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Elisabeth Beskow

1870 – 1928

Swedish writer

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Lived 1870 – 1928 (aged 57–58). Elisabeth Beskow was a Swedish author.

Elisabeth Maria Beskow (19November 187017October 1928) was a Swedish writer. Born in Stockholm, Sweden she went to the Beskow School and later studied at the Sabbatsberg Hospital as well as the Sophiahemmet. She wrote about fifty books under the pseudonym Runa. A number of her books are translated into Danish, Finnish, French, English, German and Dutch.

In her books she discussed the equal rights of men and women and spoke against animal testing and for vegetarianism.

Bibliography—a selection Allt eller intet (1895) Från skogarna och fjällen (Beijer, 1896) På Elghyttan (Fosterlandsstift, 1902) Nina (Fosterlandsstift, 1903) Var rädd om din krona! (Stockholm Fosterlandsstift : Barnaserien, 1903) Gamle prästen i Hornsjö och andra berättelser (Fosterlandsstiftelsen, 1904) Sagor och berättelser för barn (Palmquist, 1904) Med blicken mot det osynliga (Fosterlandsstift., 1906) Katri berättelse (Fosterlandsstiftelsen, 1907, Bibliotek för de unga. Ungdomsserien; 6) Röster (A. V. Carlson, 1909) Den ljusnande framtid (Fosterlandsstift, 1910, Bibliotek för de unga. Ungdomsserien; 9) Vildfågel (A. V. Carlson, 1911) I vildmarken och andra berättelser från Lappland (A. V. Carlson, 1911) Korsfararne, handling i dramatisk form, (A. V. Carlson, 1912) Ljudande malm (Rock Island, Ill. : Augustana Book Concern, [1912?]) Vildfågels näste (A. V. Carlson, 1913) En tonskapelse berättelse (A. V. Carlson, 1913) Han och hans hustru (A. V. Carlson, 1915) Grannarna i Västanfors (A. V. Carlson, 1916) Sif (Carlson, 1917) Lärobok i stenografi (Gumperts bokh. i distr., 1917) Birger Löwing (A. V. Carlson, 1918) Hans moders gud (A. V. Carlson, 1914) Birger Löwing (A. V. Carlson, 1918) Den lille väpnaren, sagor och berättelser för barn 2:a uppl, (Lindblad, 1919) Fostersyskonen (Stockholm, 1922) Hans ögons ljus (A. V. Carlson, 1923 Ekekronas (A. V. Carlson, 1924) Fader och son (A. V. Carlson, 1925) Gossar och flickor (Lindblad, 1925) Ols Barbro (A. V. Carlson, 1921) Skalunga I och II (Carlson 1919–25) Skiftande dagrar berättelser (Lindblad, 1926) Trettonåringar (A. V. Carlson, 1926) Testamentet (A. V. Carlson, 1927) Vårdrömmar (Uppsala, 1927) Förnyelse, (A. V. Carlson, 1928) Vardagsliv

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Birth century
Died
1928, Åre church parish
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Also known as
Elisabeth Maria Beskow, Runa

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Elisabeth Beskow?

Swedish writer (1870-1928)

When was Elisabeth Beskow born?

Elisabeth Beskow was born on 19 November 1870 in Stockholm, Storkyrkoförsamlingen.

When did Elisabeth Beskow die?

Elisabeth Beskow died in 1928 in Åre church parish.

What was Elisabeth Beskow's occupation?

Elisabeth Beskow was an author.

What nationality was Elisabeth Beskow?

Elisabeth Beskow was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Elisabeth Beskow

· Wikidata: Q1785241

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