''Aurora'' Lovisa Ljungstedt (, Hjort;

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Life

Aurora Lovisa Hjort was born 2 September 1821, in Karlskrona. She was the eldest of four children of major Georg Leonard Hjort (1788–1872) and Fredrika Elisabeth Alf (1792–1877). In 1846, she married Samuel Viktor Ljungstedt (1820–1904), an official in the prison care bureau, and settled in Stockholm. She had three children. Ljungstedt displayed talent early on but her mother disapproved of a literary career as unsuitable as this would make her a public person. After having married, she was free to write with the support of her spouse. She debuted in the 1840s, and wrote anonymously until her pseudonym was unintentionally exposed in the 1870s. Her crime novels were very successful in Sweden and were also translated to French and Danish. She was inspired by Eugéne Sue and Edward Bulwer and wrote crime novels in the then fashionable sensationalist horror style, often with supernatural phenomena. Ljungstedt died on 21 February 1908 in Stockholm.

Bibliography

Serials

*''Dagdrifverier och drömmerier'' 1857 in '' Aftonbladet'' *''En jägares historier'' 1860–1861 in ''

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'' *''Skymningsprat'' 1864 in Nya Dagligt Allehanda *''Psykologiska gåtor'' 1868 in Nya Dagligt Allehanda *''Onkel Benjamins album'' 1870 in Nya Dagligt Allehanda *''Jernringen'' 1871 in Nya Dagligt Allehanda *''Moderna typer'' 1872 in Nya Dagligt Allehanda *''Den svarta kappan'' 1872 in Svenska Familj-Journalen *''Inom natt och år'' 1875 in Aftonbladet *''Hvardagsliv'' 1877 in Aftonbladet *''Gröna Blad'' 1877 in Aftonbladet *''Den tomma rymden'' 1878 in Aftonbladet

Books

*''Hin ondes hus'' 1853 (pseud Richard) *''Psykologiska gåtor'' 1868 *''Samlade berättelser'': # ''Dagdrifverier och drömmerier'' och ''En jägares historier'' 1872 # ''Skymningsprat'' 1872 # ''Onkel Benjamins album'' 1873 # ''Jernringen'' 1873 # ''Psykologiska gåtor'' 1873 # ''Moderna typer'' 1874 # ''Inom natt och år'' 1876 # ''Hvardagslif'' och ''Gröna blad'' 1878 # ''Diverse berättelser'' 1882: "Den tomma rymden", "Svarta kappan", "Gnistor i mörkret", "Tönne Rolf", "Små salongsstycken" *''Mr. Webb: reseskizz'' 1873 *''Linné i Uppsala och Amsterdam'' 1878 *''Soldaten Blå: historisk skizz från Gustaf IV Adolfs tid'' 1879 *''Onkel Benjamins album'' (ny upplaga) 1903 *''Två sällsamma berättelser'' (delvis omarbetad upplaga av "En gubbes minnen" och "Harolds skugga" från ''En jägares historier'') 2002 *''Hastfordska vapnet'' (fristående långnovell eller kortroman från ''Onkel Benjamins album'') 2006

Sources

Aurora L Ljungstedt, urn:sbl:9625, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Sven Erik Täckmark), hämtad 2015-11-08.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ljungstedt, Aurora 1821 births 1908 deaths 19th-century Swedish women writers 19th-century Swedish writers Swedish horror writers