Carlén, Rosa (1836–1883)

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Carlén, Rosa (1836–1883)

Swedish novelist. Name variations: Rosa Carlen. Born in Sweden, 1836; died 1883; dau. of Emilia Carlén.

Published 1st book, Agnes Tell (1861), which was well received; followed that with Tuva (1862), Helena, a Woman's History (1863), Three Years and Three Days (1864), and The Gypsy's Son (1866), thought to be her best work.

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