Topelius

[ too-pey-lee-uhs ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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But Topelius was in great force, and had patronised and—well—out-manoeuvred him.

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This year, at the first of these nights, Juhani was honored by having an introductory recitation from the Finnish poet Topelius.

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