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Published in English 1989 Editor Anita Miller | 4/5 Goodreads Publication date 1949 Originally published 1949 Page count 574 Published in english 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title Het woud der verwachting Translator Edith Kaplan, Kalman Kaplan, and Anita Miller Publisher Academy Chicago Publishers (English) Hella Haasse books Threshold of Fire, woud der verwachting, Heren Van de Thee, The Black Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a Dark Wood Wandering (original title Het woud der verwachting) is a 1949 Dutch novel by Hella S. Haasse. It was translated into English in 1989 by Edith and Kalman Kaplan and Anita Miller.
Synopsis
The story is set in the fifteenth century, during the Hundred Years War. The book opens with the christening of Charles, son of Louis I, Duke of Orleans, by his wife Valentine, who is not well enough to attend and must remain in her chambers. Among those attending is Charles VI and his wife Isabeau. Charles VI has been suffering from madness, and it has reached the point where he doesn't recognize his own wife.
References
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