Degerfors Bibliotek

"There was once the son of a king who had many books, no one had more and no one had more beautiful: everything that had happened in the world, he could learn of it and see it repr ...

There were two men called Claus in the town. To tell them apart, one was called Big Claus, because he had four horses and the other, Little Claus, because he only had one horse. Th ...

Little Ida liked the student, who always had a tale to tell, a lot. So, one morning, when little Ida's flowers had all withered, she asked the student what could have happened to t ...

A daisy was growing peacefully next to a country road, forgotten by everyone, but happy. She liked feeling the sun on her petals and listening to the birds sing. Nothing seemed lik ...

"In all the world, no one knows as many stories as Ole-Luk-Oie. He really knows how to tell a tale." Every evening, Ole-Luk-Oie lulled the children with his stories and, one they w ...

After a storm, a field of buckwheat is blackened and dry, as if it has been burnt, but why? Here, Hans Christian Andersen tells all, he heard it from the sparrow, who heard it from ...

When a child dies, an angel comes to find them and bring them to heaven and they take with them some flowers so that they can bloom again above. But, this time, when the angel came ...

A bell could be heard just as well in the town as in the country, but no one knew exactly where the sound was coming from. The bell seemed to ring in the forest and its music was s ...

In Denmark, there is an old castle called Kronborg. Situated on the coast, in summer boats come here from all over the world, but the reason for the castle’s renown is hidden in it ...

Little Tuk had to learn his lesson for the next day but he was far too busy with other things and so he found himself with the sun already setting, while his family did not have en ...

Once there was a pastor who always gave terrifying sermons. He promised that sinners would burn in hell and, in his eyes, everyone had committed sufficient wrongs to deserve this p ...

The king’s daughter decided to marry the man who could best arrange his words. Two brothers, full of hope and well-prepared, set out to ask for her hand, when suddenly the third br ...

The inkstand was so proud of himself! Someone who was visiting a poet praised it, saying that wonderful things could come out of an inkstand. But, are all the beautiful poems made ...

The taper, made of tallow, is not as refined as the candle, which is made from wax – there is no doubt that it will be the candle who will have the honour of lighting the ballroom ...

Fortress-walled Saint Catherine's monastery on the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) has been a pilgrimage site since its founding by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century. Acco ...

Master Builder Halvard Solness is an ageing architect who has not achieved what he wanted, neither in art nor in love. He fears and bullies his juniors, and thinks he is going mad. ...

In Henrik Ibsen's play 'Little Eyolf' we meet Alfred Allmer and his wife Rita, whose marriage and relationship has been strained ever since their son, Eyolf, fell from a table as a ...

Jönni Lumperi on ihan tavallinen satamajätkä 1900-luvun alun Helsingissä. Lumperin elämä kuitenkin muuttuu, kun hän saa kaveriltaan lahjaksi arvan – voittoarvan! Väärinkäsityksen v ...

Juhani Ahon psykologinen mestariteos 1800-luvun naisen roolin ahtaudesta ja vaihtoehtojen vähyydestä.Maalaispappilan tytär Elli on vilkas ja haaveiluun taipuvainen lapsi, josta äit ...

En av den svenska litteraturens stora klassiker i lättläst och förkortad version. Vid en italiensk furstes hov under renässansen lever en dvärg. Han är fylld av ondska. På kvällarn ...

De rika Ingmarssönerna är storbönder i Dalarna i slutet av 1800-talet. De äger bygdens största gård och är vana att bestämma. Bondfolket respekterar dem och vet att en Ingmarsson f ...

De rika Ingmarssönerna är storbönder i Dalarna i slutet av 1800-talet. Flera i släkten Ingmarsson går med i en väckelserörelse. De utvandrar tillsammans med andra bondfamiljer till ...

Ympärillä riehuu rutto. Prinssi Prosperos keksii paeta mustaa surmaa yhteen linnoistaan. Mukaan hän ottaa tuhat hovin edustajaa, ja seuraavat kuukaudet he aikovat elää eristettyä m ...

DEN HÄR BOKEN KAN FÖRÄNDRA DITT LIVLåt tärningen bestämma! Det beslutet förändrar livet för den uttråkade psykiatern Luke Rhinehart. För när man lägger sitt öde i tärningens händer ...

Kauhuklassikko vailla vertaa!Lontoon kaduilla liikkuu outo ja salaperäinen mies Mr. Hyde, joka herättää kaupunkilaisissa kauhua. Mr. Hyde talloo tunteettomasti pikkutytön, ja hänet ...