Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan including “The Happy Prince

including “The Happy Prince

originally a series of lectures given at the beginning of World War II

between the phenomena of time and the substance of things hoped for

For in the shadow of their demise and our disillusionment lies the way to eternal life

Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan including “The Happy PrinceBy Sigrid Undset Madame Dorthea, a powerful period piece set in eighteenth century Norway, follows the title character as her happiness and security is thrown into disarray by a sudden and unforeseeable tragedy. With her final novel, Undset produces vivid tableaus of the social mores and practices of the time, as well as of the untamed grandeur of her native landscapes, before which unfolds a frank portrayal of the human experience in all its baseness