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Lina Hug
A little-known author of an engaging history of Switzerland, Lina Hug brought the country’s ancient roots, medieval struggles, and modern political story to English-speaking readers. Her work offers a vivid journey through the people, conflicts, and ideals that shaped the Swiss nation.
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The story of Switzerland
by Lina Hug, Richard Stead
About the author
Lina Hug was an English-language author best known for The Story of Switzerland, written with Richard Stead and first published in 1890 as part of The Story of the Nations series. The book traces Switzerland’s history from its prehistoric lake settlements and Roman past through the formation of the Swiss Confederation and the country’s later political development.
Hug and Stead later produced revised and enlarged editions under the title Switzerland, including a 1920 edition published by T. Fisher Unwin in London and G. P. Putnam’s Sons in New York. Little biographical information about Hug survives, but her work remains a useful example of popular historical writing from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.