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THE COLLECTED WORKS OF

HENRIK IBSEN

VOLUME II

THE VIKINGS AT HELGELAND

THE PRETENDERS


THE COLLECTED WORKS OF

HENRIK IBSEN

Copyright Edition. Complete in 11 Volumes.

Crown 8vo, price 4s. each.

ENTIRELY REVISED AND EDITED BY

WILLIAM ARCHER

Vol. I.Lady Inger, The Feast at Solhoug, Love’s Comedy
Vol. II.The Vikings, The Pretenders
Vol. III.Brand
Vol. IV.Peer Gynt
Vol. V.Emperor and Galilean (2 parts)
Vol. VI.The League of Youth, Pillars of Society
Vol. VII.A Doll’s House, Ghosts
Vol. VIII.An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck
Vol. IX.Rosmersholm, The Lady from the Sea
Vol. X.Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder
Vol. XI.Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman, When We Dead Awaken

London: WILLIAM HEINEMANN

21 Bedford Street, W.C.

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF
HENRIK IBSEN

Copyright Edition


VOLUME II

THE VIKINGS AT

HELGELAND

THE PRETENDERS

WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY

WILLIAM ARCHER


LONDON

WILLIAM HEINEMANN

1910

Collected Edition, First printed 1906

Second Impression 1910

Copyright 1906 by William Heinemann