Invisible Links

Invisible Links (Osynliga länkar) is a collection of short stories with an underlying theme about the links that influence and guide people’s actions and lives. It was first published in 1894 and the English translation in 1895. The stories are often set in Lagerloef’s Vaermland, but they also depict legends and history of Sweden, and some have connections to other works by Lagerloef. Invisible Links is a good introduction to the writings of Selma Lagerloef.

The title of the stories are below:

• The spirit of fasting and Petter Nord
• The legend of the bird's nest
• The king's grave
• The outlaws
• The legend of Reor
• Valdemar Atterdag
• Mamsell Fredrika
• The romance of a fisherman's wife
• Mother's portrait
• A fallen king
• A Christmas guesta
• Downie
• Among the climbing roses.