A note on the pronunciation of the Swedish names
Introduction to the Emigrant Novels
Introduction to The Emigrants
Bibliography for the Emigrant Novels
Suggested Readings in English
By Way of Introduction The Peasants
Part One. Gates on the Road to America
I. KING IN HIS STONE KINGDOM
II. THE FARMHAND WHO DROWNED IN THE MILL BROOK
III. WHAT THE BEDBUGS IN A STABLE ROOM MUST LISTEN TO
IV. KARL OSKAR AND KRISTINA
V. ÅKE RETURNS FROM THE INSANE ASYLUM
VI. “SUITABLE CHASTISEMENT”
VII. ABOUT A WHEAT FIELD AND A BOWL OF BARLEY PORRIDGE
VIII. WITH GOD’S HELP AND THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AUTHORITIES
IX. THE AMERICA CHEST
X. A PEASANT BOWS FOR THE LAST TIME
XI. ONE EMIGRANT PAYS NO FARE
XII. ALL GATES OPEN ON THE ROAD TO AMERICA
Part Two. Peasants at Sea
XIII. THE CHARLOTTA OF KARLSHAMN
XIV. FORTY PACES LONG AND EIGHT PACES WIDE
XV. A CARGO OF DREAMS
XVI. HAPPENINGS ON BOARD THE SHIP
XVII. “. . THE SHIP WAS COVERED WITH WAVES. .”
XVIII. A BUSHEL OF EARTH FROM SWEDEN
XIX. AT HOME AND AWAY
XX. STORIES ON THE AFTERDECK
XXI. IT WAS CALLED SHIP-SICKNESS
XXII. STORY TOLD AT THE MAIN HATCH
XXIII. PEASANTS AT SEA
XXIV. A LONG NIGHT
XXV. ANOTHER THREE SHOVELFULS OF EARTH FROM SWEDEN
XXVI. SAILING TOWARD MIDSUMMER
