Topelius

[ too-pey-lee-uhs ]

noun
  1. Za·ka·ri·as [sah-kah-ree-ahs], /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/, 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.

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How to use Topelius in a sentence

  • He was also a very well-read man—I owe to him, for instance, my acquaintance with the writings of the Finnish novelist Topelius.

    Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore Roosevelt
  • But Topelius was in great force, and had patronised and—well—out-manœuvred him.

  • Topelius is evidently a great romancer,—a great romancer in the manner of Walter Scott.

    The Book-lover | James Baldwin
  • But Topelius was in great force, and had patronised and—well—out-manoeuvred him.

    The Wrecker | Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
  • This year, at the first of these nights, Juhani was honored by having an introductory recitation from the Finnish poet Topelius.

    Our Little Finnish Cousin | Clara Vostrovsky Winlow