Project Gutenberg 2014-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 102 Page, Thomas Nelson 1853 1922 Elsket and Other Stories Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Elsket -- George Washington's last duel -- P'laski's tunament -- Run to seed -- A soldier of the empire. Produced by David Edwards, Haragos Pál and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Elsket and Other Stories" by Thomas Nelson Page is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story immerses readers in a vividly described Norse setting and follows an unnamed narrator who embarks on a fishing trip to Norway, spurred by the advice and friendship of Dr. John Robson. This narrative introduces two significant characters, Olaf, known as "Olaf of the Mountain," and his daughter Elsket, hinting at themes of love, loyalty, and the struggles of existence within a beautifully harsh landscape. The opening of "Elsket" unfolds with the narrator arriving in a remote Norwegian village, expressing a sense of isolation as he eagerly awaits Olaf's arrival. He encounters some locals who share ominous warnings about the mountain pass known as the "Devil's Seat." As he meets Olaf, the gravity of the father's watchful protection over his daughter Elsket becomes apparent, setting the stage for a deeper story that explores family bonds, the weight of legacy, and the haunting beauty of nature. In this idyllic yet perilous world, the narrator finds himself caught between the past and his emerging relationship with Elsket, suggesting an intertwining of personal and cultural histories that shape the lives of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 302333 302157 2025-02-19T07:19:05.093539 2023-09-20T13:44:58.721898 text/html text/html 305359 2014-12-03T09:26:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 208537 2014-12-03T09:26:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220682 2025-02-19T07:19:09.903516 application/epub+zip 220888 2025-02-19T07:19:05.973511 application/epub+zip 161989 2025-02-19T07:19:05.531515 application/epub+zip 316808 2025-02-19T07:19:12.905472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289200 2025-02-19T07:19:09.396538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230614 2022-09-21T15:01:21.815603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271843 271639 2024-10-20T03:37:10.231970 2023-09-20T13:44:58.137903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 271770 2014-12-03T09:26:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104238 2014-12-03T09:26:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20249 2025-02-19T07:19:13.877442 application/rdf+xml 19730 2025-02-19T07:19:05.631482 image/jpeg 2804 2025-02-19T07:19:05.581483 image/jpeg 209424 2025-02-19T07:19:05.122515 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