The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-27
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NH-~~g'an poss. dTansa,i@s and
t.t m tbs city last n, Ght
rrr- BiornAon vas known To
rnd English Speaking worbl
aut-v then h. bs.cnfns better
political bsads-r. in turn his
ru,s, in IN. political fis.lsl masl..
cary works ls-tt-r known and
.J .H.'m To- - more widely rad
...- matter of past years. ana
M time now BluTuson has hsen
sr and thoua.ht 20 -tmplv a. one of
, aar men of he Scanslina wan lansi-
4 ...g. man sariv rallsSi him the Hug
q, .. Nrrth. Inevitably he VAS dis
-... 10 gy,nnection With lbseO In early
Dr.. .ry ere frienC.s. then they driftsd
+, On. apart a. 10 be almost enemies:
here was a SUFFICIENT reconciliation
frs,.1 wears or 80 ago and Bjornson's
.as-' laughter married Ibssn's con.
il early lifs Bjornson rebsllsd against
Ho,ss and gave himself 90 the study Of
ra.lra Then in his student days At
pisv- and plunged into Journalism. He
vasa great champion Of his race. Of Nor
ues!au genius and of the restoration Of
The native tongue in It's integrity. He
d.i not like Danish or German encroach-
rnsnrs He organized public lectures
ir 'urrherance % Norwegian art and he
be-ama manager Of theatrss in Bergen
ant Christisnia. He accepted at first
the theological views % GrundiViS'a ele-
uen'ary Christianity. fought for religion
an morality. later. after a tour VI study
II DenmArk. Italy. France and Germany
al scquaInting himself with the thought
Of Darwin. spencer. Mill. Taine and Others
through their works. his writings took a
pars man and psychological tihge and
l." entered politics az . social reformer
became prominent in the election cam
= 80. vas eloGseG; in zddT~--insy the
ieogle. and an 1870 came out for a union
a. Nn~Wav With France Later he led
tns NATIONAL Radical party and once
v-u's,! Norway TO becOine an independent
r"gIh.Ir In ietS he came OsIt Tor the
election u a king Rs properiy republican
1rher- q government. Whether m his
esrlv rural novels and heroic dramas or
~ la'sr hooks. plays and songs. the
'rric~ found always grandeur, beauty
at charm
R,ru-vn was born IN December. Iss2,
a. hNhu.. Oesierdalen. Norway. where
b f,'ner was pastor os a small church
When 10 Was years old. however. his
(, H"r wlS transferred to NoeS@et IN th..
h 'n-stHi. a beautiful part Of Norway He
49, .,fr.ru-ly fond of listening Co Bible
t'.r..- amt 10 the legends of the country
arI 90. well grounded IN the spirit and
O. uuou- II his native land when has res.
e .g"u' days hextIs.
DHgrspu wis rig. powerful. man
v-ir7ll" He vas devoted iu music
rp4En not a ys.TforinsT Ne was o.
s..-tf traveller and ~ i~si hp vtsitsSt
America on a l...turr tour and maid a visit
: pls Bull. who had psen hiS early friend
J. .a- l,csu aid It hin, His hallad. and
E--ptc' Iyrlcsl compositions. - WHICH
~. gIiot - 'he mort .'Nduisite. had the
:. rs.a % the frost IN" ring II Tho Erlking
vl..a his songs Of the fstherland have
t.-.fne naticuai songs Hi- dramas
O. cred questions NJ politics and religion.
e. 1isSiIc relations and sOctal conditions
r. .ttirized the pre-- IN Tho Editor. at
'aCEe1 th~ institution ot monarchy IN
The Ming and exposed the pauCi'y of
tpnor tn The financial vortN ~ The Rank
-int.- IL - todd ~ this latter play that tho
- " a secret defsult~r when she saw
~ the stage the character of her hus-
"a tainted. and that -pectIlati ing
H. ser was 80 wrought up by u that he
ar Hunced his bankruptcy the next dav
- -fsndards IN the morals of the -~x~s.
r. ioilowed up missionary tour of the
ages where he lectured on chastity
o. stories eNaliing virtue and persons
2 -itv a. a Law % the heart and an inssitiI-
'an & -ocisty. az in -MaRnhild- and In
cd Paths II WINS SAM that hts ls---
2 --'- isd 10 improved moral condii sons
: v4-iouz places.
% star y@tru some of his rugged edges
~ Hlfag Oni~m were le-- noticsstbl~ than
!! 80 early fighting days. with regard To-
s-r.. u hi- ultra Positions. but he liked a
0H-Hr8r always. Some years ago when ~
va reported that tired 90 the T,plitIcal
'arrsil' for which he was largely Te-p"nsi-
O. he had determined To- 60 and live IN
N4r~h 10 wrote: = shall live right hero
1. Norway shall thrash and ~ thra-hed
.. Nurvav shall win and die in Norway
~ This Won can no sure
80 me same. ever since iss2 he lived
N 2 Paris Rome and the TyTOl. spend
~ summers on his Norwegian farm.
a-'sd lie spoke Engiieh. French.
German and Italian. He re-etved the
\ 20. Vr'ze for literature in i0a.
'rnns his works that have BEEN put
y tnsIzh are a Happy Boy The
B'is Narrh The Fisher I.asa. Gap
rl N-r>snl- "Magnhild.- In Gods
ls'f- m" Heritage ~ the kurtz. a
t-Ir'le' Pastor Sang Paul lSnge.
'S"nrnye Solha kken- and -Arne.-