Project Gutenberg 1995-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 248 Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth 1848 1895 Boyesen, Hjalmar H. Tales from Two Hemispheres The man who lost his name -- The story of an outcast -- A good-for-nothing -- A scientific vagabond -- Truls, the nameless -- Asathor's vengeance Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger "Tales from Two Hemispheres" by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The opening tale introduces Halfdan Bjerk, a young Norseman who arrives in America, filled with idealistic dreams of freedom and success but soon finds himself facing the stark realities of immigrant life and societal indifference. At the start of the book, we meet Halfdan as he disembarks in New York, excited yet terrified of his new life. As he navigates the bustling streets, he grapples with feelings of isolation and dislocation, compounded by a series of misfortunes, including losing his belongings and being fined as a vagrant. Through his encounters—both with the charming innocence of a young girl named Clara and the dismissive attitudes of adults—Boysen paints a poignant portrait of an immigrant's struggle to find his place in a vibrant yet unforgiving society. The opening effectively sets the stage for Halfdan's journey, highlighting themes of belonging, identity, and the often harsh contrast between dreams and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Norwegian Americans -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Novels Category: American Literature 402604 2025-07-01T04:55:28.594852 text/html 413068 2021-02-26T00:31:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 141383 2021-02-26T00:32:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 219175 2025-07-01T04:55:35.706768 application/epub+zip 225021 2025-07-01T04:55:31.439808 application/epub+zip 216917 2025-07-01T04:55:30.277801 application/epub+zip 403715 2025-07-01T04:55:39.091786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376760 2025-07-01T04:55:34.998826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338005 2022-09-01T05:16:06.535867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348614 2025-07-01T04:55:28.072837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 348603 2016-10-18T14:32:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 134641 2016-10-18T14:34:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 344703 2008-07-12T15:13:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134106 2008-07-12T15:14:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 344694 2008-07-12T15:14:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134075 2008-07-12T15:14:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22482 2025-07-01T04:55:39.222768 application/rdf+xml 12525 2025-07-01T04:55:30.786799 image/jpeg 3242 2025-07-01T04:55:30.529808 image/jpeg 213330 2025-07-01T04:55:28.625803 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia