Sjömansbiblioteket

Allan Pinkerton), a Scotsman by birth and a barrel-maker by trade, settled in Chicago in its infancy and founded the Pinkertons, the world's first detective agency. Though events a ...

Ride Proud, Rebel! is a western historic novel by American author Andre Norton. A dramatic portrayal of the last year of the Confederacy, when brave men met defeat with honor. Drew ...

Ride Proud, Rebel! is a western historic novel by American author Andre Norton. A dramatic portrayal of the last year of the Confederacy, when brave men met defeat with honor. Drew ...

Even before she emerged from the cot in her nursery Beatrix Potter was up against it. With her prodigious memory she recalled being placed under the tyranny of a cross old nurse wh ...

When John Chester returned to England after suddenly inheriting a Dukedom he knew his life had changed forever. But he didn't know just how much. Gina Wilton was like a breath of ...

Perfect for fans of the Netflix adaptation of Bridgerton by Julia Quinn.Sir John Gilmour has received a letter from his old friend Gavron Murillo, who lives in Paris to say that he ...

The year 2012 marks the centenary of Eva Braun's birth. This is the strange-but-true saga of her life, richly illustrated from her own personal photograph albums, as well as from o ...

Dombey and Son is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in monthly parts from October 1846 to April 1848 and in one volume in 1848. Its full title is: Dealings with the Firm of Dom ...

Dombey and Son is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in monthly parts from October 1846 to April 1848 and in one volume in 1848. Its full title is: Dealings with the Firm of Dom ...

‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a short story first published in January 1892. The psychological thriller by the renowned US women’s rights writer and campa ...

The genre of the book of Acts is Narrative History with several Sermons. Luke, the author of the Gospel of Luke, was a doctor and Gentile. He wrote this book circa 60-62 A.D. It is ...

When the narrator boards the ship 'Independence' for a summer trip from Charleston to New York City, the days ahead look idyllic. His old college friend Cornelius Wyatt is also abo ...

The Monster Men is a science fiction novel by american author Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dr. Arthur Maxon has a dream: to create an artificial human being! So the Doctor and his assista ...

The Monster Men is a science fiction novel by american author Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dr. Arthur Maxon has a dream: to create an artificial human being! So the Doctor and his assista ...

In the twilight of the Wars of the Roses, one knight carries out a final mission for his fallen king...August 1485. Grizzled knight Sir John Hawker carries a heavy burden on his sh ...

Herodias, The Dance of death and The Legend of Saint Julian The Hospitalier, 3 french short stories by Gustave Flaubert. Dance of Death is a prose poem in which Death laments over ...

A long time ago, the Emperor of China lived in a magnificent palace made of fine china and surrounded by a splendid garden that was so big that even the gardener did not know it al ...

The most beloved fairy tales of Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen, narrated by the very best of British stage and screen talent. Perfect for bedtime, the long car journey or r ...

Emma Samms narrates "The Tinderbox", the story of a soldier who meets a wicked witch on his way home from the war . She promises him great riches if he is willing to dive into the ...

Sir Roger Moore narrates "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," which tells the story of one tin soldier, who despite being exactly the same as all of his many brothers, finds himself settin ...

Paul McKenna narrates "It’s Quite True!". Something terrible happens one night in the henhouse and the story spreads from chicken to owl, from owl to pigeon and on to bat, and with ...

Charlotte Rampling reads "Thumbelina", the story of a woman who desperately wants a child but not knowing how to go about it, asks a witch for help. The witch gives her a barley se ...

David Walliams reads Hans Christian Andersen most famous fairy tale: "The Little Mermaid". At the bottom of the ocean lives the sea king, his old mother and his six daughters. They ...

Dame Joan Collins reads "The Emperor’s New Clothes", the story of an emperor who was only interested in one thing: his clothes. He spent all his money on his outfits and had a diff ...

Stephen Fry reads "The Ugly Ducking", which tells the story of a duckling who is rejected by everyone, including his family, because he looks different. Tired of being made fun of, ...