"unmixed and unaccountable evil"

Deeply controversial in the 19th century for its honest treatment of the subjects of divorce, unwed pregnancy, and class politics - North American Review called it"A wild phantasmagoria of unmixed and unaccountable evil" - The Magic Goblet was nonetheless one of Emilie Flygare-Carlén's most popular works. Flygare-Carlén, once widely read and highly regarded both in her native Sweden and across the English-speaking world, often considered the first professional Swedish novelist and one of the first great women authors, has long since fallen into obscurity. Recently her work has received new attention from scholars in Sweden, and now Valancourt Books offers a new edition to give English-speaking readers the opportunity to rediscover this important, fascinating, and subversive writer.

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