The Story of Norway
Author | : Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Norway |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Norway |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Norway |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charlotte S. Sidgwick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Christianity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hjalmar H. Boyesen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 2015-07-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781330553213 |
Excerpt from The Story of Norway It has been my ambition for many years to write a history of Norway, chiefly because no such book, worthy of the name, exists in the English language. When the publishers of the present series of "The Stories of the Nations" proposed to me to write the "story" of my native land, I therefore eagerly accepted their offer. The "story," however, according to their plan, was to differ in some important respects from a regular history. It was to dwell particularly upon the dramatic phases of historical events, and concern itself but slightly with the growth of institutions and sociological phenomena. It therefore necessarily takes small account of proportion. In the present volume more space is given to the national hero, Olaf Tryggvesson, whose brief reign was crowded with dramatic events, than to kings who reigned ten times as long. For the same reason the four centuries of the Union with Denmark are treated with comparative brevity. Many thing happened, no doubt, during those centuries, but "there were few deeds." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Hjalmar Boyesen |
Publisher | : Litres |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 2021-02-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5043288965 |
Author | : Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : Norway |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen |
Publisher | : Theclassics.Us |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
Genre | : Norway |
ISBN | : 9781230391564 |
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... XXXVII THE RECENT HISTORY OF NORWAY Since the great crisis which terminated in the impeachment of Prime Minister Selmer, the history of Norway has continued somewhat turbulent, although within the bounds of legality; and the contest between the nation and the crown has not yet been decided. Howbeit certain other matters have intervened alongside of the strictly constitutional agitation. Norway has followed the precedent of all other nations which tend towards democracy in associating attacks upon the Church with attempts to limit the power of the crown. The position of the country parson in Norway is one of considerable power and influence. He is, of course, a better educated man than the peasants by whom he is surrounded. Through his glebe he is a landowner; and where all estates are small he may be reckoned a considerable one. He is ex-offieio chairman of the District Board School; and he is very frequently chosen to represent his electoral district in the Storthing. It is this last fact which makes the Norwegian clergyman a more powerful person than his English colleague. We have not a pleasant picture of this pastor (praest) in Ibsen's writings; in the Straamand of " Love's Comedy," or the Dean (Provost) of" Brand." In fact, as we might guess, the literary class and the scientific {the illuminati) are his natural enemies. That he has his fair share of formalism and insincerity we may well suppose. But in any case it was inevitable that the new democracy, impatient of every kind of restraint, should begin a war against the influence of the Church. 1 By C. F. Keary, author of " The Vikings in Western Christendom," "Norway and the Norwegians," &c. For now the Liberal party began to split itself up; and democracy, as in other...
Author | : Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Norway |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Karen Larsen |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 603 |
Release | : 2015-12-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 140087579X |
A distinguished one-volume history of Norway, from the Vikings through the Resistance of World War II. "Full, objective, and thoroughly readable history, rich in content.... The result is a well-rounded treatment of Norwegian life—political, religious, economic, and intellectual—during the long centuries.... Easily the most important history of Norway in the English language since Gjerset."—N. Y. Times Originally published in 1948. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Boyesen Hjalmar Hjorth |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2016-06-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781318987962 |
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