Helena Nybloms Sagor

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Helena Nybloms Sagor

by Helena Nyblom

SV·~3 hours

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Description

Walter is a young man whose whole heart belongs to his violin. He first tries to serenade his sleeping mother and then his busy father, only to be gently shushed each time. Undeterred, he sets off across forests and hills, hoping the world beyond his farm will hear the music that flows from his soul.

In the bustling city he attempts street performances, but a stern official forces him to stop. When he learns of a grand ball at the town hall, he is invited to join the musicians, only to discover that the lively crowd prefers louder, more boisterous tunes. Walter’s tender melody is cut short, leaving him convinced that his music belongs among the humble folk of the countryside. He decides to travel back to the fields, where simple hearts might finally hear his true voice.

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Language

sv

Duration

~3 hours (206K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jens Sadowski, Ronnie Sahlberg and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-09-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

About the author

Helena Nyblom

Helena Nyblom

1843–1926

Raised in a richly artistic world in Copenhagen and later settled in Sweden, this Danish-Swedish writer became known for literary fairy tales filled with atmosphere, imagination, and emotional depth. Her work also grew out of a wider cultural life as a pianist and essayist, giving her stories an unusual grace and musicality.

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