Topelius
Americannoun
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Topelius, who collected eighty epical fragments of the Kalevala, spent the last eleven years of his life in bed, afflicted with a fatal disease.
From Reviews by Wilde, Oscar
Five of these stories were written by the noted Finnish author, Zachris Topelius, who wrote them, and much else, for the children of Finland and Sweden more than fifty years ago.
From Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages by Poulsson, Emilie
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
Another very popular air is the following, written by Zachris Topelius, whose fairy tales are now being translated into English—
From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)
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
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