''The Treasure'' is a 1904 novel by the Swedish writer
Selma Lagerlöf. Its original Swedish title is ''Herr Arnes penningar'', which means "Mr. Arne's money". It has also been published in English as ''Herr Arne's Hoard''. Set in
Bohuslän
Bohuslän (; da, Bohuslen; no, Båhuslen) is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea ...
in the 16th century, it tells the story of a group of Scottish mercenaries who escape from prison; they go on to murder a family to steal a treasure chest, after which one of them falls in love with the family's sole survivor.
Adaptations
The novel has been adapted for film three times: by
Mauritz Stiller in 1919 as ''
Sir Arne's Treasure
''Sir Arne's Treasure'' ( sv, Herr Arnes pengar) is a 1919 Swedish crime-drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Richard Lund, Hjalmar Selander, Concordia Selander and Mary Johnson. It is based on the novel '' The Treasure'' by Selma La ...
'', by
Gustaf Molander in 1954 as ''
Herr Arnes penningar'', and as ''Poklad pana Arna'' in a 1967 Czechoslovak animated short film by Václav Bedřich.
See also
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1904 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1904.
Events
*January
**Mark Twain begins dictating his ''Autobiography of Mark Twain, Autobiography''.
**The first issue of ''Süddeutsche Monatshefte'' is publi ...
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Swedish literature
References
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1904 Swedish novels
Swedish novels adapted into films
Novels set in the 16th century
Novels by Selma Lagerlöf
Albert Bonniers Förlag books
Swedish-language novels
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