HERMAN FREDERIK EWALD
\hˈɜːmən fɹˈɛdɪɹˌɪk jˈuːə͡ld], \hˈɜːmən fɹˈɛdɪɹˌɪk jˈuːəld], \h_ˈɜː_m_ə_n f_ɹ_ˈɛ_d_ɪ_ɹ_ˌɪ_k j_ˈuː_əl_d]\
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A Danish novelist; born at Copenhagen, Dec. 13, 1821. The most noteworthy of his novels are: "Valdemar Krone: Story of his Youth" (1860), a tale of high life; "The Nordby Family" (1862); "Johannes Falk" (1865); "Charles Lyng", a fine character-study. He also wrote several historical novels popular both in the original and in German translations: "The Swedes at Kronborg" (1867); "Anna Hardenberg" (1880); "Clara Bille" (1892); "Daniel Rantzow" (1900).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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