Project Gutenberg 2005-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 133 Kielland, Alexander Lange 1849 1906 Kjelland, Alexander Lange Kielland, Aleksander L. Kielland, Alexander L. Cassie, R. L. (Robert Lawson) 1859 Cassie, Robert Lawson Norse Tales and Sketches Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. A siesta -- A monkey -- A tale of the sea -- A dinner -- Trofast -- Karen -- My sister's journey to Modum -- Letters from Master-Pilot Seehus -- Old dances -- Autumn. E-text prepared by Clare Boothby, Jim Wiborg, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Norse Tales and Sketches" by Alexander Lange Kielland is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century, showcasing the author's skill in portraying human nature and societal dynamics. The tales are likely imbued with a blend of realism and thoughtful satire, reflective of Norse culture and thought processes, crafted to evoke both amusement and contemplation among readers. The opening of the collection introduces a vibrant social scene set in Paris, where a dinner party hosted by Senhor de Silvis unfolds. The guests, a diverse mix of characters, engage in lively conversation and merriment, although a mysterious Irish musician silently captures attention. As the atmosphere thickens with entertainment, the musician's performance transforms from light-hearted tunes to a haunting melody that leaves the guests unnerved. This unsettling shift reveals a deeper layer of emotion, as the music elicits discomfort and reflection, foreshadowing the themes of complexity and human experience that the following stories are likely to explore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Norwegian fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 191565 188338 2024-10-06T13:40:59.784559 2023-09-07T04:13:42.721466 text/html text/html 189574 2020-12-19T02:48:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 69964 2020-12-19T02:48:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149457 2024-10-06T13:41:06.590570 application/epub+zip 151409 2024-10-06T13:41:02.952532 application/epub+zip 139861 2024-10-06T13:41:01.698548 application/epub+zip 277272 2024-10-06T13:41:09.400530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259175 2024-10-06T13:41:05.835540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223850 2022-09-07T17:18:14.730058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170819 170728 2024-10-06T13:40:59.253548 2023-09-07T04:13:42.323475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 170511 2020-12-19T02:48:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66597 2020-12-19T02:48:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 170543 2020-12-19T02:48:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66568 2020-12-19T02:48:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22335 2024-10-06T13:41:09.716489 application/rdf+xml 12493 2024-10-06T13:41:02.253539 image/jpeg 3225 2024-10-06T13:41:01.972586 image/jpeg 146413 2024-10-06T13:40:59.801559 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia