[#Asbjørnsen ] published an account of his travels [to Egypt as quartermaster on a corvette] in Ydale, which was published before Christmas that year [1852]. This turned out to be one of the most controversial publications of Asbjørnsen’s career. The figures in the narrative all recognised themselves, and little appreciated the faithful representation of their swearing and cursing. When Asbjørnsen ignored their public complaints, they went to the king, who was informed that the ship’s second in command had approved every caricature in the book. No further action was taken.
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