In Danish Times: Stories about Life in St. Croix and St. Thomas in the Last Century

Hørlyk, Lucie, In Danish Times: Stories about Life in St. Croix and St. Thomas in the Last Century, Stockholm: Tiden-Barnangen Trykerier, 1969.[2 copies; 1 damaged cover]

About the Author:

Lucie Hørlyk was born in a small town in Denmark in 1870. Her childhood was normal and happy up to the age of fifteen when she contracted pneumonia, which weakened her for the rest of her life and was probably responsible for her early death. During one of her convalescent periods, she met her future husband, Simon Hørlyk, who was studying law at that time. He was soon to graduate, but with only fair marks which limited his chances of a career in Denmark. This was no doubt what prompted him to apply for a job in what was then the Danish West Indies,… where he was appointed Assistant Chief-of-Police in Christiansted, St. Croix. Simon and Lucie had been engaged for some time, so now with an assured position they married and left for the West Indies. Lucie was twenty-two years old when she left her home and country for a life in a strange and distant part of the world.