Marie Grubbe

Marie Grubbe is a novel by Danish author Jens Peter Jacobsen, originally published in 1876. The story is based on the true life of a Danish noblewoman named Marie Grubbe, who lived in the 17th century. The novel follows Marie's life from her childhood to her marriage to a nobleman, and her subsequent affairs and scandalous behavior.Marie is a headstrong and independent woman who rebels against the strict societal norms of her time. She marries a nobleman, but soon becomes disillusioned with the constraints of marriage and begins to have affairs with other men. Her behavior scandalizes her family and the rest of society, leading to her being ostracized and eventually forced to leave Denmark.Throughout the novel, Jacobsen explores themes of love, desire, freedom, and the constraints of societal expectations. He paints a vivid picture of 17th century Denmark, with its rigid class structure and strict moral codes. The novel is considered a masterpiece of Danish literature and has been translated into several languages.Overall, Marie Grubbe is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that offers a glimpse into the life of a fascinating historical figure and the society in which she lived.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.