that may be called stubs of fun, or in his own words; Morostubbar. They consist of many small humorous stories, the normal ones averaging about 1-2 pages each. These he wrote out of his own imagination, or based them on actual situations experienced on his travels. He traveled all around telling his tales, and was a frequent and popular voice on the radio of his days. Among the Norwegian comedians of the pre-war era, Seland would be counted among the greatest. As Norway sought independence from the Kingdom of Sweden, Seland in 1904 gave out his book Prinsesse Gullsko og systerne hennar. As all adults were discussing how to find a peaceful solution to end the union with Sweden, Seland thought of the children. His book was a welcome breath of childish fun and imagination to the lives of thousands, and by using New Norwegian he reached a broader audience as the children finally got to read stories in their own dialect, as New Norwegian were, and still is, spoken by most Norwegians. He published several more books for children, and by 1908 he was involved in creating schoolbooks teaching children how to read in the new language. Illustrations to his books were by the noted artist Theodor Kittelsen among others. Selected works I straumen (1892) Hikstorier (1893) Andror (1898) Eikeli (1900) Norskt maal. Kvi strævar me? (1900) Prinsesse Gullsko og systrene hennar (1901) Høgsumar (1903) Um Amerika og frendefolket i Vesterheim (1904) Bygdefolk. Utvalde Skjemte-soger (1907) Dagros og andre dyr (1907) Frukthagen (1908) Stavebok for skule og heim (1908) Hetlesaki. Eit bilæte or norsk rettssoga (1908) References 1867 births 1949 deaths Norwegian male writers People from Flekkefjord Members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian male short story writers Norwegian children's writers