubitt’s house, fear and panic overwhelmed his wife Elsie. She is afraid her past is catching up with her, but she refuses to reveal anything about it. Holmes is tasked with decipher the messages and find out who is sending them.

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. Timothy Carrington has given her everything she had wanted, and most importantly, saved her from an unfortunate life of poverty. What she wants most is true feelings from the man. Can she light the kindle between them, and does he return her love for him? The love story written under Ida Pollock's pseudonym Susan Barrie dates back to the 20th century.

Ed Loyce is a store owner who is faced with a strange sight: someone is hanging from a lamppost. Furthermore, alien insects have taken over yet no one seems to consider things to be out of the ordinary. Ed goes to the police to sort things out and to find out what is going on, only to be thoroughly surprised. The science fiction short story "The Hanging Stranger" by Philip K. Dick from 1953 was adapted into an episode for the television series "Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams". The story is read by the versatile B.J. Harrison. B. J.

Valerie was once saved from a life in a wheelchair by the charming Dr. Axel Anton. Years later, when looking after his young niece in Vienna, Valerie comes across the doctor again. Her long-standing affections towards him are soon rekindled, but their budding romance, though steamy and exciting, sets off some dramatic turns. What makes matters more complicated is that the doctor's brother, Rudi, is the one who has proposed to Valerie.

"Phil, my dear boy, really -- what's the matter? Why don't you answer? Have you seen the eyes?" An older gentleman invites a group of friends over for dinner and to discuss the supernatural. Afterwards, when only two guests remain, he tells them a story about The Eyes, about a man who is repeatedly haunted at night by a pair of grotesque eyes floating over the foot of his bed. 'The Eyes' is a short, sharp read that slowly enters your psyche and leaves you with a paragraph that may haunt you forever, because it's not about ghosts at all...

Mankind has entered another Dark Age. Individuality has been eliminated. People refer to themselves only by using "we" and "they". All live in collective homes and the mass is more important than the individual. However even in this far future, there is someone called Equality 7-2521 who stands against the norm.

A peasant and his wife owned a horse that grazed in a ditch close to their house. But they thought that it would be better for them to sell it or exchange it for something more useful. The woman sent her husband to town to exchange the horse - she trusted him because "what the old man does Is always right"! - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist.

"The Man Who Knew Too Much" tells the story of Horne Fisher and the burden he had to carry throughout his whole life. He knew too much about politicians and aristocracy, about corruption and covered crimes. The prime minister of England was a friend of his father, the foreign minister married his sister. Without even intending to, he found out many things about the private life of politicians, which is very different from what is presented to the people. The question is, what is Fisher going to do with all this information? B. J.

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, but he is willing to go to great lengths to get what he wants - and that’s her. He even uses their son as a pawn. How will Yvonne’s story unfold, and what will Lupin’s role be in it? The second story in Maurice Leblanc’s collection "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin.

Latimer is convinced that he has a special power. According to him, he can see into the future and he can also read people's mind. Actually everybody’s but one; his brother’s wife Bertha's mind remains closed to him. Although he marries her after his brother’s death, he still cannot manage to read her thoughts. What he realizes however is that Bertha is manipulative and her heart is not pure.

Perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn. Juliet was used to being around men, but so far none had attracted her attention in such a way. Both the intriguing Stephen Thorne and charming Sir Nicholas Childe had caught her eye, but it was obvious that they were hiding something from her. Despite her suspicion, she finds herself lured in by their mystery. Soon, she finds herself in almost dangerous circumstances.

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," also known as "Alice in Wonderland," is a story loved by adults and children alike throughout the world. Alice is a young girl who falls down a rabbit hole, only to find herself in a whole new world filled with speaking cats, smoking caterpillars and mad tea parties. This 19th-century novel by Lewis Carroll from has seen countless adaptations on the screen, stage and radio. The Oscar-nominated Disney animation Alice in Wonderland from 1951 is one of its most iconic film adaptations.