1912 novel, The Eternal Sleep (Danish: Den evige søvn) described Napoleon's march into Russia and his eventual defeat there. The novel, though popular elsewhere, garnered strict criticism in Russia. Michaëlis became a member of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1919 and was further awarded the Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn in 1929. He was the chairman of the Danish Authors' Society (Danish: Dansk forfatterforening) from 1915 until his death. The Society founded a scholarship in his memory in 1937. Bibliography Digte, 1889 Synd, 1891 Vanemennesker, 1892 Solblomster, 1893 Æbelø, 1895 Aucassin og Nicolette, 1896 (lyrics) Sirener, 1898 Dødedansen, 1900 Livets Fest, 1900 Giovanna, 1901 Palmerne, 1904 Billedhuggeren Jens Adolph Jerichau, 1906 Revolutionsbryllup, 1906 Lægen, 1906 St. Helena, 1910 Den evige søvn, 1912 Blaaregn, 1913 Hellener og Barbar, 1914 Træbukken, 1918 Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1918 Dommeren, 1921 Himmelskibet, 1921 Romersk Foraar, 1921 References External links 1865 births 1932 deaths 19th-century Danish dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Danish novelists 19th-century Danish poets 19th-century male writers 20th-century Danish dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Danish novelists 20th-century Danish poets Danish male dramatists and playwrights Danish male novelists Danish male poets