"Sidsel Langröckchen" by Hans Aanrud is a novel published in 1903. After her mother's death, young Lisbeth receives an overlong skirt that earns her the nickname "Longskirt." She leaves her childhood home to work at Hoel farm under the care of Kjersti, who promised to look after her. The story follows Lisbeth from childhood to confirmation as she tends livestock, spends summers at mountain pastures, and grows up among rural Norwegian farm life, depicting both hardship and optimism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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