There are also modern tales by a learned Scandinavian named Topelius.
But Topelius was in great force, and had patronised and—well—out-manœuvred him.
But Topelius was in great force, and had patronised and—well—out-manoeuvred him.
Topelius is evidently a great romancer,—a great romancer in the manner of Walter Scott.
He was also a very well-read man—I owe to him, for instance, my acquaintance with the writings of the Finnish novelist Topelius.