This is Jens Andreas Friis's 1888 novel, "Lajla - A New Tale of Finmark". Jens Andreas Friis (1821 - 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer and author. He is widely recognized as the founder of the studies of the Sami languages. Other notable works by this author include: "Klosteret i Petschenga. Skildringer fra Russisk Lapland" (1884), "Ordbog over det Lappiske Sprog" (1887), and "Skildringer fra Finmarken" (1891). Contents include: "The Empty Cradle", "Jaampa on Snow-shoes after the Wolf", "The Lapp and the Child", "Runne and Ranne", "Christmas-Eve", "the Plague", "Mellet and Lajla at School", "Fair at Karasjok", "In Summer-Time", "The Wedding", and "Jaampa's Last Journey". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete the original text and artwork.