My Son on the Galley (Norvik Press Series a)

Here, for the first time in English translation, is a much loved and regularly reprinted classic of Swedish literature. It is part a traveller's tale of a voyage from Scandinavia to the Far East in 1770, but also a racy commentary on the habits and foibles of European society of the day. Wallenberg was a man of natural wit and shrewd powers of observation, well read in both the classics and contemporary European literature.... His observations provide the framework for a wickedly humorous account of his experiences.--Translation Review. ""Wallenberg's account of the voyage is a Swedish classic, which is one reason for translating it, but there is a better reason - the text is plain old-fashioned funny.""--The Atlantic Monthly.