Thomas Lange (1829–1887) was a Danish

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Biography

Lange was born in

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. He studied

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, but was not ordained, and afterwards devoted himself to literature. His first writings were published anonymously, and attracted little attention. It was not until ''Eventyets Land'' (1863) appeared that he was fitly appreciated. Later works gave him a place not much inferior to that of

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Works

*''Eventyets Land'' (1863) *''Aaen og Havet'' (1870) *''Romantiske Skildringer'' (Romantic Descriptions, 1872), his masterpiece *''De lyse Nætter'' (1875) *''Et Symposion'' (1877) *''Nyt Liv'' (1879) *''En Kjærlighedshistorie'' (1882)

References

* 1829 births 1887 deaths 19th-century Danish novelists Writers from Copenhagen Danish male novelists 19th-century Danish male writers {{Denmark-writer-stub