Marie Grubbe

Marie Grubbe is a novel written by Danish author Jens Peter Jacobsen. It is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of a woman named Marie Grubbe, who is based on a real person from the 17th century. The novel is set in Denmark and follows Marie's life from childhood to adulthood, focusing on her relationships with men and her struggles to find happiness and fulfillment.Marie is born into a wealthy family, but her life takes a turn when she falls in love with a man who is below her social status. She is forced to marry a nobleman, but the marriage is unhappy and Marie begins to have affairs with other men. She eventually leaves her husband and travels to Germany, where she continues to have relationships with men and becomes involved in scandalous behavior.Throughout the novel, Jacobsen explores themes of love, desire, and the constraints of society on women. Marie is a complex character who is both sympathetic and flawed, and the novel offers a nuanced portrayal of her life and experiences. The writing is lyrical and atmospheric, capturing the mood and setting of 17th century Denmark.Overall, Marie Grubbe is a compelling historical fiction novel that offers a vivid portrayal of a woman's life in the 17th century. It is a classic of Danish literature and a must-read for fans of historical fiction.Sometimes when she stood at the open window leaning against the casement and looking down into the paved court below, she would feel an overmastering impulse to throw herself down, merely to do it. But in that very second she seemed to have actually made the leap in her imagination and to have felt the cool, incisive tingling that accompanies a jump from a height. She darted back from the window to the inmost corner of the room, shaking with horror, the image of herself lying in her own blood on the hard stones so vivid in her mind that she had to go back to the window again and look down in order to drive it away.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.