Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories

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Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, a Norwegian-American author and professor, is notable for his novel "Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life," recognized as the first novel by a Norwegian immigrant in America. After migrating in 1869, he served as assistant editor for a Norwegian weekly in Chicago. In addition to his fiction, Boyesen produced scholarly works on German and Scandinavian literature, including essays on Goethe, Schiller, and Henrik Ibsen, showcasing his literary expertise and cultural contributions.