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Through the Magic Door

First published in 1907, ‘Through the Magic Door’ is an essay by the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ author on the joy of literature and reading. In it, he enthuses about his favourite books and ...


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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Volume Two

‘An Essay Concerning Human Understanding’ is philosopher John Locke's pioneering examination of the origins of human knowledge and understanding. First published in 1690, it set th ...


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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Volume One

‘An Essay Concerning Human Understanding’ is philosopher John Locke's pioneering examination of the origins of human knowledge and understanding. First published in 1690, it set th ...


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Revolution and Other Essays

Move over, Karl Marx, because the latest incarnation of Super Socialist – Hero of the Working Class, Jack London, is here to pick up the Red Torch of Revolution and smite the evils ...


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The New Revelation

Published in 1917, ‘The New Revelation’ by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of his thoughts about religion, spiritualism, and the afterlife. An advocate of spiritualis ...


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The Rise of Historical Criticism

One of Wilde’s first published pieces, ‘The Rise of Historical Criticism’ is an essay, written while he was a student at Oxford, during the 1870s. In it, he dissects the notions of ...


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The Decay of Lying

Could it be that people who never lie are devoid of creativity? If that’s true, then all creative art must be founded in lies. ‘The Decay of Lying’ is a beguiling essay on the natu ...


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The Philosophy of Dress

"Fashion is ephemeral. Art is eternal. Indeed, what is a fashion really? A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so absolutely unbearable that we have to alter it every six months!" ...


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A Treatise of Human Nature

‘A Treatise of Human Nature’ is one of Hume’s most important works, dissecting the concepts of passion and emotions. His focus on the correlation between cause and effect has been ...


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Dekahebdom

Våren 2020 flyr åtta pensionärer från pandemin. Detta är inga fogliga gamlingar som man har där man sätter dem. Alla är författare och kulturskribenter. Mot regeln om högst två tim ...


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Pen, Pencil, and Poison

‘Pen, Pencil, and Poison’ is one of Wilde’s most intriguing essays. Part biography, part social commentary, and part philosophical debate, he writes the biography of an art critic, ...


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Certain Personal Matters

‘Certain Personal Matters’ is an intriguing and entertaining collection of essays by H.G. Wells that range from satirical political sketches to scientific speculations. Wells’ shor ...


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The German War

Published in 1914, ‘The German War’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of his essays on the subject of Germany and the growing threat he believed it posed. Written in the ye ...


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A Visit to Three Fronts

Aged 55 by the time WWI broke out in 1914, famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was keen to play his part in the war effort and became a private in a volunteer regiment. ‘A Visit t ...


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The Cannibal Islands

‘The Cannibal Islands’ is a historical novel by prolific author R.M. Ballantyne. In it, he gives some background to the world-wide explorations of the famous Captain Cook. Ballanty ...


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The Great Boer War

Keen to participate in the Boer War, famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle initially volunteered to be a soldier but was rejected. Determined to play some part, Doyle went on to bec ...


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The Vital Message

‘The Vital Message’ is an essay on spiritualism by famous ‘Sherlock Holmes’ author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had publicly professed his belief in spiritualism many years earlie ...


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Vilken del av Nödläge är det du inte fattar?

När Isabelle tittar in hos sin pappa, som bor på landet i Frankrike, ligger han på golvet och har svårt att prata. Men när ambulanspersonalen dyker upp kastar han ut dom med besked ...


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I sällskap med Jehu

I sällskap med Jehu är en samling kortfattade texter av författaren Sune Örnberg. Texterna ligger någonstans mellan det kåserande och det essäistiska och flyter sömlöst mellan pers ...


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Impressions of America

"One is impressed in America, but not favourably impressed, by the inordinate size of everything. The country seems to try to bully one into a belief in its power by its impressive ...


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In the South Seas

‘In The South Seas’ is a collection of stories from the Pacific Islands curated by Stevenson as he cruised through the islands. The collection is among some of the most important b ...


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Sympati för djävulen

Under sin uppväxt i församlingen Livets ord mötte Johan Heltne en tystnadskultur som drevs fram av idealet om den goda människan, fri från moraliska brister och misslyckanden. Samm ...


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Forcing Justice: Violence and Nonviolence in Selected Texts by Thoreau and Gandhi

Can justice be forced on individuals and communities? The essays in this collection by Henry David Thoreau urge us to consider the difficult matter of how to counter the specific i ...


Omslagsbild för Vatsyayana & Kalyanamalla, Kärlekens ledtråd och skådebana
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Vatsyayana & Kalyanamalla, Kärlekens ledtråd och skådebana

I årtusenden har de indiska mästarna Kalyanamalla och Vatsyayanas arbeten stått sig som viktiga fundament. Verken "Kärlekens ledtråd", även känd som "Kamasutram", och "Skådebana", ...


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Knöcklor

Dansuppvisningar i såpvatten, hemsökta hus på Öland och storslagna drömmar om potatis. Berit Gullberg låter sig inte definieras eller begränsas i denna underhållande krönikesamling ...