Project Gutenberg 2005-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 70 Kielland, Alexander Lange 1849 1906 Kjelland, Alexander Lange Kielland, Aleksander L. Kielland, Alexander L. Kettlewell, W. W. Garman and Worse: A Norwegian Novel Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Clare Boothby, Jim Wiborg, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Garman and Worse: A Norwegian Novel" by Alexander Lange Kielland is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Richard Garman, a lighthouse keeper, and his daughter Madeleine, who navigate complex family dynamics and societal expectations in their coastal town. The narrative explores themes of isolation, the struggle between tradition and modernity, and the implications of family legacy, drawing readers into the lives of both the Garmans and their connections with the townsfolk. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of the sea's significance and how it shapes the characters' lives. Richard Garman enjoys a solitary life at the lighthouse, reflecting on his past and the family he has rejoined after years away. This is contrasted with Madeleine's youthful exuberance and her burgeoning friendship with a local boy named Per. As the story unfolds, the interactions between the Garmans and their relatives, particularly concerning family expectations and hidden secrets, begin to bring tension into their seemingly peaceful existence. The introduction sets the stage for a rich exploration of personal relationships and the societal structures that influence the characters' choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 471305 469513 2024-10-07T07:40:35.263236 2023-09-07T08:51:28.475259 text/html text/html 466451 2020-12-14T12:50:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 170996 2020-12-14T12:50:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 272657 2024-10-07T07:40:44.869234 application/epub+zip 279764 2024-10-07T07:40:39.287208 application/epub+zip 240618 2024-10-07T07:40:37.891215 application/epub+zip 509253 2024-10-07T07:40:48.977156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484506 2024-10-07T07:40:43.980210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428066 2022-09-08T00:07:21.282518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450019 449928 2024-10-07T07:40:34.320256 2023-09-07T08:51:27.717303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 449665 2020-12-14T12:50:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167296 2020-12-14T12:50:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 449673 2020-12-14T12:50:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167264 2020-12-14T12:50:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21564 2024-10-07T07:40:49.106159 application/rdf+xml 17638 2024-10-07T07:40:38.463221 image/jpeg 4063 2024-10-07T07:40:38.175218 image/jpeg 273643 2024-10-07T07:40:35.304262 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