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become familiar with such different writers as
Richardson, Rousseau, and Madame de Staël, and they
had broadened her horizon and stimulated her mind. Her
talents had early been the pride of her family, often
exhibited on private occasions, and now she decided
to employ them for philanthropic purposes. She made
and sold miniature portraits and gave the proceeds
to the poor. The inception of her authorship had the
same motive.
Miss Bremer’s Sketches had been so well
received that they were soon followed by others,
including a novel, The H – Family. This established
her reputation, her name was revealed, and she was
officially recognized by the Swedish Academy. The
delightful simplicity of her descriptions from
Swedish family life, and especially the picture
of an unselfish and resigned housewife, appealed
to the generation of 1830. Many characters were
really drawn in a masterly manner. Though sometimes
sentimental and overdone, they proved humorous and
entertaining. The President’s Daughters, Nina, The
Neighbors, and The Home are of the same order, though
more pretentious; all appeared during the thirties,
and were forthwith translated into foreign tongues. Of
these The Neighbors is still readable and is generally
considered Miss Bremer’s most perfect production from
an artistic point of view.
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