Lisbeth Longfrock

Lisbeth Longfrock (Sidsel Sidsærk og andre kjærringemner ) is a classical work of Norwegian literature, by the author Hans Aanrud, published in 1903.

Illustrated by the famed artists Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, this later translation was produced by The John C. Winston Company of Philadelphia.

The story, as is the case for most of Aanrud's tales, depicts an Eastern Norwegian environment, similar to the author's homeland in Gausdal.

Aanrud writes in omniscient third-person perspective, and depicts a rural community with the "harmonic realism"[1] In his stories, farmers show a patriarchal care and kindness, and poor children get the space and opportunity to develop.

The author emphasizes the depiction of nature, tradition on the farm and the healthy characteristics such as job satisfaction and sense of duty.