The Bondman
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The Bondman: A New Saga The central date of this story (a Saga in the only sense accepted among Icelanders) is 1800, when Iceland, in the same year as Ireland, lost the last visible sign of her ancient independence as a nation. But lest the historical incidents that stand as a background to simple human passions should seem to clash at some points, I hasten to say that I have not thought it wise to bind myself to the strict chronology of history, Manx or Icelandic, for some years before and after. I am partly conscious that the Iceland I have described is the Iceland of an earlier era, but Icelanders will not object to that license if I have brought within my too narrow limits much of what is beautiful and noble and firing to enthusiasm in their old habits, customs, and laws. To the foolish revolt which occurred at Reykjavik early in this century I have tried to give the dignity if a serious revolution, such as, I truly think, Icelanders may yet make in order to become masters in their own house. For a great deal of my data towards this sort of secondary interest, I am indebted to many books, Icelandic and English, and for some personal help I owe my thanks to Herra Jon A. Hjaltalin, of Modruvellir, who is not, however, to be charged with my mistakes, too numerous, I have no doubt. For my descriptions of Icelandic scene and character I can claim no authority but that of my own observation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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