# Emperor of Portugallia

An audiobook by Selma Lagerlöf, read by LibriVox volunteers (7 h 11 min, English).

Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very successful career as a writer, receiving the Nobel-Prize in Literature in 1909. She died in Vaermland in 1940. The Emperor of Portugallia was first Published 1914 in Sweden, and 1916 in English, translated by Velma Swanston Howard. The Story i set in Vaermland around 1860 or 1870. In the centre is Jan of Ruffluck Croft. He loves his daughter more than anything, but when she moves to Stockholm and never sends a word home about her doings, he sinks into a dream-world where she is a noble Empress of Portugallia. And he believes himself to be Emperor too. His whole world and all his thoughts are dominated by the thoughts of her return and what will happen then. In the role of Emperor in the poor forest country where he lives he can question the social hierarchies around him, and dressed in his Royal regalia he sits in the frontbench in the Church, and he takes the place of honour at Parties etc. After 15 years his daughter returns home and is shocked to see what a mad clown her father has become and .... (Summary by Lars Rolander)

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## Chapters

1. 01-The Beating Heart - Glory Goldie Sunnycastle (19:28): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_01_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
2. 02 - The Christening - The Vaccination Bee (12:40): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_02_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
3. 03 - The Birthday - Christmas Morn (15:29): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_03_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
4. 04 - Glory Goldie's Illness - Calling on Relatives (13:28): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_04_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
5. 05 - The School Examination - The Contest (19:01): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_05_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
6. 06 - Fishing (9:35): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_06_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
7. 07 - Agrippa - Forbidden Fruit (17:36): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_07_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
8. 08 - Lars Gunnarson - The Red Dress (14:23): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_08_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
9. 09 - The New Master - On the Mountain-top (17:24): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_09_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
10. 10 - The Eve of Departure - At the Pier (12:25): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_10_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
11. 11 - The Letter - August Dar Nol (14:45): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_11_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
12. 12 - October the First - The Dream Begins (20:23): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_12_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
13. 13 - Heirlooms - Clothed in Satin (14:35): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_13_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
14. 14 - Stars - Waiting (14:00): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_14_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
15. 15 - The Empress - The Emperor (13:18): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_15_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
16. 16 - The Emperor's Song - The Seventeenth of August (19:48): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_16_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
17. 17 - Katrina and Jan - Bjorn Hindrickson's Funeral (23:05): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_17_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
18. 18 - The Dying Heart – Deposed (18:53): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_18_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
19. 19 - The Catechetical Meeting (13:36): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_19_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
20. 20 - An Old Troll (14:38): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_20_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
21. 21 - The Sunday after Midsummer (24:14): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_21_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
22. 22 - Summernight - The Emperor's Consort (19:05): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_22_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
23. 23 - The Welcome Greeting (15:30): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_23_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
24. 24 - The Flight (14:44): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_24_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
25. 25 - Held! - Jan's Last Words (19:33): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_25_lagerloef_64kb.mp3
26. 26 - The Passing of Katrina - The Burial of the Emperor (19:20): https://archive.org/download/emperor_portugallia_1111_librivox/emperorofportugallia_26_lagerloef_64kb.mp3