Sweden and Norway; Sketches and Stories ... With Illustrations
Author : Mrs. M. G. SLEEPER
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Page : 338 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Mrs. M. G. SLEEPER
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Page : 338 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Martha G. (Quincy) Sleeper
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Page : 338 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 1867
Category : Folklore
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Author : M. G. Sleeper
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Page : pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Grace M. Levings
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Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Austria
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Author : Chronicle Books
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 16,90 MB
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452174471
Trolls haunt the snowy forests, and terrifying monsters roam the open sea. A young woman journeys to the end of the world, and a boy proves he knows no fear. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the enchanting world of Nordic folklore. Translated and transcribed by folklorists in the 19th century, and presented here unabridged, the stories are by turns magical, hilarious, cozy, and chilling. They offer a fascinating view into Nordic culture and a comforting wintertime read. Ulla Thynell's glowing contemporary illustrations accompany each tale, conjuring dragons, princesses, and the northern lights. This special gift edition features an embossed, textured case and a ribbon marker.
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Page : 244 pages
File Size : 16,83 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Norway
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Author : Grace M. Mrs Levings
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 28,57 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781374576070
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Hildor Arnold Barton
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780809324415
H. Arnold Barton investigates Norwegian political and cultural influences in Sweden during the period of the Swedish-Norwegian dynastic union from 1814 to 1905. Although closely related in origins, indigenous culture, language, and religion, Sweden and Norway had very different histories, resulting in strongly contrasting societies and forms of government before 1814. After a proud medieval past, Norway had come under the Danish crown in the fourteenth century and had been reduced to virtually a Danish province by the sixteenth. In 1814, as a spin-off of the Napoleonic Wars, Denmark relinquished Norway, which became a separate kingdom, dynastically united with Sweden with its own government under a constitution independently framed that year. Disputes during the next ninety-one years caused Norway unilaterally to dissolve the tie. Seeing the union a failure, most historians have concentrated on its conflicts. Barton, however, examines the impact of the union on internal developments, particularly in Sweden. Prior to 1814, Norway, unlike Sweden, had no constitution and only the rudiments of higher culture, yet paradoxically, Norway exerted a greater direct influence on Sweden than vice versa. Reflecting a society lacking a native nobility, Norway's 1814 constitution was--with the exception of that of the United States--the most democratic in the world. It became the guiding star of Swedish liberals and radicals striving to reform the antiquated system of representation in their parliament. Norway's cultural void was filled with a stellar array of artists, writers, and musicians, led by Bj rnsjerne B rnson, Henrik Ibsen, and Edvard Grieg. From the 1850s through the late 1880s, this wave of Norwegian creativity had an immense impact on literature, art, and music in Sweden. By the 1880s, however, August Strindberg led a revolt against an exaggerated "Norvegomania" in Sweden. Barton sees this reaction as a fundamental inspiration to Sweden's intense search for its own cultural character in the highly creative Swedish National Romanticism of the 1890s and early twentieth century. Thirty-three illustrations of art and architecture enhance Sweden and Visions of Norway.
Author : Selina Bunbury
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230392066
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... NEW NOVEL, BY MISS BUNBUEY. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., OUR OWN STORY. By SELINA BUNBURY, Author of "A Summer in Northern Europe," &c. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "This is a work of unquestionable genius. The story is one full of interest; it is managed with consummate skill, animated by characters touched by the hand of an artist, and well fitted to enlist the sympathy of the reader, while there is an eloquent simplicity in Miss Bunbury's style, equally remote from careless negligence and from straining after point and epigram. It is a work that will hardly be laid down unread when once taken up."--Morning Chronicle. 'This is a story of that meritorious class which, entering the world with the view of improving and amusing it, effectively accomplishes both purposes. Unlike the frivolous literature of the drawing-room, it does more than excite the curiosity of the reader by the interesting complication of events and adventures, and the animating development of the plot. It exhibits throughout a learned spirit of observation, and has much of both tender and lofty feeling. The vitality and versatility of original genius are apparent in every chapter: there is life in it. It abounds with deep thought and brilliant imagination, and displays, in equal proportions, humour, invention, and acute observation. Some of the scenes are pathetic in a very powerful degree, and such of them as are in the main of a lively and mirthful character are occasionally softened and relieved by touches of unexpected tenderness and tragic emotion."--Morning Post. "Written not only with great literary power, but with deep feeling, this interesting tale unfolds the inner realities of the soul's life, portraying in a style singularly effective the human...
Author : Grace M. Levings
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
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ISBN : 9781341113215
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.