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The Home in the Valley
Emilie Carlen was a Swedish novelist writing in the late 1800's. Mrs. Carlen portrays the warmth and delights of the home even when periods of grief obscure the character's happiness. She retells humorous incidents in a way that will make the reader laugh out loud. Elbert Perce translated this edition.
The Home in the Valley
The Home in the Valley by Emilie Flygare-Carlin is a bright and lovely story about the delights of home. Excerpt: "In one of father La Fontaine's books, may be found a description of a lovely valley, the residence of a beautiful and modest maiden, and of the heroine of this Arcadia he writes: "There stands our heroine, as lovely as the valley, her home, and as virtuous and good as her mother, who has devoted a lifetime to the education of her daughter." But with the history of this maiden he weaves the workings of an evil genius, which in the end is triumphant; for even the pure are contaminated after they arrive at that period when they consider that vice has its virtues."
The Home in the Valley
In her writings Mrs. Carlen (1809-1892) exhibited a versatility which may be considered remarkable. While in one book she revelled in descriptions of home-scenes and characters, in another she presented her readers with events and incidents that bore a strong resemblance to the startling and melodramatic productions of many of the romance writers of France. This peculiarity, however, may be accounted for by the fact that she wrote-as she herself confessed-entirely from impulse. When her mind was clouded by sorrow-and she had been oppressed with many bitter griefs-she sought to remove the cause of her despondency by creating a hero or heroine, afflicted like herself, and following this indivi...
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