Topelius

[ too-pey-lee-uhs ]

/ tʊˈpeɪ li əs /

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Za·ka·ri·as

[sah-kah-ree-ahs], /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/, 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
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