Bremer, Fredrika

bree'mer, Fredrika (1801-1865), a Swedish novelist. She was born in Finland. She traveled extensively at home, and in Germany, France, Italy, England, the United States, Greece, and Palestine. Her works were translated into English as fast as they appeared, and were for a time well known. Some of the more popular are Homes of the New World, Life in the Old World, The Neighbors, The President's Daughters, and Strife and Peace, or Scenes in Dalecarlia.