Endnotes

1. A Swedish national dance of a very lively character. —⁠P. B. F. ↩

2. In Sweden, just before Easter, bunches of birch twigs with small feathers tied on the ends, are sold everywhere on the streets. The origin of this custom is unknown. —⁠P. B. F. ↩

3. The goddess of death. —⁠P. B. F. ↩

4. The peasants in the Dalar district used formerly to address everybody by the pronoun du (thou), even when speaking to the King; this custom is now, however, not so general. —⁠J. B. ↩

5. Pious and gentle Mother, thou who knowest our weak nature, guide us by thy prayers through this life’s vicissitudes. Thou, whom I saw and loved, in whom I believed and whom I adored, pray for us, that we may be worthy of Christ’s promises. Holy Caterina, pray for us! —⁠J. B. ↩

6. This story is an autobiographical account of the writing of The Story of Gösta Berling. —⁠S.E. Editor ↩

7. Baroness Adlersparre⁠—pen name, Esselde⁠—was a noted Swedish writer, publisher, and philanthropist, and a contemporary of Fredrika Bremer. —⁠V. S. H. ↩