The Treasure
Selma Lagerlöf
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Description
Selma Lagerlöf's Treasure opens in the days when Frederik the Second of Denmark ruled Bohuslen, then under the Danish crown though now Swedish. At Marstrand dwelt Torarin, a poor fish hawker with a palsied arm that kept him from fishing boats and oars. He earned his living on the road, selling salted and dried fish from village to village, seldom spending many days at home. One February day at dusk he drove toward Solberga parsonage along a lonely, deserted road.
Beside him on the sledge rode his trusty friend, Grim, a little black shaggy dog who answered all conversation by blinking. The contents promise the quays, a messenger, moonlight, haunting, flight over the ice, and the roar of the waves. Lagerlöf, Sweden's Nobel laureate, builds a tale of murder and conscience from this humble travelling salesman and his dog.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Selma Lagerlöf |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 145 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |