Strindberg, August: In Midsummer Days and Other Tales. v1, 29 Jan 2008
 

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Johan August Strindberg (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright, and painter. Along with Henrik Ibsen, Søren Kierkegaard and Hans Christian Andersen he is arguably the most influential and most important of all Scandinavian authors. Strindberg is known as one of the fathers of modern theatre. His work falls into two major literary movements, Naturalism and Expressionism. He is one of the greatest authors in Swedish literature.

This collection contains the following stories:

In midsummer days.--The Big Gravel-Sifter.--The sluggard.--The pilot's Troubles.--Photographer and Philosopher.--Half a Sheet of Foolscap.--Conquering Hero and Fool.--What the Tree-Swallow Sang in the Buckthorn Tree.--The Mystery of the Tobacco Shed.--The Story of the St. Gotthard.--The Story of Jubal who had no "I".--The Golden Helmets in the Alleberg.--Little Bluewing finds the Goldpowder.