Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan For in the shadow of

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

and to do or say nothing that should sully the fair name of Christian knighthood

By Marie Noël | Presented and translated by Pauline Matarasso

or the blessing of liberty

By Russell Kirk

Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan For in the shadow ofBy 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