Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan between the phenomena of time

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

or the blessing of liberty

By Marie Noël | Presented and translated by Pauline Matarasso

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

Main Line West has been acclaimed as “a creation of magnificent proportions” and “a truly great novel of people whose lives flourish directly and simply from the earth and from the heart

Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan between the phenomena of timeBy 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