The Rector of Vejlbye

by Steen Steensen Blicher · first published 1829

The Rector of Veilbye (Danish: Præsten i Vejlbye) is a crime mystery written in 1829 by the Danish author Steen Steensen Blicher. The novella is based upon a true murder case from 1626 in the village of Vejlby near Grenå, Denmark, which Blicher knew partly from Erik Pontoppidan's Danish Church History (1741), and partly through oral tradition. Blicher's tragic tale has been adapted for the screen three times by Danish filmmakers. In 2006, The Rector of Veilbye was included in the Cultural Canon of Denmark by the Danish Ministry of Culture.

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Original language:

Danish

Year page:

1829