Eric Hermannson's Soul

Plot summary

Characters

• Asa Skinner, a guru of the Free Gospel.
• Eric Hermannson, a Norwegian. He likes to play the violin. He is taciturn.
• Mrs Hermannson, Eric's mother.
• Genereau, a saloon-keeper.
• Lena Hanson, a local girl Eric goes on a date with.
• Wyllis Elliot
• Margaret Elliot, Wyllis' sister. She is twenty-four years old and about to marry a man from the East coast.
• Jerry Lockhart, a local man.
• Mrs Lockhart, Jerry's mother. She organises the ball.
• Olaf Oleson, an accordion player.
• Jack Courtwell, someone Margaret's husband mentions in his letter.
• Miss Harrison, someone Margaret's husband mentions in his letter.
• Gerard, someone Margaret's fiancé mentions in his letter.
• Constant, someone Margaret's fiancé mentions in his letter.

  Allusions to other works

• Literature is mentioned with The Bible, Paul Bourget, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, William Shakespeare's As You Like It, and Thor.
• Sculptures are alluded to with Doryphoros.
• Music is mentioned with Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, Stefano Rossetto, Franz Schubert, and Edvard Grieg.

  Allusions to actual history

• Nero is mentioned in passing.

  Footnotes