Selma LAGERLÖF
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf.
Born on 20 November 1858 at Mårbacka, Värmland, Sweden.
Died on 16 March 1940 at Mårbacka.
Wikipedia: English,
French,
Swedish.
Categories: Novels,
Collections of texts,
Short stories,
Theatre,
Poetry,
Autobiography,
Non‑fiction.
AI. Source: photograph from 1909 by Atelier Florman.
NOVELS
Gösta Berlings saga (1891).
(Gösta Berling’s saga).
Published in Stockholm by Frithiof Hellberg in 1891, in two volumes. Five chapters had previously appeared as a supplement to the magazine Idun of 6 February 1891 and as a booklet: 1. Gösta Berling, poeten, 2. “Blod är en ganska egen saft” (later renamed Spökhistorier), 3. “Så länge mänskan sträfvar, far hon vill” (later renamed Ebba Dohnas historia), 4. Lifvets stigar, and 5. Om de lärt sig att allt försaka, förrn, som han, de lärt sig att allt förmå? (later renamed Döden befriaren). The chapter Balen på Ekeby was included in Idun of 30 October 1891, after the publication of the two volumes.
Swedish:
1891 (booklet; 5 chapters);
— 1891, vol 1 and
vol 2 (1st edition);
— 1891 (chapter Balen på Ekeby);
— 1895, vol 1 and
vol 2 (2nd edition);
— 1910 (13th edition);
— 1933.
English:
Gösta Berling’s saga (Lillie Tudeer, 1894, ed. 1898; eight chapters omitted;
revised by Hanna Astrup Larsen and completed by Velma Swanston Howard
in 1918, vol. 1 and
vol. 2);
— The story of Gösta Berling (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1898;
see also 1926, with a 1916 foreword translated by Velma Swanston Howard;
revised by W. H. Hilton-Brown in 1959);
— The story of Gösta Berling (Robert Bly, 1962);
— The saga of Gösta Berling (Paul Norlen, 2009).
French:
La légende de Gösta Berling (André Bellessort, 1904;
adaptation, with cuts, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar;
see also 1915);
— Gösta Berling (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1937).
Antikrists mirakler (1897).
(The miracles of the Antichrist).
Swedish:
1897 (1st edition);
— 1920 (18th edition).
English:
The miracles of Antichrist (Selma Ahlström Trotz, 1899);
— The miracles of Antichrist (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899).
French:
Les miracles de l’Antéchrist (Thekla Hammar, 1924).
En herrgårdssägen (1899).
(The story of a manor house).
Swedish:
1899 (1st edition);
— 1900 (2nd edition);
— 1910 (with notes in English);
— 1918 (10th edition);
— 1921 (17th edition).
English:
The story of a country house (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead);
— A manor house tale (Peter Graves, 2015).
French:
Le vieux manoir, part 1,
part 2 and
part 3 (Marc Hélys, 1910, in Le Correspondant;
published in book form in 1911, along with six short stories);
— Le violon du fou (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2001).
Jerusalem (1901–1902).
1. I Dalarne (1901).
(In Dalarna.)
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1901. The introductory chapter, Ingmarssönerna (Ingmar’s sons), had appeared in late 1900 in the 1901 issue of the literary annual Svea.
Swedish:
1901 (Svea);
— 1901 (1st edition);
— 1902 (2nd edition);
— 1905 (5th edition);
— 1933.
English:
Jerusalem (Jessie Brochner, 1903);
— Jerusalem (Velma Swanston Howard, 1915).
French:
Jérusalem en Dalécarlie (André Bellessort, 1903; in collaboration with Thekla Hammar).
2. I det heliga landet (1902).
(In the Holy Land.)
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1902.
Swedish:
1920 (12th edition);
— 1933.
English:
The Holy City: Jerusalem II (Velma Swanston Howard, 1918).
French:
Jérusalem en Terre sainte (André Bellessort, 1914).
Herr Arnes penningar (1903).
(Mr Arne’s money).
Published in Stockholm by Iduns Redaktion in 1903. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1904, with illustrations by Albert Edelfelt.
Swedish:
1904 (2nd edition);
— 1922 (9th edition).
English:
Herr Arne’s hoard (Arthur Chater, 1923;
also published as The treasure in 1925);
— Herr Arne’s hoard (Philip Brakenridge, 1952).
French:
L’argent de monsieur Arne (Élisa Girod-Hoskier, 1910);
— Les écus de messire Arne (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1939; along with the short story Sœur Karin et sœur Sisla).
Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (1906–1907).
(Nils Holgersson’s wonderful journey through Sweden).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in two volumes, in 1906 and 1907.
Swedish:
1959, vol. 1 and
vol. 2.
English:
The wonderful adventures of Nils (Velma Swanston Howard, 1907) and
Further adventures of Nils (Velma Swanston Howard, 1911; with cuts).
French:
Le merveilleux voyage de Nils Holgersson à travers la Suède (Thekla Hammar, 1912;
abridged; see also 1963, with additional chapters, still incomplete);
— Le merveilleux voyage de Nils Holgersson à travers la Suède (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1990, ed. 1991; complete).
Liljecronas hem (1911).
(Liljecrona’s home).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1911.
Swedish:
1911 (1st edition);
— 1922.
English:
Liliecrona’s home (Anna Barwell, 1913;
see also 1914).
French:
La maison de Lilliecrona (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1937).
Körkarlen (1912).
(The coach driver).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1912.
Swedish:
1920.
English:
Thy soul shall bear witness! (William Frederick Harvey, 1921).
French:
Le charretier de la mort (Thekla Hammar, 1922);
— Le cocher (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1998).
Kejsarn av Portugallien (1914).
(The emperor of Portugallia).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1914.
Swedish:
1914 (1st edition);
— 1919.
English:
The emperor of Portugallia (Velma Swanston Howard, 1916).
French:
L’empereur du Portugal (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1943, ed. 1985;
also published as Le cœur fou).
Bannlyst (1918).
(The outcast).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1918.
Swedish:
1918 (1st edition);
— 1921 (4th edition).
English:
The outcast (William Worster, 1922).
French:
L’exilé (Ladislas Perl, 1933);
— Le banni (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1999).
Löwensköldska ringen (1925–1928).
(The Löwensköld ring.)
1. Löwensköldska ringen (1925).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1925.
Swedish:
1978.
English:
The general’s ring (Francesca Martin, 1928, ed. 1931);
— The Löwensköld ring (Linda Schenck, 1991).
French:
L’anneau des Löwensköld (Marthe Metzger, 1935, ed. 1996);
— L’anneau maudit (Michel Praneuf, 2006).
2. Charlotte Löwensköld (1925).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1925.
Swedish:
1978.
English:
Charlotte Löwensköld (Velma Swanston Howard, 1927;
see also 1931).
French:
Charlotte Löwensköld (Thekla Hammar, 1935).
3. Anna Svärd (1928).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1928.
Swedish:
1944;
— 1978.
English:
Anna Svärd (Velma Swanston Howard, 1931).
French:
Anna Svärd (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1936).
COLLECTIONS OF TEXTS
Osynliga länkar (1894).
(Invisible links).
Fourteen stories. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1894. Two stories removed and eight added in 1904.
Contents (1894): Fru Fasta och Petter Nord. — Legenden om fågelboet. — Stenkumlet. — De fågelfrie. — Reors saga. — Valdemar Atterdag brandskattar Visby. — Mamsell Fredrika. — En fiskarhustrus roman. — Mors porträtt. — En fallen kung. — En julgäst. — Morbror Ruben. — Dunungen. — Bland klängrosorna.
Contents (1904): En julgäst. — En historia från Halstanäs. — Den förste i förste år nittonhundra. — De fågelfrie. — Stenkumlet. — Reors saga. — Gudsfreden. — Valdemar Atterdag brandskattar Visby. — Tale Thott. — Mamsell Fredrika. — En fiskarhustrus roman. — Mors porträtt. — En fallen kung. — Morbror Ruben. — Grafskriften. — Bröderna. — Romarblod. — I Vineta. — Dunungen. — Bland klängrosorna.
Swedish:
manuscript (13 stories);
— 1894 (1st edition; 14 stories);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904 (3rd edition; 20 stories);
— 1909 (5th edition);
— 1933.
English:
Invisible links (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899;
the fourteen stories of the first edition).
French:
Les liens invisibles (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910; twelve stories from the first and third editions; also includes stories from Drottningar i Kungahälla and Kristuslegender);
— Les liens invisibles (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003; the twenty stories of the third edition).
Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser (1899).
(Queens in Kungahälla, along with other stories).
Seventeen stories and an introduction. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1899. Contains the sub-collections Drottningar i Kungahälla and Legender, plus five other stories.
Contents: Drottningar i Kungahälla: På det stora Kungahällas grund. — Skogsdrottningen. — Sigrid Storråda. — Astrid. — Margareta Fredkulla. — Drottningen på Ragnhildsholmen. | Legender: Gamla Agneta. — Fiskarringen. — Santa Caterina af Siena. — De sju dödssynderna. — Vår Herre och Sankte Per. — Flykten till Egypten. — Kejsarinnans kassakista. | Berättelser: Gudsfreden. — En historia från Halstanäs. — Grafskriften. — Romarblod. — Bröderna.
Swedish:
1900 (2nd edition).
English:
Queens of Kungahälla (C. Field, 1899, ed. 1930; only the first group of stories);
— From a Swedish homestead (Jessie Brochner, 1901, New York;
see also 1901, London;
four stories omitted; includes the novel The story of a country house).
French:
Les reines de Kungahälla (Régis Boyer, 1986; only the first group of stories).
Drottningar i Kungahälla (1904).
(Queens in Kungahälla).
Five stories and an introduction, previously appeared in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1904.
Contents: På det stora Kungahällas grund. — Skogsdrottningen. — Sigrid Storråda. — Astrid. — Margareta Fredkulla. — Drottningen på Ragnhildsholmen.
Swedish:
1920 (10th edition).
Legender (1904).
(Legends).
Six stories previously appeared in Osynliga länkar and Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1904.
Contents: Legenden om fågelboet. — Gamla Agneta. — Fiskarringen. — Santa Caterina af Siena. — De sju dödssynderna. — Kejsarinnans kassakista.
Swedish:
1920 (8th edition).
Kristuslegender (1904).
(Christ legends).
Eleven stories. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1904.
Contents: Den heliga natten. — Kejsarens syn. — De vise männens brunn. — Betlehems barn. — Flykten till Egypten. — I Nazaret. — I templet. — Den heliga Veronikas svetteduk. — Fågel Rödbröst. — Vår Herre och Sankte Per. — Ljuslågan.
Swedish:
1904 (1st edition);
— 1920 (11th edition).
English:
Christ legends (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908).
French:
Légendes du Christ (anonymous, 1938).
En saga om en saga och andra sagor (1908).
(A story about a story, and other stories).
Nine stories. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1908.
Contents: En saga om en saga. — Tösen från Stormyrtorpet. — Silvergruvan. — Legenden om julrosorna. — Bröllopsmarschen. — Spelmannen. — En sägen från Jerusalem. — Varför påven blev så gammal. — Luftballongen.
Swedish:
1920 (9th edition).
English:
The girl from the marsh croft (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910).
French:
Le livre des légendes (Fritiof Palmér, 1910; the first story of the original collection is replaced with the story told at the Nobel Banquet in 1909).
Tösen från Stormyrtorpet och andra sagor (1913).
(The girl from the stormy marsh croft, and other stories).
Four previously published stories. Published in Gothenburg by Åhlén and Åkerlund in 1913.
Contents: Tösen från Stormyrtorpet. — Silvergruvan. — Legenden om julrosorna. — Bröllopsmarschen.
Astrid och andra berättelser (1914).
(Astrid, and other stories).
Five previously published stories. Published in Gothenburg by Åhlén and Åkerlund in 1914.
Contents: Astrid. — Ljuslågan. — De fågelfrie. — Gudsfreden. — Morbror Ruben.
Silvergruvan och andra berättelser (1915).
(The silver mine, and other stories).
Four previously published stories. Published in Stockholm by Åhlén and Åkerlund in 1915.
Contents: Silvergruvan. — Legenden om julrosorna. — Den heliga Veronikas svetteduk. — Gamla Agneta.
Troll och människor (1915).
(Trolls and humans).
Nine stories and six non-fiction texts. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1915.
Contents: Monarkmötet. — Bortbytingen. — En historia från Halland. — Gammal fäbodsägen. — Tjänsteanden. — Vattnet i Kyrkviken. — Slåtterkarlarna på Ekolsund. — Den heliga bilden i Lucca. — Vägen mellan himmel och jord. — Två spådomar. — Tal vid Nobelfesten. — Hem och stat. — Anders Fryxell. — Tavaststjernas sista sommar. — Mathilda Wrede.
Swedish:
1915 (1st edition).
French:
Des trolls et des hommes (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995; five stories from this first collection).
Kavaljersnoveller (1918).
(Cavalier stories).
Eight previously published stories. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1918.
Contents: En julgäst. — En historia från Halstanäs. — Den förste i förste år nittonhundra. — Mamsell Fredrika. — Gravskriften. — Bröderna. — Dunungen. — Vägen mellan himmel och jord.
Troll och människor: Andra samlingen (1921).
(Trolls and humans: Second collection).
Eleven stories, a poem and seven non-fiction texts. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1921.
Contents: Magister Frykstedt. — Tomten på Töreby. — Dödskallen. — Hur adjunkten fick prostdottern. — I emigrationsfrågan. — Solförmörkelsedagen. — Luciadagens legend. — Artilleristen. — Syster Olives historia. — Prinsessan av Babylonien. | Stämningar från krigsåren: Rakels gråt. — Ödekyrkan. — Dimman. — Den lille sjömannen. — Stjärnan. — Bålet. | Till minnet: Albert Theodor Gellerstedt. — Himlatrappan. — Gustaf Fröding.
Swedish:
1921 (1st edition).
French:
Des trolls et des hommes (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995; the first two stories of this second collection).
Mors porträtt och andra berättelser (1930).
(Mother’s portrait, and other stories).
Twelve previously published stories, and Lemlarna, a chapter from Mårbacka. Published in Stockholm by Åhlén and Åkerlund in 1930.
Contents: Ljuslågan. — Mors porträtt. — Bröderna. — Dödskallen. — Hur adjunkten fick prostdottern. — Luciadagens legend. — Prinsessan av Babylonien. — Bortbytingen. — En historia från Halland. — Den heliga bilden i Lucca. — Lemlarna. — Tomten på Töreby. — Den heliga natten.
Höst (1933).
(Autumn).
Nine stories and thirteen non-fiction texts. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Contents: Ur minnet: Sändebudet. — Återkomsten till Värmland. — Sophie Adlersparre (Esselde). — I jättens fotspår. — Den öppnade dörren. — Liljecronas sista konsert. — Ridspöet. — Österländsk sång. — Värmländsk naturskönhet. | Berättelser: Torparen hos Dobbrichsen. — Man skall aldrig tänka. — Skriften på jordgolvet. — Judas. — Det rena vattnet. — Syster Karin och syster Sisla. — Råttfällan. — Stenen i sjön Rottnen. — Frid på jorden. | Tal: Sankta Birgittas sista dagar. — Röda korset. — Enighet. — I sockenstugan.
English:
Harvest (Florence and Naboth Hedin, 1935).
Julberättelser (1938).
(Christmas stories).
Sixteen previously published stories. Illustrations by Helge Artelius. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1938.
SHORT STORIES
En spelmanshistoria (1891).
(Story of a fiddler).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1891. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider II in 1945.
Swedish:
1891.
De fågelfrie (1892).
(The outlaws).
Published in late 1892 in the 1893 issue of the literary annual Svea. Collected in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1893 (Svea);
— 1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
The outlaws (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Les proscrits (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Les proscrits (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Då svanerna kommo (1892).
(When the swans came).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1892. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider I in 1943.
Swedish:
1892.
En fallen kung (1893).
(A fallen king).
Published in late 1893 in the 1894 issue of the literary annual Svea. Collected in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (Svea);
— 1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
A fallen king (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Le roi déchu (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Un roi déchu (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Gamla Agneta (1894).
(Old Agneta).
Published as Gamla Agnete in Vintergatan in 1894. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899, and in Legender in 1904.
Swedish:
1894;
— 1900;
— 1920.
English:
Old Agnete (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
La vieille Agneta (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles).
Fru Fasta och Petter Nord (1894).
(Mrs. Fasting and Petter Nord).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894. Removed from the collection in 1904. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider II in 1945.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition).
English:
The Spirit of Fasting and Petter Nord (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Dame Carême et Petter Nord (Thekla Hammar, 1922, in Le charretier de la mort).
Legenden om fågelboet (1894).
(The legend of the bird’s nest).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894. Removed from this collection, and included in Legender in 1904.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1920.
English:
The legend of the bird’s nest (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Le nid de bergeronnettes (Ellen Wester, 1896, in Le Correspondant);
— Le nid de bergeronnettes (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles).
Stenkumlet (1894).
(The cairn).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
The king’s grave (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Le tumulus (Marc Hélys, 1911, in Le vieux manoir);
— Le tumulus (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Reors saga (1894).
(Reor’s saga).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider I in 1943.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
The legend of Reor (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
La saga de Reor (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Histoire de Reor (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Valdemar Atterdag brandskattar Visby (1894).
(Valdemar Atterdag extorts riches from Visby).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
Valdemar Atterdag (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Le sac de Visby par Valdemar Atterdag (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Mamsell Fredrika (1894).
(Miss Fredrika).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
Mamsell Fredrika (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Mam’zelle Fredrika (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur);
— Mademoiselle Frederika (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
En fiskarhustrus roman (1894).
(The romance of a fisherman’s wife).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
The romance of a fisherman’s wife (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Le roman d’une femme de pêcheur (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Le roman d’une femme de marin (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Mors porträtt (1894).
(Mother’s portrait).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
His mother’s portrait (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Le portrait de la mère (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Le portrait de mère (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
En julgäst (1894).
(A Christmas guest).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
A Christmas guest (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
L’hôte de Noël (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— L’invité de Noël (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Morbror Ruben (1894).
(Uncle Ruben).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
Uncle Reuben (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
L’oncle Ruben (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Oncle Ruben (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Dunungen (1894).
(Downy little bird).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
Downie (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Le duvet (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— P’tite plume (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Bland klängrosorna (1894).
(Among the climbing roses).
Published in Osynliga länkar in 1894.
Swedish:
1894 (1st edition);
— 1894 (2nd edition);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
Among the climbing roses (Pauline Bancroft Flach, 1899, in Invisible links).
French:
Parmi les rosiers grimpants (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur);
— Parmi les rosiers grimpants (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
I Vineta (1894).
(In Vineta).
Published in late 1894 in the 1895 issue of the literary annual Svea. Collected in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904.
Swedish:
1895 (Svea);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
French:
Dans Vineta (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Vineta (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Lyktan (1894).
(The lantern).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1894. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider I in 1943.
Swedish:
1894.
Tale Thott (1895).
Published in late 1895 in the 1896 issue of the literary annual Svea. Collected in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904.
Swedish:
1896 (Svea);
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
French:
Tale Thott (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Ett äfventyr i Vineta (1895).
(An adventure in Vineta).
Published in Jul-Album in Malmö and Stockholm by Envall and Kull in December 1895. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider II in 1945.
Swedish:
1895.
Tidningar och rådjur (1896).
(Newspapers and deer).
Published in Vintergatan in 1896. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider I in 1943.
Swedish:
1896.
Fiskarringen (1896).
(The fisherman’s ring).
Published in late 1896 in the 1897 issue of the literary annual Svea. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899, and in Legender in 1904.
Swedish:
1897 (Svea);
— 1900;
— 1920.
English:
The fisherman’s ring (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
L’anneau du pêcheur (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Romarblod (1897).
(Roman blood).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1897. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899, and in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904.
Swedish:
1897;
— 1900;
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
French:
Sang romain (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Höstdag (1898).
(Autumn day).
Published in Vintergatan in 1898.
Swedish:
1898.
En vårstorm (1898).
(A spring storm).
Published in late 1898 in the 1899 issue of the literary annual Svea. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider I in 1943.
Swedish:
1899 (Svea).
Flykten till Egypten (1898).
(The flight into Egypt).
Published in the Christmas magazine Jultomten in 1898. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899, and in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1904;
— 1920.
English:
The flight into Egypt (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead);
— The flight into Egypt (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
Spökhanden (1898).
(The ghost hand).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1898. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider I in 1943.
Swedish:
1898.
På det stora Kungahällas grund (1899).
(On the grounds of the great Kungahälla).
Introduction to the short-story collection Drottningar i Kungahälla. Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
Preface (C. Field, 1899, ed. 1930, in Queens of Kungahälla);
— On the site of the great Kungahälla (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
L’antique Kungahälla (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur);
— L’ancienne cité de Kungahälla [uncertain title] (Régis Boyer, 1986, in Les reines de Kungahälla).
Skogsdrottningen (1899).
(The forest queen).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
The forest queen (C. Field, 1899, ed. 1930, in Queens of Kungahälla);
— The forest queen (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
La reine des bois (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur);
— La reine de la forêt (Régis Boyer, 1986, in Les reines de Kungahälla).
Sigrid Storråda (1899).
(Sigrid the Haughty).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
Sigrid Storråda (C. Field, 1899, ed. 1930, in Queens of Kungahälla);
— Sigrid Storräde (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
Sigrid la Superbe (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Sigrid la Superbe (Régis Boyer, 1986, in Les reines de Kungahälla).
Astrid (1899).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
Astrid (C. Field, 1899, ed. 1930, in Queens of Kungahälla);
— Astrid (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
Astrid (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Astrid (Régis Boyer, 1986, in Les reines de Kungahälla).
Margareta Fredkulla (1899).
(Margaret the Maiden of Peace).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
Margareta Fredkulla (C. Field, 1899, ed. 1930, in Queens of Kungahälla).
French:
Margareta, la princesse de la paix (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Margareta Fredkulla (Régis Boyer, 1986, in Les reines de Kungahälla).
Drottningen på Ragnhildsholmen (1899).
(The queen at Ragnhild’s Islet).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Drottningar i Kungahälla in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
The queen on the island of Ragnild (C. Field, 1899, ed. 1930, in Queens of Kungahälla).
French:
La reine à l’îlot Ragnhild (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— La reine de Ragnhildsholmen (Régis Boyer, 1986, in Les reines de Kungahälla).
Santa Caterina af Siena (1899).
(Saint Catherine of Siena).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Legender in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
Santa Caterina of Siena (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
Sainte Catherine de Sienne (Marc Hélys, 1911, in Le vieux manoir).
De sju dödssynderna (1899).
(The seven deadly sins).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Legender in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
French:
Les sept péchés mortels (Marc Hélys, 1911, in Le vieux manoir).
Vår Herre och Sankte Per (1899).
(Our Lord and Saint Peter).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1904;
— 1920.
English:
Our Lord and St. Peter (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead);
— Our Lord and Saint Peter (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
Notre Seigneur et saint Pierre (anonymous, 1905, in La Revue);
— Notre Seigneur et saint Pierre (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles).
Kejsarinnans kassakista (1899).
(The empress’s coffer).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in Legender in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1920.
English:
The empress’s money-chest (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
Le trésor de l’impératrice (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles).
Gudsfreden (1899).
(God’s peace).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
The peace of God (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
La trêve de Dieu (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur);
— La paix de Dieu (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
En historia från Halstanäs (1899).
(A story from Halstanäs).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
A story from Halstanäs (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
Une histoire de Hallstanaes (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur);
— À la ferme de Halstanäs (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Grafskriften (1899).
(The epitaph).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904. Later spelled Gravskriften.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
The inscription on the grave (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
L’épitaphe (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— L’inscription funéraire (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Bröderna (1899).
(The brothers).
Published in Drottningar i Kungahälla jämte andra berättelser in 1899. Collected in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904.
Swedish:
1900;
— 1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
English:
The brothers (Jessie Brochner, 1901, in From a Swedish homestead).
French:
Les deux frères (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles);
— Les frères (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Fågel Rödbröst (1901).
(Robin Redbreast).
Published in the Christmas magazine Jultomten in 1901. Collected in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
Robin Redbreast (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
Le rouge-gorge (anonymous, 1905, in La Revue).
Syster Olives historia (1901).
(Sister Olive’s story).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1901. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1901;
— 1921.
En saga om en saga (1902).
(The story of a story).
Published in När vi började in 1902. Collected in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1902;
— 1920.
English:
The story of a story (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
Silvergruvan (1903).
(The silver mine).
Published as Silfvergrufvan in late 1903 in the 1904 issue of the literary annual Svea. Collected in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1904 (Svea);
— 1920.
English:
The silver mine (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
La mine d’argent (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Den förste i förste år nittonhundra (1904).
(The first day of the first year of the 1900s).
Published in the third edition of Osynliga länkar in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1909;
— 1933.
French:
Le 1er janvier de l’an 1900 (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 2003, in Les liens invisibles).
Den heliga natten (1904).
(The holy night).
Published in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
The holy night (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
Un souvenir de Noël (Marc Hélys, 1911, in Le vieux manoir).
Kejsarens syn (1904).
(The emperor’s vision).
Published in Kristuslegender in 1904. This story is actually the introductory chapter of the novel Antikrists mirakler published in 1897.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
The emperor’s vision (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
La vision de l’empereur (Thekla Hammar, 1904, in Foi et Vie);
— La vision de l’empereur (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles).
De vise männens brunn (1904).
(The wise men’s well).
Published in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
The wise men’s well (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
Le puits des Trois-Mages (Marc Hélys, 1911, in Le vieux manoir, ed. 1946).
Betlehems barn (1904).
(The child of Bethlehem).
Published in the magazine Ord och Bild in March 1904 and as booklet in the same year. Collected in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904 (magazine);
— 1904 (booklet);
— 1904 (Kristuslegender);
— 1920.
English:
Bethlehem’s children (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
I Nazaret (1904).
(In Nazareth).
Published in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
In Nazareth (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
À Nazareth (André Bellessort, in collaboration with Thekla Hammar, 1910, in Les liens invisibles).
I templet (1904).
(In the temple).
Published in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
In the temple (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
Dans le temple (Marc Hélys, 1911, in Le vieux manoir).
Den heliga Veronikas svetteduk (1904).
(Saint Veronica’s sweat cloth).
Published in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
Saint Veronica’s kerchief (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
Ljuslågan (1904).
(The candle flame).
Published in Kristuslegender in 1904.
Swedish:
1904;
— 1920.
English:
The sacred flame (Velma Swanston Howard, 1908, in Christ legends).
French:
Le voyage de Raniero di Ranieri transportant le feu sacré de Jérusalem à Florence (W. Bodart, 1924).
Tösen från Stormyrtorpet (1905).
(The girl from the stormy marsh croft).
Published as På tinget (At the court assembly) in late 1905 in the 1906 issue of the literary annual Svea. Revised and expanded version collected in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1906 (Svea);
— 1920.
English:
The girl from the marsh croft (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
La fille du Grand-Marais (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Det rena vattnet (1906).
(The pure water).
Published in the Christmas magazine Julblommor in 1906. Collected in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
L’eau pure (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Legenden om julrosorna (1908).
(The legend of the Christmas rose).
Published in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1920.
English:
The legend of the Christmas rose (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
La légende de la rose de Noël (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Bröllopsmarschen (1908).
(The wedding march).
Published in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1920.
English:
The wedding march (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
La marche nuptiale (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Spelmannen (1908).
(The fiddler).
Published in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1920.
English:
The musician (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
Le joueur de violon (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
En sägen från Jerusalem (1908).
(A story from Jerusalem).
Published in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1920.
English:
A story from Jerusalem (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
Une légende de Jérusalem (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Varför påven blev så gammal (1908).
(Why the Pope got so old).
Published in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1920.
English:
Why the Pope lived to be so old (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
Pourquoi le pape devint si vieux (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Luftballongen (1908).
(The balloon).
Published in En saga om en saga och andra sagor in 1908.
Swedish:
1920.
English:
The airship (Velma Swanston Howard, 1910, in The girl from the marsh croft).
French:
Le ballon (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Bortbytingen (1908).
(The changeling).
Published under the title En bortbyting in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1908. Revised version collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1908;
— 1915.
English:
The changeling (Susanna Stevens, 1992).
French:
L’échange (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995, in Des trolls et des hommes).
Meli (1909).
Published in Stockholm by Folkskolans barntidning (Stina Quint) in 1909, with illustrations by Gerda Tirén. Collected posthumously in Från skilda tider II in 1945.
Swedish:
1909.
En historia från Halland (1910).
(A story from Halland).
Published in the yearbook Svenska Turistföreningens årsskrift in 1910. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1910;
— 1915.
Tjänsteanden (1911).
(The servant spirit).
Published under the title Spirrtus in the Christmas magazine Julrosor in 1911. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
French:
L’esprit-serviteur (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995, in Des trolls et des hommes).
Slåtterkarlarna på Ekolsund (1912).
(The haymakers of Ekolsund).
Published in the educational journal Svensk Läraretidning and as a booklet in 1912. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
Den heliga bilden i Lucca (1913).
(The holy image in Lucca).
Published in the Christmas magazine Julstämning in November 1913. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
English:
The legend of the sacred image (Velma Swanston Howard, 1914).
Stenen i sjön Rottnen (1914).
(The stone in Lake Rottnen).
Published as a booklet in Stockholm by Centraltryckeriet in 1914. Collected in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
La pierre du lac Rottne (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Gammal fäbodsägen (1914).
(Old tale of a summer farm).
Published in the yearbook Svenska Turistföreningens årsskrift and as a booklet in 1914. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1914 (yearbook);
— 1914 (booklet);
— 1915.
French:
Une vieille légende des alpages (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995, in Des trolls et des hommes).
Vägen mellan himmel och jord (1914).
(The road between heaven and earth).
Published in the Christmas magazine Julrosor in 1914. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
Dödskallen (1914).
(The skull).
Published under the title En underlig julgäst (A strange Christmas guest) in the Christmas magazine Julstämning in 1914. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Monarkmötet (1915).
(The meeting of the monarchs).
Written in 1908. Last paragraph added in 1915. Published in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
Vattnet i Kyrkviken (1915).
(The water in Kyrkviken).
Published in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
French:
L’eau de la baie de Kyrkviken (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995, in Des trolls et des hommes).
Prinsessan av Babylonien (1916).
(The princess of Babylon).
Deleted chapter from the novel Kejsarn av Portugallien (1914). Published as a standalone story in a Danish translation in the Fotogravure-Udgave of the newspaper Berlingske Tidende of 9 July 1916. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Dimman (1916).
(The mist).
Written in 1916. Published in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter of 6 August 1916, and included in the anthology En rättfärdig fred in the same year. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Magister Frykstedt (1916).
(Master Frykstedt).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1916. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1916;
— 1921.
French:
Magister Frykstedt (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur);
— Maître Frykstedt (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995, in Des trolls et des hommes).
Hur adjunkten fick prostdottern (1917).
(How the teacher got the provost’s daughter).
Published in the anthology Kvällsol in 1917. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Luciadagens legend (1917).
(Legend of Saint Lucy’s Day).
Written in late 1916. Published in the anthology En bok om Värmland av värmlänningar in 1917. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1917;
— 1921.
Frid på jorden (1917).
(Peace on Earth).
Published in the Christmas magazine Julrosor in 1917. Collected in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
Paix sur la terre (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Den lille sjömannen (1918).
(The little sailor).
Published in the Christmas issue of the magazine Idun in 1918. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1918;
— 1921.
Tomten på Töreby (1921).
(The tomte of Töreby).
Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
French:
Le tomte de Töreby (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995, in Des trolls et des hommes).
Solförmörkelsedagen (1921).
(The day of the solar eclipse).
Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Artilleristen (1921).
(The artillerymen).
Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Torparen hos Dobbrichsen (1933).
(Dobbrichsen’s tenant farmer).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
Le journalier de chez Dobbrichsen (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Man skall aldrig tänka (1933).
(One should never think).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
Il ne faut jamais trop penser (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Skriften på jordgolvet (1933).
(The writing on the earthen floor).
Published as a booklet in 1933. Collected in Höst later that same year.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
L’inscription sur le sol (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Judas (1933).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Syster Karin och syster Sisla (1933).
(Sister Karin and Sister Sisla).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
Sœur Karin et sœur Sisla (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1939, in Les écus de messire Arne).
Råttfällan (1933).
(The mousetrap).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
La souricière (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
THEATRE
Tösen från Stormyrtorpet (1908).
(The girl from the stormy marsh croft).
Play adapted from the author’s short story of the same title. First performed at the Stora Teatern in Gothenburg on 13 April 1908.
Stormyrtösen (1913).
(The stormy marsh girl).
Folk play in four acts, adapted from the author’s short story Tösen från Stormyrtorpet, in collaboration with Hjalmar Selander and Peter Fristrup. First performed at the Södra Teatern in Stockholm on 1 May 1913. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1913.
Dunungen (1914).
(Downy little bird).
Play in four acts, adapted from the author’s short story of the same title. First performed at the Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern in Stockholm in 1914. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1914.
Swedish:
1914.
POETRY
Kungahyllning (1897).
(Homage to the king).
Published in the magazine Idun of 17 September 1897.
Swedish:
1897.
Till Zacharias Topelius (1898).
(To Zacharias Topelius).
Published in the magazine Idun of 14 January 1898.
Swedish:
1898.
Gustaf Fröding (1921).
Prologue read at the Frödingsfest at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm on 8 February 1921, for the ten-year anniversary of Fröding’s death. Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Två spådomar (1909).
(Two prophecies).
Short text written in November 1908. First published in a German translation titled Zwei Prophezeiungen in the magazine März in March 1909. Original Swedish version published in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
Sändebudet (1921).
(The messenger).
Short text published in the first issue of the magazine Vårbrodd in 1921. Reprinted in the charity booklet Vinterblomman in March 1922. Revised version collected in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Mårbacka (1922).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1922.
Swedish:
1922 (e-text).
English:
Mårbacka (Velma Swanston Howard, 1924).
French:
Mårbacka (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1937;
— Mårbacka : Souvenirs d’enfance (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1997).
I jättens fotspår (1924).
(In the footsteps of the giant).
Short text published in the privately-printed anthology Pennklubben 1924. Collected in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Ett barns memoarer: Mårbacka II (1930).
(A child’s memoirs: Mårbacka II).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1930.
Swedish:
1930 (e-text).
English:
Memories of my childhood: Further years at Mårbacka (Velma Swanston Howard, 1934).
Dagbok: Mårbacka III (1932).
(Diary: Mårbacka III).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1932.
Swedish:
1932 (e-text).
English:
The diary of Selma Lagerlöf (Velma Swanston Howard, 1936).
French:
Mon journal d’enfant (Thekla Hammar and Marthe Metzger, 1939).
Återkomsten till Värmland (1933).
(The return to Värmland).
Short text published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Den öppnade dörren (1933).
(The opened door).
Short text published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Liljecronas sista konsert (1933).
(Liljecrona’s last consert).
Short text published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Österländsk sång (1933).
(Eastern song).
Short text published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
NON-FICTION
Den heliga grafvens kyrka (1902).
(The Church of the Holy Sepulchre).
Speech delivered at the Falun Lecture Society. Published in the journal Nordisk tidsskrift for filologi and as a booklet in 1902.
Swedish:
1902 (booklet).
Tal vid Nobelfesten (1909).
(Speech at the Nobel Banquet).
Speech delivered at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, on 10 December 1909. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
English:
Banquet speech (Nobel Prize website).
French:
La légende d’une dette (Fritiof Palmér, 1910, in Le livre des légendes).
Anders Fryxell (1910).
Speech delivered at the unveiling of Anders Fryxell’s bust outside Sunne Church on 24 September 1910. Published in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
Hem och stat (1911).
(Home and state).
Speech delivered at the International Woman Suffrage Congress in Stockholm on 13 June 1911. Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1911. Collected in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1911;
— 1915.
English:
Woman the savior of the state (Velma Swanston Howard, 1912, in The world’s work).
Tavaststjernas sista sommar (1912).
(Tavaststjerna’s last summer).
Speech delivered at the annual celebration of the Swedish Literary Society in Finland on 5 February 1912. Published in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
Albert Theodor Gellerstedt (1914).
Inaugural speech delivered at the Swedish Academy on 20 December 1914. Published under the title Minne af Albert Theodor Gellerstedt in 1915. Collected in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1915;
— 1921.
Mathilda Wrede (1915).
Published in Troll och människor in 1915.
Swedish:
1915.
French:
Mathilda Wrede (Marc de Gouvenain and Lena Grumbach, 1995, in Des trolls et des hommes).
Zachris Topelius: Utveckling och mognad (1920).
(Zachris Topelius: Development and maturity).
Published in Stockholm by Albert Bonnier in 1920.
Swedish:
1920 (1st edition).
Himlatrappan (1920).
(The stairway to heaven).
Memorial speech for Crown Princess Margareta delivered at the Swedish Academy on 20 December 1920. Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
I emigrationsfrågan (1921).
(On the emigration issue).
Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Rakels gråt (1921).
(Rakel’s weeping).
Written in 1914. Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Ödekyrkan (1921).
(The abandoned church).
Written in 1914. Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Stjärnan (1921).
(The star).
Subtitle: Brev från en svensk arbetare (Letter from a Swedish worker). Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Bålet (1921).
(The pyre).
Subtitle: Brev från en dansk krigsfånge (Letter from a Danish prisoner of war). Published in Troll och människor: Andra samlingen in 1921.
Swedish:
1921.
Röda korset (1921).
(The Red Cross).
Read as a prologue at a number of Red Cross celebrations in 1921. Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Sankta Birgittas sista dagar (1923).
(The last days of Saint Bridget).
Speech delivered at the Bridget Festival in Vadstena in 1923. Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Enighet (1925).
(Unity).
Speech delivered at the Ecumenical Meeting in Stockholm on 26 August 1925. Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
I sockenstugan (1929).
(In the parish house).
Speech delivered at the Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern in Stockholm in November 1929. Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Sophie Adlersparre (Esselde) (1933).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Ridspöet (1933).
(The riding crop).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
French:
La cravache (Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar, 1940, in L’anneau du pêcheur).
Värmländsk naturskönhet (1933).
(The natural beauty of Värmland).
Published in Höst in 1933.
Swedish:
1933 (e-text).
Created on 8 August 2026. Updated on 19 August 2026.
