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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.
