Lie

le, Jonas, a Norwegian novelist. He was born at Eker, Norway, November 6, 1833. He was educated for the law at Christiania, but, after a few years of scanty practice, he betook himself to journalism and literature. His first novel, The visionary, appeared in 1870. He traveled in the far North and wrote various volumes of Norse tales, including Stories and Sketches of Norway, Life in the North, and The Pilot and his Wife. In 1874 he was made the recipient of a literary pension which enabled him to travel extensively in Europe. Subsequent volumes were Thomas Ross, Adam Schrader, Rutland, Scenes of the Sea, Life's Slaves, The Family of Gilje, The Gulf, Two Lives, and Mischievous Powers. Lie published a volume of poems in 1867 and is the author of several dramas, including Grabow's Cat and Merry Wives. His most important critical work is a volume on Honore de Balzac. Lie's works have been translated widely into English and German. He himself would say that his greatest success has been attained in dealing with marriage and other social institutions, but the reading public will remember him best for his earlier simple sketches of Norwegian life.