Cool that you're reading a Swedish book! Ummm...I have not read much (if any) Swedish 19th century fiction myself. If you want recommendations, you could try Sara Lidman or Kerstin Ekman. They're 20th century, but both wrote lots of historical books. Although Lidman is written largely in dialect that I have no idea how you'd handle in translation!

Also, the old-growth forests of Värmland, like most of Sweden, are now mostly gone or patched with clearcuts. Not that I'm bitter or anything.

Expect lots of delighted/anguished re-read thoughts posts over the next week or so...

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