Topelius
Americannoun
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Although a Finn, Topelius wrote in the Swedish language.
From Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages by Poulsson, Emilie
He was also a very well-read man—I owe to him, for instance, my acquaintance with the writings of the Finnish novelist Topelius.
From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore
If I’m like this, just fancy what Topelius is.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
But Topelius was in great force, and had patronised and—well—out-manœuvred him.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Topelius and Lönnrot were conscientious collectors and compilers, but they were no Homers, who could fuse these disconnected runes into one great poem.
From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner
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