02424cam a22003253u 4500 76149 UtSlPG 20260610134749.0 m cr n 260607r20251909utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PT Jacobsen, J. P. (Jens Peter), 1847-1885 Mogens Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-05-23 Tapio Riikonen "Mogens : Rakkauskertomus" by J. P. Jacobsen is a novella written in the late 19th century. It is a naturalist love story that follows the sensitive, impulsive Mogens as an unexpected encounter with Kamilla blossoms into courtship amid richly observed landscapes. The tone balances rapture with irony, setting spontaneous feeling against social polish and bookish talk. It signals a deeper inquiry into how youthful ideals collide with reality and how love can shade into disillusionment. The opening of the novella paints a radiant summer scene: Mogens, enlivened by a rain shower, glimpses a girl’s face in the hazels; later he meets her—Kamilla—while rowing with her dignified father, and their playful, frank exchanges lead to frequent visits at Kap Trafalgar. Their rapport deepens through teasing conversations about books and life, until Mogens blurts out a proposal among apple boughs, and the father good‑naturedly consents. Winter shatters this idyll: a nighttime fire engulfs Kamilla’s home; Mogens’ desperate attempt to reach her fails, and he flees in grief. Subsequent gossip sketches his drift into coarse company; later he brusquely ends an affair with a performer named Laura, then wanders the coast, brooding that love is mere desire—until a woman’s sudden song by a garden moves him to tears as the section closes with him heading toward the churchyard. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Hämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto, 1909 Denmark -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Danish fiction -- Translations into Finnish Soini, Lauri, 1875-1919 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76149 116874 116874