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80 BIOGRAPHY.
not come in question, but as an acknowledgment of a merit
which, according to the words of the founder, ‘has raised
the fame of Swedish literature in foreign countries.’ ”
When Fredrika, in 1861, had closed, under the title of
“ Life in the Old World,” the narrative of her travels in
Palestine, Greece, and other countries, she does not appear
to have been occupied with any larger work. The imper-
fect outlines of such works, found amongst her papers,
which she has left behind, bear the stamp of belonging to a
previous period. But her pen was not allowed to have
perfect rest. She contributed, together with some other
ladies, to the publication of “ Writings for Children,” * and
at Christmas, 1865, the first part of “A Little Pilgrimage ”
appeared in print. Her intention was, in this little narra-
tive, to make an exposition of the most essential and high-
est doctrine of the Christian religion, in a manner simple
and plain enough to be understood even by children, which
essential was intended to be shown more clearly in a sub-
sequent number. But, in order to be able to do her best,
she considered that she ought first to read again Olshau-
sen’s “Commentaries on the New Testament,” and Nean-
der’s “Leben Jesu.” In reference to the latter, she said,
in a letter to my husband, that although one might differ in
much from the opinions of Neander, still it was impossible
not to love his love of truth, the candor with which he had
expressed his thoughts, and to learn much from his pro-
foundness and honest research. These studies, and the
continuation of the little narrative, were interrupted by
Fredrika’s death, which took place soon after.
I resume here the thread of my narrative. When
Fredrika returned to her native country from America,
in the autumn of-1851, she was met by mournful tidings.
Our sister Agatha, whose health had long been weak and
1 As a specimen of Fredrika’s talent in this kind of literature, I subjoin
two tales, The Ugly Hand and the Beautiful Hand, and Christmas Eve and
Christmas Matins.
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