From a Swedish Homestead


Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

(4.2 stars; 3 reviews)

”From a Swedish Homestead” by the Swedish author Selma Lagerloef (translated by Jessie Brochner) is a varied collection of stories, mostly set in Dalarne or Vaermland in Sweden, but also some stories or legends from Kungahalla on the west-coast at the time between Heathendom and early Christianity plus some Legends from Italy and Belgium. The first nine sections, “The Story of a Country House”, is a short Novel, originally published on its own, but here part of the collection.

It is the story of how a young orphan girl, Ingrid, is the instrument of saving the student Gunnar Hede, who has lost his wits and memory by a terrible experience, trying to save his home, his Country House, and who wanders the roads as a Pedlar, but at the same time afraid of most everything, especially animals. As told by Lagerloef it is a both fascinating and sweet story, as are all the others. (Summary by Lars Rolander) (10 hr 5 min)

Chapters

01 - The Story of a Country House - Part 1 28:40 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
02 - The Story of a Country House - Part 2 21:59 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
03 - The Story of a Country House - Part 3 43:42 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
04 - The Story of a Country House - Part 4 28:09 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
05 - The Story of a Country House - Part 5 17:58 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
06 - The Story of a Country House - Part 6 17:04 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
07 - The Story of a Country House - Part 7 20:10 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
08 - The Story of a Country House - Part 8 33:43 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
09 - The Story of a Country House - Part 9 32:07 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
10 - Queens at Kungahalla - On the Site of the Great Kungahalla - The Forest Qu… 38:43 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
11 - Queens at Kungahalla - Sigrid Storrade 24:14 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
12 - Queens at Kungahalla - Astrid - Part 1 19:44 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
13 - Queens at Kungahalla - Astrid - Part 2 29:32 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
14 - Queens at Kungahalla - Astrid - Part 3 37:12 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
15 - Old Agnete 17:48 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
16 - The Fisherman's Ring - Part 1 25:32 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
17 - The Fisherman's Ring - Part 2 22:12 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
18 - Santa Caterina of Siena 33:21 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
19 - The Empress's Money-Chest 19:44 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
20 - The Peace of God 28:38 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
21 - A Story from Halstanäs 22:33 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
22 - The Inscription on the Grave 26:46 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
23 - The Brothers 15:37 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)