The Tale of a Manor

The Tale of a Manor Author| Selma Lagerlöf

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Original title| En herrgårdssägen
Translator| C. Field
Country| Sweden
Language| Swedish
Publisher| Bonniers

Publication date

| 1899

Published in English

| 1923
Pages| 197

The Tale of a Manor (Swedish: En herrgårdssägen) is an 1899 novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf.[1] It tells the story of a young woman who tries to rescue the man she loves from madness, caused by shame and sorrow. It was published in English in 1923, in a portmanteau volume titled The Tale of a Manor and Other Sketches. The 1923 film The Blizzard by Mauritz Stiller is loosely based on the novel.[2]

## See also[edit]

* 1899 in literature
* Neo-romanticism
* Swedish literature

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Selma Lagerlöf - Bibliography". nobelprize.org. Nobel Media. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
2. ^ "Gunnar Hedes saga (1923): Kommentar". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

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Works by Selma Lagerlöf

* Gösta Berling's Saga
* The Tale of a Manor
* Jerusalem
* The Treasure
* The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
* The Girl from the Marsh Croft
* Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!
* The Emperor of Portugallia
* The Löwensköld Ring
* Charlotte Löwensköld
* Anna Svärd

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