The Treasure is set in Bohuslän in the 16th century, it tells the story of a group of Scottish mercenaries who escape from prison; they go on to murder a family to steal a treasure chest, after which one of them falls in love with the family's sole survivor.
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Selma Lagerlöf. The Treasure
The Treasure
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. AT SOLBERGA PARSONAGE
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II
III
IV
CHAPTER II. ON THE QUAYS
CHAPTER III. THE MESSENGER
CHAPTER IV. IN THE MOONLIGHT
CHAPTER V. HAUNTED
I
II
III
CHAPTER VI. IN THE TOWN CELLARS
I
II
III
IV
CHAPTER VII. UNREST
CHAPTER VIII. SIR ARCHIE'S FLIGHT
CHAPTER IX. OVER THE ICE
CHAPTER X. THE ROAR OF THE WAVES
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Selma Lagerlöf
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The horse made a bound to one side, and Torarin himself was startled and looked about him to see whether wolves were in pursuit. But when he found it was Grim who was howling, he tried to calm him.
"What now?" he said to him. "How many times have you and I driven into the parson's yard at Solberga! I know not whether Herr Arne can tell us how it is with the ice, but I will be bound he'll give us a good supper before we set out on our sea voyage."
