The first edition of this book is dated 1841. The edition used is dated 1922. The publisher was George Routledge and Sons, London and New York. The number of pages is 133.

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General information

This book was first published in a collection of stories, “The Playfellow,” along with “The Crofton Boys”, “The Peasant and the Prince” and “The Settlers at Home.” However, being of a somewhat whimsical nature, it later attracted artists and publishers with a bent in that direction. This is the original version, dating from the mid nineteenth century.

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Contents

Chapter I.
Erlingsen’s “At Home.“

Chapter II.
Oddo’s Walk.

Chapter III.
Olaf and his News.

Chapter IV.
Roving here and Roving there.

Chapter V.
The Water-Sprites’ Doings.

Chapter VI.
Spring.

Chapter VII.
Vogel Islet.

Chapter VIII.
A Summer Apartment.

Chapter IX.
Hund’s report.

Chapter X.
Seeking the Uplands.

Chapter XI.
Dairy-maids’ talk.

Chapter XII.
Peder Abroad.

Chapter XIII.
Plot and Counterplot.

Chapter XIV.
Midnight.

Chapter XV.
Mountain Fare.

Chapter XVI.
Old Tales and Better Tidings.

Chapter XVII.
The Watch on the Hill.

Chapter XVIII.
To Church.

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