▁first ▁historical ▁novel , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁G unn ar ' s ▁D augh ter , ▁▁ ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁H est v iken ▁series ▁is ▁of ▁four ▁volumes , ▁published ▁ 1 9 2 5 - 2 7 , ▁which ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁order ▁below . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁edition , ▁each ▁volume ▁may ▁be ▁printed ▁by ▁itself , ▁or ▁two ▁volumes ▁may ▁be ▁combined ▁into ▁one ▁book . ▁The ▁latter ▁tends ▁to ▁result ▁from ▁older ▁print ings . ▁The ▁A xe : ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁H est v iken , ▁ ▁The ▁S nake ▁Pit : ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁H est v iken , ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁W ilder ness : ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁H est v iken , ▁ ▁The ▁Son ▁Aven ger : ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁H est v iken , ▁▁ ▁Krist in ▁Lav r ans d atter ▁is ▁a ▁tr il ogy ▁of ▁three ▁volumes . ▁These ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁order ▁as ▁well . ▁Writ ten ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 0 – 2 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁commercial ▁film , ▁Krist in ▁Lav r ans d atter , ▁directed ▁by ▁Liv ▁U ll mann . ▁Krist in ▁Lav r ans d atter : ▁The ▁W re ath . ▁ ▁Krist in ▁Lav r ans d atter : ▁The ▁W ife , ▁ ▁Krist in ▁Lav r ans d atter : ▁The ▁Cross , ▁▁ ▁Jen ny ▁was ▁written ▁in