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    The Girl from the Marsh Croft
    The Girl from the Marsh Croft
    The Girl from the Marsh Croft
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    The Girl from the Marsh Croft

    By Selma Lagerlöf

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    The story follows young Helga who got fired from her job when her employee did not acknowledge that he is the father of her child. She appears in court against the father of her child, but withdraws her charge when he is about to perjure himself. This wins the admiration of Gudmund Erlandson, who persuades his parents to take the disgraced young woman into their home as a servant….
    LanguageEnglish
    Publishere-artnow
    Release dateSep 18, 2020
    ISBN4064066057671
    The Girl from the Marsh Croft
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    Selma Lagerlöf

    Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. Additionally, she was the first woman to be granted a membership in the Swedish Academy in 1914.

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