Mogens & Other Stories

Download or read book Mogens & Other Stories written by J. P. Jacobsen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mogens and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by J. P. Jacobsen, Danish author and naturalist. Tales are wistful, dreamy and melancholic but also naturalistic. Table of Contents: "Mogens" is the tale of a young dreamer and his maturing during love, sorrow and new hope of love. "The Plague of Bergamo" shows people clinging to religion even when tempted to be "free men". "There Should Have Been Roses" is a tale of two roses, the blue one and the yellow one; one on the balcony and the other in the garden. "Mrs. Fonss" is a sad story about a widow's tragic break with her egoistic children when she wants to remarry.