The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf
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"The Story of Gösta Berling" by Selma Lagerlöf is a novel published in 1891. Set in 1820s Sweden along the shores of Lake Fryken, this debut work follows a defrocked Lutheran priest rescued from freezing by a mysterious mistress. He becomes part of a band of eccentric pensioners living at Ekeby manor, where wild adventures unfold as they take control of the estate. Blending folk tales, supernatural elements, and magic realism, this
story explores redemption through the charismatic poet-priest who leads his companions through chaos toward salvation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Flach, Pauline Bancroft, 1869-1966 |
| Title | The Story of Gösta Berling |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6sta_Berling%27s_Saga |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Swedish fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 56158 |
| Release Date | Dec 10, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 631 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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