A Happy Boy by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"A Happy Boy" by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson is a novel published in 1860. It follows Øyvind, a cotter's son who seeks to build a life for himself and win the heart of Marit, a farm girl, through education at an agricultural school. Guided by his older friend Bård the schoolmaster, Øyvind navigates the challenges of rural Norwegian life. This peasant tale carries a cheerful tone and simple message about lifting one's head and
loving one's neighbor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne, 1832-1910 |
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| Translator | Anderson, Rasmus Björn, 1846-1936 |
| Uniform Title | En glad gut. English |
| Title | A Happy Boy |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_glad_Gut |
| Credits | Produced by David S. Miller |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Norway -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 12633 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 339 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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