Skildringar ur svenska historien under Gustaf III och Gustaf IV Adolf af E. M. Arndt. Öfversättning af J. J. S.

ARNDT, Ernst Moritz.

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Uppsala, Leffler och Sebell, 1840. 8vo. (4),+ 347 pp. A few pencil markings in the margins. Slightly worn contemporary half calf, gilt spine and marbled paper boards, blue sprinkled edges. With the book plate of Victor von Stedingk. Setterwall 3422. First Swedish edition, translated by J. J. Svartengren. The German original ?Schwedische Geschichten unter Gustav III., vorzüglich aber unter Gustav IV. Adolf? was published in Leipzig in 1839, although it was written already in 1809-10. Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769-1860) was an important German patriot and author from Rügen in Pomerania, who later became professor of history at Greifswald. He was active in the abolishment of serfdom in Pomerania and become important in the resistance against Napoleon and in forming the German nationalistic movement. He had to escape to Sweden during the French occupation and lived a couple of years in Stockholm, where he among other things worked for the introduction of Swedish law in Pomerania. He also wrote several works in Swedish history.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Skildringar ur svenska historien under Gustaf III och Gustaf IV Adolf af E. M. Arndt. Öfversättning af J. J. S.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Hardcover / Hardback