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Welhaven, Elisabeth - Nordic Women's Literature
Elisabeth Welhaven was te daughter of a clergyman and sister of te poet Johan Sebastian Welhaven; she was born and grew up in Bergen, where she lived with her family as an unwedded woman for te whole of her life. Among te people in te circle she entertained with her tales was te editor Hartvig Lassen, who encouraged her to write stories for te paper Skillings-Magazin, 1868-1869. Te following year, they were compiled into books: Fra Staden og Stranden. Smaaskildringer and in 1871 Fra gamle Dage. Skisser. Te tales in te books are short-story-like and describe daily life in old Bergen. They were published several times in new, longer editions.
KVINDELITTERATURHISTORIE PÅ NETTET, 2012.
REDAKTION: KVINFO, KØBENHAVN & KVINNSAM, GÖTEBORG.