"From a Swedish Homestead" by the Swedish author Selma Lagerloef is a collection of stories and legends, taking in Sweden, Kungahalla on the west-coast at the time between Heathendom and early Christianity and some from Italy and Belgium. The first story, the short Novel "The Story of a Country House", is the story of how a young orphan girl, Ingrid, who becomes the instrument of saving the student Gunnar Hede, who has lost his wits and memory by a terrible experience. As told by the author herself "it is a both fascinating and sweet story, as are all the others."