Ethel Alec-tweedie

A Winter Jaunt to Norway, with Accounts of Nansen, Ibsen, Etc. Ethel Alec-tweedie

Publisher Marketing: Title: A Winter Jaunt to Norway, with accounts of Nansen, Ibsen, etc. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Alec-tweedie, Mrs; Ibsen, Henrik; Fridtjof, Nansen; 1894. xiv. 316 p.; 8 . 10280.ee.28. Contributor Bio:  Ibsen, Henrik Johan Simon Stephens has been the recipient of both the Pearson Award for Best New Play 2001-2 for his play "Port", and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2005 for "On the Shore of the Wide World". His recent plays include "Harper Regan" (National Theatre), "Punk Rock" (Lyric Hammersmith/Royal Exchange, Manchester), "Pornography" (Traverse and Birmingham Rep), "Wastwater" (Royal Court and Wiener Festwochen), "The Trial of Ubu" (Hampstead Theatre) and "Three Kingdoms" (Lyric Hammersmith). Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright and poet whose realistic, symbolic and often controversial plays revolutionised European theatre. He is widely regarded as the father of modern drama. His acclaimed plays include "A Doll's House", "Ghosts", "Hedda Gabler", "An Enemy of the People" and "The Pillars of the Community".