A Happy Boy by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

"A Happy Boy" by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson is a novel published in 1860. It follows Øyvind, a cotter's son who seeks to build a life for himself and win the heart of Marit, a farm girl, through education at an agricultural school. Guided by his older friend Bård the schoolmaster, Øyvind navigates the challenges of rural Norwegian life. This peasant tale carries a cheerful tone and simple message about lifting one's head and loving one's neighbor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne, 1832-1910
Translator Anderson, Rasmus Björn, 1846-1936
Uniform Title En glad gut. English
Title A Happy Boy
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_glad_Gut
Credits Produced by David S. Miller
Reading Level Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Norway -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 12633
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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