Project Gutenberg 2017-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 312 Jacobsen, J. P. (Jens Peter) 1847 1885 Jacobsen, Jens Peter Larsen, Hanna Astrup 1873 1945 Niels Lyhne Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Lyhne E-text prepared by Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Niels Lyhne" by J. P. Jacobsen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character Niels Lyhne, who embodies the struggles and aspirations of a poet while grappling with the reality of his unfulfilled dreams. The novel explores themes of idealism, love, and the conflict between imagination and the harshness of reality, providing insight into both Niels' inner world and his relationships with those around him. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to various characters, including Bartholine, a young girl with dreams and a longing for a poetic life, and Niels Lyhne himself, a timid young man haunted by self-doubt and the burden of expectations. The opening chapters illustrate Niels' upbringing, marked by his mother's romantic ideals and the stark reality of his surroundings. His interactions with Bartholine and the beginning of poignant relationships unfold against a backdrop of failed expectations and the harshness of adult life. As Niels navigates his childhood memories and the complexities of burgeoning love, there is a sense of both wonder and impending disappointment that permeates his existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Denmark -- Fiction Danish fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Novels 458397 2025-08-22T07:17:03.148924 text/html 439802 2024-10-23T02:32:30 text/html 330951 2025-08-22T07:17:09.311908 application/epub+zip 328917 2025-08-22T07:17:04.381904 application/epub+zip 247438 2025-08-22T07:17:03.716918 application/epub+zip 441734 2025-08-22T07:17:13.390875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389993 2025-08-22T07:17:08.758897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312953 2022-08-25T04:42:17.514824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421979 2025-08-22T07:17:02.560946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402093 2024-10-23T02:32:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16970 2025-08-22T07:17:13.530872 application/rdf+xml 19411 2025-08-22T07:17:03.802934 image/jpeg 2855 2025-08-22T07:17:03.760926 image/jpeg 387218 2025-08-22T07:17:03.210968 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 en.wikipedia