Inger Johanne's lively doings

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Inger Johanne's lively doings

by Dikken Zwilgmeyer

EN·~3 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS

1:31
2

ILLUSTRATIONS

0:33
3

I CONFIDENTIAL

5:38
4

II AT THE PARSONAGE

16:59
5

III THE LOST KEY

8:44
6

IV TOBIESEN’S GRAND PARLOR

11:55
7

V THE DANCING-SCHOOL

9:42
8

VI OUR BONFIRE ON ST. JOHN’S NIGHT

13:12
9

VII IN PECKELL’S HAYLOFT

13:44
10

VIII MADAM IGLAND’S GARDEN

17:08

Description

Inger Johanne greets listeners with a breezy, tongue‑in‑cheek confession that she’s both the heroine and the accidental author of her own story. She paints a vivid picture of a snug Norwegian town—red and yellow houses perched on rocky hills, blue waters brimming with ships, and the fragrant heather that brushes her dress as she wanders. Through playful anecdotes about her friends Nils, Peter, Karsten, Massa and Mina, she shows how a simple remark can spark a splash of water or a light‑hearted head‑knock, setting the tone for a series of lively misadventures.

The narration continues with her candid reflections on the town’s daily rhythms: secretive keys, festive bonfires on St. John’s night, and the bustling schoolyard where a dancing‑school lesson turns into comic chaos. Her humor is infectious, and the listener is invited to share the small wonders of childhood—mischief in a smithy, a runaway donkey, and the wonder of a molasses cake story—while the author’s voice remains cheerfully self‑aware, promising more charming episodes to come.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (223K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1926.

Credits

Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2023-03-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Dikken Zwilgmeyer

Dikken Zwilgmeyer

1853–1913

A pioneering Norwegian writer, she helped make children's books feel more true to everyday life by filling them with recognizable settings, lively young voices, and humor. She is best remembered for the much-loved Inger Johanne stories.

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