Magnus Brostrup Landstad

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Magnus Brostrup Landstad: Facts & Related Content

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Born	October 7, 1802 • Norway
Died	October 8, 1880 (aged 78) • Oslo • Norway
Notable Works	“Norske folkeviser”

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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Norwegian author

Jørgen Engebretsen Moe

Norwegian author

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson

Norwegian author

Aasmund Olafson Vinje

Norwegian writer

Johan Nordahl Brun

Norwegian author

St. John Henry Newman

British theologian

Anna Laetitia Barbauld

British author and editor

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian dramatist and poet

Arne Evensen Garborg

Norwegian author

Nordahl Grieg

Norwegian author

Alfred Hauge

Norwegian writer

Kjartan Fløgstad

Norwegian writer

Jens Bjørneboe

Norwegian author

Johan Borgen

Norwegian author

Arnulf Øverland

Norwegian poet

Henrik Arnold Wergeland

Norwegian poet

Petter Dass

Norwegian poet

Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven

Norwegian poet

Nils Collett Vogt

Norwegian author

Tore Ørjasæter

Norwegian poet

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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