- Project Runeberg -  Ellen Key : her life and her work /
165

(1913) [MARC] Author: Louise Nyström-Hamilton Translator: Anna E.B. Fries
Table of Contents / Innehåll | << Previous | Next >>
  Project Runeberg | Catalog | Recent Changes | Donate | Comments? |   

Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Supplement

scanned image

<< prev. page << föreg. sida <<     >> nästa sida >> next page >>


Below is the raw OCR text from the above scanned image. Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan. Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!

This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.

Supplement 165 Mountain slope, on the shore of Lake Wettern, near Alvastra Cloister. It is one of the love- liest tracts of land in Sweden, and is described by a renowned journalist, in the following enthusiastic words : "The most wonderful thing about it is the view—which might well have been that much dreamed and simg-of outlook from Mignon's castle by Lago Maggiore. There is the broad water mirror framed by trees; elm, oak, and beech encompass the home." A poetic and charming description, giving us a good picture of the spot where our great Ellen Key has built her nest. Let me also give some idea of the interior of the home, and the purpose for its future. These citations are from different newspapers: "Through the centre of the house runs, in Italian style, a hallway with red brick floor. It is finished in white, with bright red doors. The same red and green wreaths which decorate her books are used for the frieze. On one wall hangs a large framed map of Sweden with the super-scription in blue and yellow letters Var forntids land, var framtids land (The land of our fathers, the land of our future). On the opposite wall hangs a similar map of Wettern and surroundings, with the super- scription Ddr livets hav oss gett en strand (Where

<< prev. page << föreg. sida <<     >> nästa sida >> next page >>


Project Runeberg, Wed Jan 7 02:05:02 2026 (aronsson) (download) << Previous Next >>
https://runeberg.org/keylife/0201.html

Valid HTML 4.0! All our files are DRM-free