From a Swedish Homestead
Selma Lagerlöf
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
”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) |