Project Gutenberg 2011-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 277 Bushby, Mrs. (Anna S.) 1875 Bushby, Anna S. Bushby, Anne S. Bushby, Mary Anne Watson Sealy, Mary Anne Watson The Danes, Sketched by Themselves. Vol. 2 (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors Too old, by Carit Etlar -- Aunt Francisca, by Carl Bernhard -- The shipwrecked mariner's treasure, by Carit Etlar -- Damon and Pythias, by Carl Bernhard -- The fatal chain, from the Swedish of Uncle Adam. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "The Danes, Sketched by Themselves. Vol. 2 (of 3)" by Mrs. Bushby is a collection of popular stories from Danish authors, translated into English in the mid-19th century. This volume contains a series of tales that delve into the experiences and narratives of Danish life, highlighting elements of culture, character, and the struggles faced by its people, particularly against the backdrop of historical events. The opening of the volume presents the story "Too Old," centered around a fisherman named Jan Steffens and his young wife, Christine, as they navigate their tumultuous life along the Danish coast. The narrative begins amid a stormy, foreboding evening, highlighting Jan’s gruff demeanor contrasted with Christine’s evident unease and beauty. As Jan prepares to embark on a dangerous mission at sea, tensions rise with the introduction of Kjeld, a young fisherman who harbors feelings for Christine. The emotional complexity unfolds with Christine's conflicted loyalties revealed through her interactions with both men, setting the stage for themes of love, duty, and sacrifice against a historical backdrop of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Short stories, Danish -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Historical Novels 407989 2025-06-15T11:34:19.436169 text/html 399342 2021-01-08T06:36:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145349 2021-01-08T06:36:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 228110 2025-06-15T11:34:28.752131 application/epub+zip 234801 2025-06-15T11:34:23.327154 application/epub+zip 219164 2025-06-15T11:34:21.844175 application/epub+zip 431049 2025-06-15T11:34:32.620090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411989 2025-06-15T11:34:27.749125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402500 2022-09-17T10:08:22.954214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370577 2025-06-15T11:34:18.574153 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370350 2021-01-08T06:36:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141645 2021-01-08T06:36:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 370534 2021-01-08T06:36:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141591 2021-01-08T06:36:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20572 2025-06-15T11:34:32.768098 application/rdf+xml 14999 2025-06-15T11:34:22.422127 image/jpeg 3254 2025-06-15T11:34:22.121142 image/jpeg 222972 2025-06-15T11:34:19.472157 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