The Tale of a Manor
1899 novel by Selma Lagerlöf
Author | Selma Lagerlöf |
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Original title | En herrgårdssägen |
Translator | C. Field |
Language | Swedish |
Publisher | Bonniers |
Publication date | 1899 |
Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1923 |
Pages | 197 |
The Tale of a Manor (Swedish: En herrgårdssägen) is an 1899 novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf.[1] It tells the story of a young woman who tries to rescue the man she loves from madness, caused by shame and sorrow. It was published in English in 1923, in a portmanteau volume titled The Tale of a Manor and Other Sketches. The 1923 film The Blizzard by Mauritz Stiller is loosely based on the novel.[2]
See also
- 1899 in literature
- Neo-romanticism
- Swedish literature
References
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Works by Selma Lagerlöf
- Gösta Berling's Saga
- The Tale of a Manor
- Jerusalem
- The Treasure
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
- The Girl from the Marsh Croft
- Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!
- The Emperor of Portugallia
- The Löwensköld Ring
- Charlotte Löwensköld
- Anna Svärd
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