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literary artistry decreased as her interest in
social reforms increased, and henceforth her
narratives were to serve mainly as vehicles for
her teachings. Hertha is a novel with a purpose,
advocating the emancipation of woman, and has but
little literary value. Yet her first stories continued
to be translated and circulated all over the civilized
world; she became very popular in England; and in
America her books were household treasures. At the
close of the decade, the ambitious novelist and
sociologist courageously set out, alone, for the
Western Continent, and remained with us for two years,
recording her impressions. After her return to Sweden,
she became there the inaugurator and leader of the
woman’s movement, embodying her feministic ideas in
the novel just mentioned, which was much criticised
in consequence. She was also active in several other
reform measures and philanthropic endeavors. In
1856 Miss Bremer set out again for an extended tour
of the principal European countries, visiting the
Pope (whom she subjected to a cross-examination on
Christian dogmas), penetrating ultimately as far
as Jerusalem, and only returning after an absence
of five years. Later she published a description of
these travels. Fredrika Bremer’s untiring labors came
to an end on the last day of the year 1865.
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