Biblioteken i Norrbotten

All the local children knew the river Odense and they all knew about the bell that could be found there. A long time ago, the bell, being tired, had fallen from its beam and had la ...

In Gudenau, in the forest of Silkeborg, lived a farmer, Jeppe Jans, and his son, Ib. In winter, when there was nothing to do in the fields, Jeppe Jans made clogs and Ib tried to do ...

The men of our world who experience glory do not generally attain it easily. There have been several martyrs who, before knowing honour, have had to follow a very thorny path...Han ...

An expedition was taking place to the other side of the sea: many boats had been sent to the North Pole to explore the sea and the ice. It was winter and over there the days ran in ...

Everyone was happy: an heir had been born and mother and son were doing well! Almost all the fairies came to offer a gift to the newborn, there was just one missing who should have ...

There were five peas in a pod: they held their line and waited for the moment to leave. For them, everything was green: they were green and their world, which was limited to their ...

While the town judge was at his window, the son of the washerwoman passed before him. The judge said him unkind words to him about his mother. She drank to keep warm during the lon ...

Johanne and Knud lived close to the town of Kjöge, where there are many gardens that extend as far as the river. There is not much else, but it is charming in summer! It was under ...

It was the month of May and spring had arrived, although it was still cold. The flowers were blooming, but not all flowers receive the same praise. Some would say that there a diff ...

In this short tale, Hans Christian Andersen depicts a castle’s ramparts on an autumn day. A bird flies through the prison cell window and softens the heart of the miserable prisone ...

A flea, a grasshopper and a jumping goose entered a competition to see who could jump the highest. Who would win? That is a question that would turn out to be more complicated than ...

No matter if Bram Stoker has really been inspired by Verne or not, the similarities between Stokers’s "Dracula" and Verne’s "Carpathian Castle" are apparent. Jules Verne’s horror n ...

Mersault är en vanlig människa som slumpen gör till mördare. När han ställs inför rätta vänds alla hans tidigare handlingar mot honom och han blir föremål för hat och förakt. Men h ...

"Salammbô" is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert in which he skillfully interweaved historical and fictional characters. Set in Carthage in the 3rd century BC, it describes the ...

Tom Canty is poor boy who has always dreamed of a better life. One day he meets the Prince of Wales, Edward Tudor. In his excitement the boy comes too close to the prince and almos ...

Peter, Martin and Jack are three brothers who inherit three coats form their father. The last wish of their father is that they must never sell or alter their coats. In their early ...

Kun Thorkell Mylrealle tulee mahdollisuus päästä rahalla Mansaaren tuomarin paikalle, hän ei epäröi käyttää tilaisuutta hyväkseen. Samalla Thorkell pitää huolen siitä, että hänen v ...

Haltiatar jättää hyvää hyvyyttään ihmisten löydettäviksi kalossit, joilla on erityisiä taikavoimia. Kalossit jalkaansa laittava pääsee nimittäin hetkessä siihen paikkaan ja aikaan, ...

Taras Bulballe on kunnia-asia, että hänen pojistaan tulee isänsä tapaan menestyneitä kasakoita. Tavoitteeseen päästäkseen Bulba suuntaa poikiensa Ostapin ja Andrein kanssa kasakoid ...

Ivan Ivanovitsh ja Ivan Nikiforovitsh ovat naapurit ja hyvät ystävät. Naapurusten välille syntyy kuitenkin riitaa varsin mitättömästä asiasta. Vaikka kaipuu toisen seuraan on suuri ...

Amiraali de la Vallée kertoo rakkausseikkailustaan, jota hän pitää itsekin kovin omituisena. Hänen pitkät monipolviset matkansa ovat vieneet hänet Ganharan kaupunkiin Keski-Intiaan ...

Våren (1914) kretsar kring det unga paret Rose och Torkild som har växt upp tillsammans och alltid hållit av varandra, de gifter sig och bygger upp ett liv tillsammans men när de f ...

Hundra år av ensamhet är historien om sju generationer i familjen Buendía, deras drömmar, strävanden och olyckor i den lilla colombianska byn Macondo. Den by och den släkt som i be ...

Det börjar med råttorna. Snart därefter insjuknar de första människorna. Den algeriska staden Oran hemsöks av pesten och blir en stad i belägringstillstånd. Invånarna svarar på pan ...

Helena är ung och vacker, och flera unga män försöker få hennes uppmärksamhet. Av en slump träffar hon en ung musiker en sen kväll, och när Helena inser att hon tänker på den unga ...