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 CHARACTERS.

Mrs. Helen Alving, widow of Captain Alving, late Chamberlain[1] to the King.

Oswald Alving, her son, a painter.

Pastor Manders.

Jacob Engstrand, a carpenter.

Regina Engstrand, Mrs. Alving's maid.

The action takes place at Mrs. Alving's country house, beside one of the large fjords in Western Norway.

1 Chamberlain (Kammerherre) is the only title of honour now existing in Norway. It is a distinction conferred by the King on men of wealth and position, and is not hereditary.