Napaseudun yössä: Romaani Huippuvuorilta by Øvre Richter Frich

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Napaseudun yössä: Romaani Huippuvuorilta by Øvre Richter Frich is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds aboard the steamship Victoria, which is en route to the Arctic, where a diverse group of passengers, including an eager young officer’s daughter named Frida von Heffner and a determined adventurer named Jörgen Bratt, are drawn together by the excitement of exploration. As the ship ventures north, themes of adventure and human resilience are poised to be central as the journey takes a dramatic turn. At the start of the novel, the Victoria is making good progress towards the Arctic, with its captain, Strohmann, and a Norwegian ice pilot, Nils Johnsen, discussing unusually favorable ice conditions for the season. Among the passengers is Professor René Marmont, who harbors scientific ambitions for the journey, and the youthful Frida, who captures Jörgen’s attention and admiration from the outset. The atmosphere is festive as travelers celebrate their voyage, but a pervasive tension begins to build with discussions of the dangerous fog that could unexpectedly fall upon them. As the chapter progresses, the ship is enveloped by thick fog, leading to a sense of foreboding that foreshadows the catastrophic events to come as they race against nature’s perils. (This is an automatically generated summary.)