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Chapter 1: LILIECRONA’S HOME
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The narrative centers on a poor household in a remote rural district, beginning with a violent Christmas storm that tests neighbors and sets off a chain of small tragedies and mysteries. A determined young girl called Little-Maid strives to reach relatives while family and villagers confront ruined roofs, burned homesteads, local gossip, accusations, and strange occurrences around a dark lake. Interwoven episodes introduce rustic figures—a pastor, a smith, an ensign—and elements of folk magic, courtroom tension, and supernatural lore, culminating in reflections on home, community bonds, and the persistence of memory in an austere landscape.

LILIECRONA’S HOME

LILIECRONA’S HOME

A NOVEL BY SELMA LAGERLÖF
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE. AUTHOR OF
“GÖSTA BERLING,” “JERUSALEM,” “THE ADVENTURES OF
NILS,” “THE GIRL FROM THE MARSHCROFT,” ETC. ETC.

TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH
BY
ANNA BARWELL

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
MCMXIV