Blicher, Steen Steensen.

Udvalgte Noveller. llustreret af Carl Thomsen.

København, Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1899. 19.8 cm x 29.1 cm. 802 pages. Original Hardcover. Quarter leather and marbled binding. Raised bands and gilt decoration on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Corners and spine rubbed. Tanned deckled edges. Illustrated exlibris dated 1974 by Erik Haugaard on front pastedown. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Some pages separated from book block. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

Indhold : En Landsbydegns Dagbog / Præsten i Thorning / Gyldholm / Røverstuen / E Bindstouw / Jøderne paa Hald / Eva / Ak! hvor forandret! / Hosekræmmeren / Skibsjournal / Præsten i Vejlby Kjeltringliv / Telse / De tre Klokker / Himmelbjerget / Juleferierne / Marie / Fjorten Dage i Jylland / Landsbydoktoren, Baglænds / Skytten paa Aunsberg / Høstferierne / Julianes Giftermaal / De tre Helligaftener / Bettefanden etc.

Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October 1782, Vium – 26 March 1848 in Spentrup) was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark. Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly related to Martin Luther.
He grew up in close contact with nature and peasant life in the moor areas of central Jutland. After trying his hand as a teacher and a tenant farmer, he at last became a parson like his father and from 1825-1847 served in the parish of Spentrup.
As a clergyman, Blicher is said to have been less than inspired. His main interests were hunting and writing. In 1842, he was accused of alcoholism and abandoned from a Cooperation of Danish writers. Many struggles with his superiors the following years led to his dismissal shortly before his death. He had ten children, seven sons and three daughters, with his wife Ernestine Juliane Berg, whom he married on 11 June 1810.
Today Blicher is regarded as the pioneer of the Danish short story and regional writing. Many of his verses have been set to music and his best novels have been reprinted many times. Steen Steensen Blicher never enjoyed international interest on the scale of Hans Christian Andersen or Karen Blixen, but in Denmark he is almost as well-known. In 2006, his novel Præsten i Vejlbye was adopted in the Danish Culture Canon, which means, officially one of the 10 Order of Merit novels in Danish literature of all time.
In Denmark, Blicher enjoyed fame and recognition in his own lifetime, and has been praised for his contributions to Danish culture ever since. In 1951, literary scholars initiated the Danish Blicher Society to “further and deepen the interest for Blichers life and writings”, through various activities. They have awarded Blicherprisen (The Blicher Prize) annually since 1955 and the society is still active as of 2018. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Blicher, Steen Steensen · Danish · Danish Author · Danish Fiction · Danish Literature · Danish Literature History · Danish Novel · Erik Haugaard Scandinavia Collection · Library & Collection Building · Scandinavian History · Short Stories · Short Stories, Danish
• Language: Dansk
• Inventory Number: 200293AB