“Simply told, with a nobility of conception and a clarity of expression that are beyond praise.”—Irish Times.
THE SWORN BROTHERS
Crown 8vo Cloth 7s. net
“He writes as one who inherits the old tradition of Viking exploits, love and blood feuds, and the conflicts between the followers of Odin and of Christ.”—Times Literary Supplement.
“The descriptions of ancient Norway are marked by real poetic feeling, which even the translation into another tongue does not seem to mar, and the story of the young men’s marauding expeditions on the coasts of Britain has the thrill of real romance.”—Aberdeen Free Press.
“A charming story, full of romance.... A well-written book, which young and old will read with interest.”—Midland Counties Express.
“The success of this Scandinavian author’s evocation of a social order strangely remote from our own is remarkable.”
Westminster Gazette.
“A fine, strong, virile story of the north, full of colour and life ... should be a classic of its kind in this country before many months have gone.”—Court Journal.