Niels Lyhne

A psychological novel about the upbringing of the soul’s firmness, resulting in inner triumph of the hero. By Jens Peter Jacobsen, a nineteenth century Danish novelist, poet, and scientist; published in 1880. This biographical novel follows the life of a Danish intellectual, the author’s contemporary. The plot is filled with vivid details of life and episodes, which played an important role in creating the hero’s character. In this last work Jacobsen opposes religion, and as a result, the novel