Weird Tales from Northern Seas

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Weird Tales from Northern Seas by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie ISBN: 9781465574527
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
ISBN: 9781465574527
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
Jonas Lie is sufficiently famous to need but a very few words of introduction. Ever since 1870, when he made his reputation by his first novel, "Den Fremsynte," he has been a prime favourite with the Scandinavian public, and of late years his principal romances have gone the round of Europe. He has written novels of all kinds, but he excels when he describes the wild seas of Northern Norway, and the stern and hardy race of sailors and fishers who seek their fortunes, and so often find their graves, on those dangerous waters. Such tales, for instance, as "Tremasteren Fremtid," "Lodsen og hans Hustru," "Gaa Paa!" and "Den Fremsynte" are unique of their kind, and give far truer pictures of Norwegian life and character in the rough than anything that can be found elsewhere in the literature. Indeed, Lie's skippers and mates are as superior to Kjelland's, for instance, as the peasants of Jens Tvedt (a writer, by the way, still unknown beyond his native land) are superior to the much-vaunted peasants of Björnstjerne Björnson. But it is when Lie tells us some of the wild legends of his native province, Nordland, some of the grim tales on which he himself was brought up, so to speak, that he is perhaps most vivid and enthralling. The folk-lore of those lonely sub-arctic tracts is in keeping with the savagery of nature. We rarely, if ever, hear of friendly elves or companionable gnomes there. The supernatural beings that haunt those shores and seas are, for the most part, malignant and malefic. They seem to hate man. They love to mock his toils, and sport with his despair. In his very first romance, "Den Fremsynte," Lie relates two of these weird tales (Nos. 1 and 3 of the present selection). another tale, in which many of the superstitious beliefs and wild imaginings of the Nordland fishermen are skilfully grouped together to form the background of a charming love-story, entitled "Finn Blood," I have borrowed from the volume of "Fortællinger og Skildringer," published in 1872. The remaining eight stories are selected from the book "Trold," which was the event of the Christmas publishing season at Christiania in 1891. Last Christmas a second series of "Trold" came out, but it is distinctly inferior to the former one.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Jonas Lie is sufficiently famous to need but a very few words of introduction. Ever since 1870, when he made his reputation by his first novel, "Den Fremsynte," he has been a prime favourite with the Scandinavian public, and of late years his principal romances have gone the round of Europe. He has written novels of all kinds, but he excels when he describes the wild seas of Northern Norway, and the stern and hardy race of sailors and fishers who seek their fortunes, and so often find their graves, on those dangerous waters. Such tales, for instance, as "Tremasteren Fremtid," "Lodsen og hans Hustru," "Gaa Paa!" and "Den Fremsynte" are unique of their kind, and give far truer pictures of Norwegian life and character in the rough than anything that can be found elsewhere in the literature. Indeed, Lie's skippers and mates are as superior to Kjelland's, for instance, as the peasants of Jens Tvedt (a writer, by the way, still unknown beyond his native land) are superior to the much-vaunted peasants of Björnstjerne Björnson. But it is when Lie tells us some of the wild legends of his native province, Nordland, some of the grim tales on which he himself was brought up, so to speak, that he is perhaps most vivid and enthralling. The folk-lore of those lonely sub-arctic tracts is in keeping with the savagery of nature. We rarely, if ever, hear of friendly elves or companionable gnomes there. The supernatural beings that haunt those shores and seas are, for the most part, malignant and malefic. They seem to hate man. They love to mock his toils, and sport with his despair. In his very first romance, "Den Fremsynte," Lie relates two of these weird tales (Nos. 1 and 3 of the present selection). another tale, in which many of the superstitious beliefs and wild imaginings of the Nordland fishermen are skilfully grouped together to form the background of a charming love-story, entitled "Finn Blood," I have borrowed from the volume of "Fortællinger og Skildringer," published in 1872. The remaining eight stories are selected from the book "Trold," which was the event of the Christmas publishing season at Christiania in 1891. Last Christmas a second series of "Trold" came out, but it is distinctly inferior to the former one.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book David Copperfield by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book Earths in the Universe by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship “Fram” 189396 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen (Complete) by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book As Seen By Me by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book The Governments of Europe by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book The Love Affairs of an Old Maid by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book Ethica: In Meetkundigen Trant Uiteengezet, Vertaald, Ingeleid en Toegelicht Door Jhr. Dr. Nico Van Suchtelen by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book William Blake: A Critical Essay by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book The Basket Woman: A Book of Indian Tales for Children by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book Thaïs by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book The Story of the Crusades by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
Cover of the book A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan when the Ports were Opened and the Monarchy Restored by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy