The Freebooter of the Baltic (Swedish: Fribytaren på Östersjön, 1857) is an early novel by the Swedish romantic novelist Viktor Rydberg. The adventure is set in 17th century Sweden and is a swashbuckling tale of piracy on the high seas, with political overtones. Several historical people are portrayed in the book, such as Bengt Skytte, Maria Skytte, Christina Anna Skytte and Gustav Skytte.
The novel was translated into English by Caroline L. Broomall in 1891.
See also
References
- The New Werner Twentieth Century Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature, Science, History, Geography, Commerce, Biography, Discovery and Invention. Werner Company. 1905. p. 648.
- Museum (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania State Library and (1895). Report of the State Librarian and Director of Museum of Pennsylvania. p. 70.
- The Publishers Weekly. F. Leypoldt. 1921. p. 1445.
External links
- Text of the novel at Project Runeberg (in Swedish)
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