Kristin Lavransdatter: The Cross (Volume III) Edgar Allison Peers disdaining both the crass excesses

disdaining both the crass excesses of the world and the pusillanimous explications found even among Christians

a four-part novella entitled “The Trees of Pride” which appeared only in the American edition of the volume

simultaneously

prodigious intellect

Jacques Maritain (1882–1973) was perhaps the greatest Catholic philosopher of the twentieth century

Kristin Lavransdatter: The Cross (Volume III) Edgar Allison Peers disdaining both the crass excessesBy Sigrid Undset Translated by Charles Archer The Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, Sigrid Undsets most famous work, is the story of an ordinary womans life in fourteenth century Norway. The CrossVolume III of Kristin Lavransdatterfollows Kristin as she returns to her childhood home of Jrundgaard, weathering destitution, disrepute, and strifeeven in her marriage. The one constant for Kristin is the Cross: bearing the weight of life, joy mixed grief, in