THE LEAGUE OF YOUTH (1869)
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CHARACTERS.
Chamberlain Bratsberg,[3] owner of iron-works.
Erik Bratsberg, his son, a merchant.
Thora, his daughter.
Selma, Erik’s wife.
Doctor Fieldbo, physician at the Chamberlain’s works.
Stensgård,[4] a lawyer.
Mons Monsen, of Stonelee.[5]
Bastian Monsen, his son.
Ragna, his daughter.
Helle,[6] student of theology, tutor at Stonelee.
Ringdal, manager of the iron-works.
Anders Lundestad, landowner.
Daniel Heire.[7]
Madam[8] Rundholmen, widow of a storekeeper and publican.
Aslaksen, a printer.
A Maid-servant at the Chamberlain’s.
A Waiter.
A Waitress at Madam Rundholmen’s.
Townspeople, Guests at the Chamberlain’s, etc. etc.
The action takes place in the neighbourhood of the iron-works, not far from a market town in Southern Norway.
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Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · “Chamberlain” (Kammerherre) is a title conferred by the King of Norway upon men of wealth and position. Hereditary nobility was abolished inNote 2 · Pronounce Staynsgore.Note 3 · In the original “Storli.”Note 4 · Pronounce Hellë.Note 5 · Heire (pronounce Heirë) = Heron.Note 6 · Married women and widows of the lower middle-class are addressed as Madam in Norway.