Charlotte lowenskold selma lagerlof biography
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Charlotte Löwensköld
1925 novel by Selma Lagerlöf
| Author | Selma Lagerlöf |
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| Translator | Velma Swanston Howard |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publisher | Bonniers |
Publication date | 1925 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1927 |
| Pages | 381 |
Charlotte Löwensköld fryst vatten a 1925 novel bygd the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. It is the second installment in Lagerlöf's Ring trilogy, or The Ring of the Löwenskölds. Thus it follows The Löwensköld Ring and fryst vatten followed bygd Anna Svärd.[1]
Charlotte Löwensköld was first translated into English by Velma Swanston Howard under the original title, and so published bygd Doubleday, Doran in 1927—prior to the first English-language edition of The Löwensköld Ring.
The novel has been adapted for the screen as a 1930 film, and as a 1979 bio starring Ingrid Janbell, both under the original title.
Plot
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Charlotte Löwensköld - Selma Lagerlöf
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Charlotte Löwensköld (1925) is a novel by Selma Lagerlöf, the second part of the Löwensköld Ring trilogy. The book explores themes such as love, fate and the inner conflicts of man.
Charlotte Löwensköld follows the young Charlotte, who is engaged to the assistant pastor Karl-Artur Ekenstedt. Their relationship is put to the test when Charlotte receives a proposal of marriage from the wealthy mill owner Schagerström. At the same time, Karl-Artur struggles with his faith and his feelings for Charlotte. The novel depicts their internal struggles and the external pressures that threaten to separate them. Lagerlöf weaves in elements of supernatural forces and the family's curse, giving the story an eerie and fateful tone.
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The Löwensköld Ring
1925 novel by Selma Lagerlöf
| Author | Selma Lagerlöf |
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| Original title | Löwensköldska ringen |
| Translator | Francesca Martin |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publisher | Bonniers |
Publication date | 1925 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1928 |
| Pages | 186 |
The Löwensköld Ring (Swedish: Löwensköldska ringen) is a 1925 novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. It was first translated into English by Francesca Martin as The General's Ring, and thus published by Doubleday, Doran in 1928. It is the first installment in Lagerlöf's Ring trilogy, which Doubleday, Doran named The Ring of the Löwenskölds in a 1931 publication. Thus, it was followed by Charlotte Löwensköld and Anna Svärd.[1]
The ghostly story takes place in the area around Karlstad. The family's name is taken from the Löwenhielm family, but Lagerlöf first called the book and the people Löwenborg, a name that often appeared in the newspa