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The Rector of Veilbye

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Availability:In StockContributor:Steen BlicherPublish date:2014-07-01Pages:28
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781500384753ISBN-10:1500384755UPC:9781500384753Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:CrimeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.06 inchesWeight:0.1102Product ID:SC1EE8AWZC

The Rector of Veilbye

The classic Danish thriller dubbed 'The First Crime Novel.'

The trial of Pastor S ren Jensen Quist of Vejlby took place at Aarhus in 1626. The trial centered around the unexplained disappearance in 1607 of a farm laborer named Jesper Hovgaard who was employed at Pastor Quist's rectory. Fifteen years later, in 1622, human remains were unearthed on the grounds of the rectory. The bones were...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781500384753ISBN-10:1500384755UPC:9781500384753Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:CrimeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.06 inchesWeight:0.1102Product ID:SC1EE8AWZC
WHO WAS STEEN BLICHER?

Steen Steensen Blicher (1782-1848) was a Danish crime writer active in the early part of the Victorian Era. He is considered a trail blazer in Danish literature and is credited with pioneering the novella in that country as well as being one of the first crime writers and one of the first authors to employ the device of the unreliable narrator (which would be used later by...

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Steen Blicher

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