J. P. Jacobsen 
Marie Grubbe [PDF ebook] 
A Lady of the Seventeenth Century

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Jens Peter Jacobsen was born in Jutland, in the little town of Thisted, on April 7, and was the son of a merchant in moderate circumstances. From his mother he inherited a desire to write poetry, which asserted itself while he was yet a boy. His other chief interest was botany.