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Stories by Foreign Authors (Scandinavian)

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Stories by Foreign Authors–Scandinavian (1898)

Stories by Foreign Authors, Vol. 8
Fifty-one tales in ten volumes, comprising a careful selection of the best Continental short stories by contemporary or nearly contemporary writers, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

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BJÖRNSTJERNE BJÖRNSON

STORIES BY

FOREIGN AUTHORS



SCANDINAVIAN


THE FATHER By Björnstjerne Björnson
WHEN FATHER BROUGHT HOME THE LAMP By Juhani Aho
THE FLYING MAIL By M. Goldschmidt
THE RAILROAD AND THE CHURCHYARD By Björnstjerne Björnson
TWO FRIENDS By Alexander Kielland
HOPES By Frederika Bremer



NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

1898

Copyright, 1898, by
Charles Scribner's Sons

PUBLISHERS' NOTE

The translations in this volume, where previously published, are used by arrangement with the owners of the copyrights (as specified at the beginning of each story). Translations made especially for the series are covered by its general copyright. All rights in both classes are reserved.

CONTENTS

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The Father Björnstjerne Björnson 11
When Father Brought Home the Lamp Juhani Aho 19
The Flying Mail M. Goldschmidt 39
The Railroad and the Churchyard Björnstjerne Björnson 83
Two Friends Alexander Kielland 123
Hopes Frederika Bremer 155