cultural resources in henrik ibsen's early environment - Ibsen.net

II. The Grimstad Reading Society.
The following is an alphabetical list by author of the books purchased by the Grimstad
Reading Society (Leseselskab) between its founding in 1835, and early 1850, when Ibsen
left Grimstad. The list has been developed by tracing to indexes of publications or to the
card catalog of the Royal Library in Copenhagen the sketchy references to authors and
titles in the handwritten record of acquisitions of the Reading Society, which is now in
the Grimstad Public Library. (NB: Dates in parentheses at the end of citations refer to
the year when books were recorded in the acquisitions list.)
Both J. A. Reimann, Ibsen’s first employer in Grimstad, and the father of Lars Nielsen,
his second employer, were members of the reading society, so it is generally assumed that
Ibsen had access to its collection.
Aal, Jacob. Erindringer som Bidrag til Norges historie fra 1800-1818. 1-3. Deel.
Christiania 1844-1845 (1845).
Ainsworth, W. Harrison. Tower i London, Fortælling. Ovs. af Fr. Schaldemose. 1-3.
Deel. København 1842 (1842).
Andersen, Hans Chr. En Digters Bazar. København 1842 (1845).
Archiv for Historie og Geographie. Samlet og udg. af Joh. Chr. Riise. 1-75. Bind.
København 1820-38 (1835 ff.) {Holdings include approx. vols. 48-75.}
Arthur (Pseud.). Een for Mange. Novelle. København 1847 (1847).
Balzac, Honoré de. Rosalie. See Provindsernes Mysterier.
Barginet, A. Grenaderen fra Elba. Erindringer fra 1814 og 1815. 1-2 Deel. (U. Titelbl.
St. o.A. [1833]) (1838).
- - - -. Den to og tredivte Halvbrigade. En Fortælling fra Napoleons første italienske
Felttog. Ovs. af Jak. Riise. København 1835 (1838).
Becker, Karl Friedr. Verdenshistorie, omarb. af Jos. Gottfr. Woltmann. Ovs. og forøget
af Jac. Riise. 1-10. Deel. København 1822-26. -- Fortsat af Karl Adolf Menzel. Ovs. af
Jak. Riise. 11-12. Deel. 1827-29. (1838).
Becker, W.A. Charikles, en Fortælling. Skildring af Privatlivet i Grækenland i
Alexander den Stores Tid. Ovs. af C. Ebeling. København 1846 (1847).
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