The Phantom Carriage

'Written in 1912, Selma Lagerl f's The Phantom Carriage is a powerful combination of ghost story and social realism, partly played out among the slums and partly in the transitional sphere between life and death. The vengeful and alcoholic David Holm is led to atonement and salvation by the love of a dying Salvation Army slum sister under the guidance of the driver of the death-cart that gathers in the souls of the dying poor. Inspired by Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, The Phantom Carriage remained one of Lagerl f's own favourites, and Victor Sj str m's 1921 film version of the story is one of the greatest achievements of the Swedish silent cinema.'

Author: Selma Lagerlof
Publisher: Norvik Press
Published: 09/06/2011
Pages: 124
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781870041911
ISBN10: 1870041917
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary