Victoria (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Knut Pedersen
- First Published: 1898
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Love
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: A small Scandinavian village
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Children, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Betrayal, Emotions, Death or dying, Fantasy, Castles, Adventure, Scandinavia or Scandinavians, Fairy tales
- Locales: Scandinavia
Characters Discussed
Johannes, the miller’s son, later a poet. At the age of fourteen, Johannes is immersed in nature. Birds, trees, and stones are all his friends. Imagination peoples his small realm with dwarfs, giants, kings, and princesses. Emotional and sensitive, he suffers the misery of being the poor boy and servant when Ditlef and Victoria, children from the local manor house, wish to play. Even at the age of fourteen, he adores the ten-year-old Victoria, who enchants him with her pretty appearance and gestures. His love for Victoria inspires him to write a series of...
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See Also:
Knut Hamsun (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Knut Hamsun (Long Fiction)Knut Hamsun (Dictionary of World Biography)
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