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Hilja Tavaststjerna
BornFebruary 22, 1848
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 14, 1924
Turku
OccupationWriter

Hilja Sula Tavaststjerna (February 22, 1848, Saint Petersburg – January 14, 1924, Turku) was a Finnish-Swedish teacher and children's literature author.[1][2][3]

Career

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Tavaststjerna graduated as a teacher and then worked in Helsinki, As director of Privata Fruntirnmerskolan in 1879 –1900.[4] She also adapted fairy tales into plays performed at schools and various parties.[4]In 1900, the play collection Sagospel was published, which contained the play Cinderella. In 1906 it was published for children in a new expanded version.[5][failed verification]

Bibliography

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  • För barnen: Sagor. Med teckningar af A. Federley. Helsinki. 1890 – new enlarged edition 1906[6]
  • Sagospel: Dramatiseringar. Helsinki. 1900.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Litteraturbanken | Svenska klassiker som e-bok och epub". litteraturbanken.se. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ "LIBRIS - sökning: forf:(Hilja Tavaststjerna)". libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ^ "Tavaststjerna, Hilja, 1848-1924". Libris (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  4. ^ a b "SUOMEN YKSITYISTEN OPPIKOULUJEN DIGITAALINEN MATRIKKELI". www.yksityiskoulut.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ^ Tavaststjerna, Hilja (1900). Sagospel : Dramatiseringar. Helsingfors.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "För barnen. Sagor – Lastenkirjainstituutti" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  7. ^ "Litteraturbanken | Svenska klassiker som e-bok och epub". litteraturbanken.se. Retrieved 2023-10-07.


Category:Finnish writers Category:20th-century Finnish women writers Category:Finnish women writers Category:Swedish-language writers Category:Finnish writers in Swedish Category:1848 births Category:1924 deaths Category:Writers from the Russian Empire