[1] A miller's son, Johannes, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner, Victoria.
The novel follows them through adolescence, as Johannes struggles with the social hierarchy and becomes a successful author, and Victoria is forced into marrying Otto, a lieutenant, to save the troubled family economy.
[2] Hamsun later named his daughter "Victoria", after the novel.
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