TALES OF TWO COUNTRIES
BY ALEXANDER KIELLAND
TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY WILLIAM ARCHER
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY H. H. BOYESEN




CONTENTS.

PHARAOH
THE PARSONAGE
THE PEAT MOOR
"HOPE'S CLAD IN APRIL GREEN"
AT THE FAIR
TWO FRIENDS
A GOOD CONSCIENCE
ROMANCE AND REALITY
WITHERED LEAVES
THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO



INTRODUCTION.

In June, 1867, about a hundred enthusiastic youths were vociferously
celebrating the attainment of the baccalaureate degree at the
University of Norway. The orator on this occasion was a tall,
handsome, distinguished-looking young man named Alexander Kielland,
from the little coast-town of Stavanger. There was none of the