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Ah! he said to himself,
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In God's Way belongs to the second group of Björnson's novels, of which the first group is represented by early peasant tales like
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Arne. In this later category the stories are of a more or less didactic nature. Although
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In God's Way lacks something of the freshness and beauty that distinguished
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Arne, it is, nevertheless a powerful and vivid picture of Norwegian religious life; and it is, of all Björnson's books, the one by which he is most widely known outside his native country. In this story Björnson has been influenced by the social dramas of his compatriot, Ibsen; but it may be questioned whether he has not brought to his task a higher inspiration and a stronger faith in humanity than the famous dramatist possessed. Published in 1889, the main theme of
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In God's Way