Pelle the Conqueror By Martin Andersen Nexo (Nexö) (Complete: Parts 1 to 4: Boyhood. Apprenticeship. The Great Struggle. Daybreak) Classic about the life of a poor boy in Denmark. A famous movie of the same title is based upon the first part of this novel.
Ditte Everywomen By Martin Andersen Nexo (Nexö) (Complete: Parts 1 to 3: Girl Alive. Daughter of Man. Towards the Stars.) The story of a poor young peasant girl and her life in rural Denmark and in Copenhagen, in the first half of the 20th century.