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id: 16422
title: The Home in the Valley
author: Flygare-Carlén, Emilie
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  Nanna''s father, when young, was placed in an entirely different position "Magde," said the old man, casting a glance of affection upon the "Yes he is, my dear Aunt Ulrica, I was little Gottlieb, but I have grown "No, dear Carl," replied Nanna, "the flowers were sent by one who is "Be careful, Nanna," said Magde seriously, "you will soon be a young "Yes," replied Nanna seriously, for she was musing on Magde''s words of "You desired to know what I have read," said Nanna, wishing to change "My dear Carl," said Magde, seriously, "you must not think to deceive me "Carl is my good boy," replied Magde, who during the conversation had father." Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, "Nephew Gottlieb," said Aunt Ulrica drawing the young man aside, "you where I can wait the coming of Magde, Nanna, Father, Ragnar, and all the


id: 14356
title: The Emperor of Portugallia
author: Lagerlöf, Selma
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  "We''ll put the little girl between us, Jan," said the young wife. Katrina went to bed that evening at her usual hour, but Jan felt When the little girl was six years old Jan went along with her to The day Jan of Ruffluck visited the school, he and his little Glory "It was _Father_ Glory Goldie wanted to say, of course, but said had a very good friend in old seine-maker Ola. This is the way they came to be friends: Glory Goldie had taken to There were many who said to Jan of Ruffluck that his little girl Point with Glory Goldie of Ruffluck on board, Jan and Katrina stood sour-faced old Katrina sitting round the house," thought Jan. "Why, Jan!" said Katrina, "what has come over you?" "Wait, Jan!" said the mistress, "we''ll just speak of the old people "So you''ve come out to-day, Jan," said the lieutenant in a tone of


id: 20746
title: The Home; Or, Life in Sweden
author: Bremer, Fredrika
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  letter-writer--of the mother of Henrik, Louise, Eva, Leonore, Petrea, have seen many a time Petrea''s nose peering forth from the little group. "I think he is much handsomer than my father," said little Petrea. "Ah," said Petrea, "I like him so much; he has given me that lovely All this time Jacobi was passing his days in peace, little dreaming of "Oh, thou little most loveable creature!" said Petrea, endeavouring at "He loves the children and their mother," said she; "he is their friend "Our little Louise in time will dance very well," remarked the Judge to Sara, Louise, Eva, Leonore, Petrea, Gabriele, repeated so often one One evening Sara, Louise, Eva, and Petrea were sitting together at a "Good Petrea," said Louise, displeased, "I want my ribbons myself, and "God will bless you, my good, pure-hearted girl!" said the mother, "You look so pale to-day in your white dress, my little Eva," said


id: 28349
title: The Golden House
author: Baker, Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker)
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  Karin stretched out her hands, took the little brown baby in her arms, "Not Nono in heaven yet!" said Karin, pressing the dark baby to her "Nono sets a good example to the other boys," said Jan one day. "It''s a dear little room," said the child, "and we all like to be Alma really looked like the guardian angel she meant to be to Nono and Nono was a happy boy when he went out from Alma''s room with a little "Nono has not meant to be a bad boy," said Jan; "and I have forgiven "Uncle Pelle helped me about it a little," said Nono honestly. "Pelle does not often let anybody come into his room but me," said Nono "You are the right kind of a boy, Nono," said Jan, with hearty "I am not fit to be the father of a boy like Nono," said Pietro one


id: 17407
title: A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II.
author: Whitlocke, Bulstrode
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  said Lord Whitelocke, answerable to such good desires, earnestly _The Lord''s Day._--Whitelocke had two good sermons in his house, at which Grave Eric came to Whitelocke to confer about his treaty, and said to Whitelocke said, the cloth of England was likewise of very great value, The master of the ceremonies came to Whitelocke from the Queen to excuse Whitelocke desired the master to return his thanks to her Majesty Eric answered, that the Queen desired Whitelocke One of the Queen''s lacqueys came to Whitelocke''s house in dinner-time, to not coming to visit Whitelocke, and said that, by the Queen''s command, The master of the ceremonies came to Whitelocke from the Queen, to desire The master of the ceremonies came to Whitelocke, by the Queen''s command, Whitelocke, having received so great a respect from the Prince, did again Whitelocke said he had a great desire to kiss his Majesty''s hand and to


id: 18357
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  carry himself all the better if, like Charlie, he had an hour a day "You will know all about it in time, lad," his father said. "Yes, I think it is a good thing that I should know," Charlie "Charlie," Sir Marmaduke said on the following morning, at "As I know his face, sir," Charlie said eagerly, "could I not find him little news of what was going on outside the house, but Mr. Jervoise might be able to tell him something about his father, "There is not a soldier in his army but likes him," Charlie said "The king did not think of that," Charlie said. this time of the year," the count said to Charlie. "It is a quiet-looking little place," Charlie said, "and does but a "I think, Charlie," Harry said, "it would be a good thing for us to "He is both, sir," Charlie said; "but, like Major Jervoise, an

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  A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden


id: 18037
title: The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands
author: Anonymous
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  see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of with both arms, Madame Ida Pfeiffer recovered her feet. Madame Pfeiffer''s visit it was about fourteen months old, having been Madame Pfeiffer''s second excursion was into the interior; and it opened twelve feet high, with small drains to carry off the rain-water. feet high, and has fine large leaves and tubers like those of the potato, places attaining a depth of three feet, Madame Pfeiffer and her guide At a town called Ravandus Madame Pfeiffer rested for some days, making Madame Pfeiffer remarks that in all this a great injustice is, or would In the neighbourhood of Kriservick Madame Pfeiffer saw a long, wide After a tedious journey of five days, Madame Pfeiffer reached the shores course Madame Pfeiffer visited the sugar-cane plantations, which cover "In former days," says Madame Pfeiffer, "almost every person who was


id: 22195
title: Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories
author: Baker, Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker)
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  "What made you think of giving us this pleasure, little Tora?" said the "Why," said the little girl at once, "I don''t like my shoes. "Thanks, Nils," said the mistress, as she took the boy''s hand after the Suddenly she looked up and said, "Nils, please open the "That you have," said the rough man, with a kind of little quiver round "Come in," said the old woman, courtesying as to a stranger. light made beautiful the old face as she said: "He came round at the "On New-Year''s Day, perhaps," said the father. So presented, Johanson bowed to the little old woman, who stood up "You wish then to be confirmed?" said the pastor, looking Johanson "May I sit here, dear, with my work?" said the pastor''s wife, coming in shall do about Johanson," said the pastor to his wife. to-day," said the pastor to his wife when at home and they were alone


id: 5161
title: The Treasure
author: Lagerlöf, Selma
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  And Elsalill sat and listened to Sir Archie, who spoke both long Elsalill sat silently listening to every word Sir Archie said to Then Sir Archie turned to Elsalill with a startled face and said: While Elsalill said this Sir Archie stood with a frown on his brow "Come home with me, Elsalill," said Torarin. Sir Archie stood silent a long while, but he held Elsalill''s hands "I weep, Sir Archie," said Elsalill, "because I have too great "Yes," said Sir Archie, "you must come with me, Elsalill, or else "I have no long message to bring you, Sir Archie," said Elsalill; "You hear what this man says?" said Sir Archie to Elsalill. When Elsalill saw that Sir Archie was coming back to her, she "Sir Archie," said Elsalill, "do you not hear them stand before Elsalill," said Sir Archie. "Speak not so, Sir Archie!" said Elsalill.


id: 10543
title: Norwegian Life An Account of Past and Contemporary Conditions and Progress in Norway and Sweden
author: nan
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  CHAPTER VII GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF NORWAY AND SWEDEN In early days Norway consisted of a great number of small states thousand years later the present constitution of Norway was adopted. Like Norway, the most that we know of prehistoric times in Sweden we Norwegians with a view to effecting a union between Norway and Sweden of Norway as a nation entirely independent of Sweden to be represented Sweden, and that King Oscar had ceased to be the ruler of Norway. governed the union of the two countries, and King Oscar declared prince of his house to be chosen as the new king of Norway, and the So long as Norway and Sweden were united under one king, Norway and Sweden under one king brought constant bickerings; a Eric, of Sweden, and Ingeborg, only child of King Haakon, of Norway; different times Sweden has been united with Norway and Denmark under


id: 10935
title: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
author: Lagerlöf, Selma
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  "Dear Morten Goosey-Gander," said the boy, "try to get a swallow of All that day, when the wild geese played with the fox, the boy lay and When the boy had eaten, Akka said that she thought he ran around in the seen Akka, and all the wild geese, coming toward him in a long row. left!" said the boy, and turned the big ram''s head in that direction. A little later the white goosey-gander took the boy on his back and went The boy heard no more of what the old cow said. When Jarro didn''t come to him, the little boy thought that it would be The boy and the wild geese had come to a little wooded island in Hjälmar "Good morning, Mother Akka!" said the boy. When the boy said this, Akka and the other wild geese stretched their "Good day to you!" said the boy.


id: 12313
title: Pictures of Sweden
author: Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
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  Sweden, thou land of deep feeling, of heart-felt songs! leafy trees and red-painted wooden houses, which are bounded by rocks returns in circles like smooth water, and then rolls darting its long high walls, which alone stand, of the old Catholic Bishop''s palace. again sits like an old woman, and looks on the withered rose that lies On the grave, close under the church-wall, they planted a rose-tree, chronicle of kings and the love songs that still live with the old Gustavus saw her for the first time, and the old man fell in love with "Young hearts soon forget their sorrows," thought the King. between the green trees over the open water, to the houses and leaves, appear like fresh, young woods; the long, narrow windows in It is commonly said, that Memory is a young girl with light blue eyes. night, and from his little window look over the falling waters, see


id: 13758
title: Gerda in Sweden
author: McDonald, Etta Blaisdell
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  and their reindeer, Gerda takes Karen home to Stockholm with her so that their homes, and after Gerda and Birger had said good-night and gone to "Good," said Lieutenant Ekman; "isn''t there a third stanza, Birger?" "Look, Gerda," said Lieutenant Ekman, as their launch steamed the next "Are you Gerda?" asked the little lame girl eagerly, as Lieutenant Ekman "Come up to the house, Gerda, I want to show you my birds," said Karen at "Good-bye," the two little girls said to each other, and Karen went down "But I want only Karen," said Gerda; "and I thought it would be good for Karen said to Gerda, after the children had been greeted and gladly "I shall be home in just seven days," said Gerda, "and if you will all be "He was the Father of his Country," said Gerda, and she seized Birger''s "It is time the girls and boys were here," said Gerda, standing before


id: 37193
title: The Swedish Fairy Book
author: nan
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  for the day, went to the sea-shore and begged the princess to comb his he said, the princess could not say no, and so he went to the king and When the king''s daughter and her maid saw the old woman, who was one day Faithful''s horse said to him: "The king is going to have your A long time passed, and with each succeeding day the king''s daughter Then the old man said: "Lovely maiden, turn around! road from which the king would appear, when the old man said: "Lovely After a time the old man said again: "Lovely maiden, turn around! Again time went by, and the king''s daughter and the prince and the old "Every night, when he comes home," said the princess, "he turns king had listened to them he said nothing for a long time. in the morning, the king came in to them, said good-morning, and asked


id: 41414
title: The Girl from the Marsh Croft
author: Lagerlöf, Selma
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  The Judge is a wise man and knows how people in her home district think "Don''t you hear, Helga, that you can ride with me?" said Gudmund, and The girl sat still for a moment; presently Gudmund felt her hand upon When Gudmund had told his mother about Helga from Big Marsh, he observed "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her thought that it was not Hildur, but her mother, who had said this. "To think that you had such a hard time of it!" said Gudmund smiling, "You have wept much in your time," said Gudmund without looking the Gudmund thought that he had loved Hildur until the day when she exacted Gudmund often thought of Helga and longed to meet her. "You had better go home first and have a good sleep," said the father. "We came so abruptly, Hildur," said Gudmund.


id: 49588
author: Snow, Erastus Fairbanks
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  RESULTS OF THE GOSPEL IN DENMARK AND SWEDEN--SKETCHES AND OBSERVATIONS DENMARK--General Observations on the Country and People. SWEDEN--General Observations on the state of the Country, politically places of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. in France, the death of the old king of Denmark afforded the Danish Sweden shall follow the example of Denmark. English books; and to the Danes we read Brother Hanson''s translation hope soon to find a large public place, and we thank God that the seed university of Copenhagen has long taken the lead in this north country, Brother Zerubable,--I have received, through Elder Pratt, the letters and publication of the Book of Mormon, in the Danish language; a copy as the Lord opened their way, to read, pray, teach, baptize, translate, Book of Mormon, and warned the people to flee from the church of the GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE. The country people, generally, live in small villages, miserable

title:
  One Year in Scandinavia Results of the gospel in Denmark and Sweden; sketches and observations on the country and people; remarkable events; late persecutions and present aspect of affairs


id: 44630
title: From a Swedish Homestead
author: Lagerlöf, Selma
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  ''Don''t you think I know,'' Hede said a little irritably, ''that the saw that the great, star-like eyes of the girl began to sparkle. And every time the old man''s son and grandson saw them their hearts ''Good-morning, thou little angel of God,'' she said to him. ''Ingrid,'' the angel said, ''dost thou remember, whilst thy grandfather ''Oh, dear good man,'' she said, ''help me to hide, so that people will not long time; said that she knew her sister stood so high in her ''Miss Ingrid,'' said the old housekeeper one day, in a rather mysterious ''Ingrid,'' said her ladyship, looking up from her knitting, ''I think I When the King said this he saw an angry look in Storräde''s eyes, but she The King''s messenger hardly thought that old Hjalte was the man to ''King Olaf,'' he said to him, ''pray to God that she may come to thee.


id: 44109
title: The Son of a Servant
author: Strindberg, August
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  occupied by John''s mother''s brother, a small trader in the New Market, John''s father and mother, with seven children and two servants, John''s mother only occasionally said his evening prayer with When his father came home, he asked John on his return, "Where have you when the time came to ring the bells for church, John gave up his leave, John said to Gustav: "Let us buy a fine bouquet for mother." When John came home, he gave his mother the bouquet as from Gustav, an accountant, had been a school friend of John''s father, and was now One evening, when John had come home from school, he saw the house lit The servant came up and said that his father wished him to come down as One day John said that all men were God''s children. John''s father admired her, his step-mother feared her, his brothers


id: 43638
title: Our Little Swedish Cousin
author: Coburn, Claire Martha
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  winter-time, she and her big brother Erik and her little brother Anders "Gerda and Per are coming too," said little Anders as he walked by Miss "Those boys look like great white birds," said Sigrid, who was already "I am glad my little girl had such a happy afternoon," said Mrs. Lund "I''LL bring you a gingerbread goat," said Sigrid to little Anders as "Most of them are bound for the same place that we are," laughed Mrs. Lund, who was rosy-cheeked and flaxen-haired like Sigrid. "I never saw so many little booths before," said Sigrid. whole forest of little Christmas trees there," said Sigrid. "How proud I am of my children," said Mrs. Lund, as Sigrid and Erik Miss Eklund, for Sigrid''s mother did not believe that her little girl "Name-day greetings, little daughter," said Mrs. Lund as Sigrid came "Here is ''Little Women,''" said Sigrid in great delight.


