Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan not only in relation to

not only in relation to the work of eternal salvation…but also and primarily in relation to that very work accomplished in human history which is in itself terrestrial and immanent in time

By Russell Kirk

For in the shadow of their demise and our disillusionment lies the way to eternal life

Main Line West has been acclaimed as “a creation of magnificent proportions” and “a truly great novel of people whose lives flourish directly and simply from the earth and from the heart

and to do or say nothing that should sully the fair name of Christian knighthood

Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan not only in relation toBy Sigrid Undset Madame Dorthea, a powerful period piece set in eighteenth century Norway, follows the title character as her happiness and security is thrown into disarray by a sudden and unforeseeable tragedy. With her final novel, Undset produces vivid tableaus of the social mores and practices of the time, as well as of the untamed grandeur of her native landscapes, before which unfolds a frank portrayal of the human experience in all its baseness