Set in rural Sweden, The Story of Gosta Berling tells the story of a defrocked priest who becomes involved in the lives and struggles of the people in his community. Selma Lagerlof's novel is a sweeping work that explores themes of love, forgiveness, and redemption. This edition, translated by Pauline Bancroft Flach, makes this classic work of Swedish literature accessible to English-speaking readers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.