Upplands-Bro bibliotek

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, ...

Aubrey is a young Englishman, who meets Lord Ruthven – a mysterious man who has recently entered London’s upper class. The two men travel to Rome. There Ruthven does something that ...

One night during his regular rambles, Mérimée stumbles upon a mysterious woman who invites him home to her place. They enter a big, dark but luxuriously furnished room and they spe ...

"The Thing in the Weeds" is a short story by William Hope Hodgson from his 'Sargasso Sea Stories' in which he portrays a monster lurking in the darkest recesses of the unfathomable ...

A woman wanted to have a child, but not knowing how to go about it, asked a witch for help. The witch gave her a barley seed and told her to plant it. No sooner had she done so tha ...

There was once an emperor who was only interested in one thing, his clothes. He spent all his money on his outfits and had a different one for every time of day and every occasion. ...

At the bottom of the ocean lived the sea king, his old mother and his six daughters. They lived in a beautiful castle, surrounded by a big garden, of which each daughter took care ...

The Ugly Duckling (1842) tells the story of a duckling who is rejected by everyone, including his family, because he looks different. Tired of being made fun of, he decides to go f ...

Sotilas Silvion kunniaa loukataan, kun hänen kanssaan aseelliseen kaksinkamppailuun lupautunut mies ei ota oman elämänsä puolustamista tosissaan. Loukkaantunut Silvio päättää odott ...

Talonpoika Erkki, morsian Katri ja renki Jussi ovat laittaneet veneen vesille. He ovat lähdössä viemään tervaa Kuhmosta Ouluun. Erkki ei kuitenkaan aavista, että myös Jussilla on t ...

Mies rakastuu ystävänsä sisareen Annaan. Hän on tiennyt Annan aina, mutta vasta viime vuosina tyttö on puhjennut kukkaan – kasvanut naiseksi. Annalle mies on kuitenkin vain vanha p ...

Komea hussaarikapteeni Minski saapuu postimestarin luokse. Häntä palvelee mestarin tytär, kaunis Dunja, joka herättää Minskin huomion. Dunja on kypsä ja kohtelias, eikä Minski ole ...

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 ...

Richard Trenchard was a man used to having his way, so when he wants his sister to pass over her secretary Melanie Brooks as a companion to his young niece, she has to succumb to h ...

Victoria survives a car accident along with her employer’s son and begins to care for the boy, who is now fatherless. Sir Peter kindly enough provides the two with a place to stay. ...

Lehtori Raat ei pidä ihmisistä – ja sen hänen oppilaansa saavat tuntea nahoissaan jokaikinen päivä. Lehtorin elämän kohokohta on, jos hän saa oppilaan kiinni pahanteosta. Silloin R ...

Bring in the New Year with the whimsical fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen! This collection of wonderful stories are centred around New Year’s Eve and will enchant children an ...

Virginia accompanies Lisa, her young pianist of a sister, to Switzerland where the latter can get help with her hand injury and play piano again. The famous Swiss surgeon, Dr. Leon ...

Minna Canthin ajaton klassikko kuvaa intiimisti naiseksi kasvamisen suuria kysymyksiä.Herkkä ja vastuuntuntoinen Hanna ihastuu lyseota käyvään Woldemartiin. Hän saa kuitenkin kokea ...

När drottning Victoria beordrar Tilda att gifta sig med prinsen av det avlägsna landet Oberia måste hon åka dit för att träffa honom, trots att hon verkligen inte vill gifta sig me ...

Melanie has been the ward of Sir James and called the estate of Wroxford Priory her home. When Sir James dies and the new heir – his nephew – arrives, things are not off to a grea ...

On vuosi 1665. Rutto on saapunut Lontooseen. Paikallinen satulakauppias on kahden vaiheilla – pitäisikö hänen paeta kaupungista vai jäädä sinne? Lopulta satulakauppias päättää jääd ...

No one is more surprised than Kathy when she receives an invitation from Lady Fitzosborne for some weekend festivities. Usually, such invitations are extended to her more attractiv ...

Talossa on suuri suru – perheen pienin poika on kuollut. Äiti uppoutuu suremiseen ja unohtaa kaksi muuta lastaan. Voiko hän ikinä päästä tästä yli? Äiti on vihainen elämälle ja Ju ...

Sadun kertojalla on elämässään kolme tärkeää asiaa: iloinen elämänasenne, ilmoituslehti ja hautausmaa. Nämä kaikki kiinnostuksenkohteensa hän on perinyt isältään, joka oli ammatilt ...