The Father, Countess Julie, The Outlaw, The Stronger

August Strindberg

Translated by Edith and Warner Oland

6 chapters · about 3 h

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The opening

ACT I.

CHARACTERS

A CAPTAIN OF CAVALRY LAURA, his wife BERTHA, their daughter DOCTOR OSTERMARK THE PASTOR THE NURSE NÖJD AN ORDERLY

[The sitting room at the Captain’s. There is a door a little to the right at the back. In the middle of the room, a large, round table strewn with newspapers and magazines. To right a leather-covered sofa and table. In the right-hand corner a private door. At left there is a door leading to the inner room and a desk with a clock on it. Gamebags, guns and other arms hang on the walls. Army coats hang near door at back. On the large table stands a lighted lamp.]

CAPTAIN [rings, an orderly comes in.]

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About this edition

The words
Edith and Warner Oland's English translation, copied word for word.
Left out
  • The source library's header, footer and license
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 3 places
  • The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)