 The tales from this era are collected in "Landsbybilleder" ("Village Pictures", 1883) and "Fra Hytterne" ("From the Huts", 1887).An important part is his 1890 political collection of short stories "Skyer" ("Clouds"), a biting description of Denmark under the authoritarian semi-dictatorship of the Conservatives both condemning the oppressors and scorning the Danes’ lack of disaffection.After this period he increasingly concentrated on psychological and naturalist problems without giving up his social engagement.