Victoria (novel)

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Victoria (Norwegian: Victoria. En kjærlighedshistorie, 1898) is a novel by Knut Hamsun.

A miller's son, Johannes, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner, Victoria. They lead incomplete lives without each other, but their futures inevitably lead to each other. A lyrical excursion into unconsummated love, love that is described memorably as Blossom and Blood.