author
Eino Railo
1884–1948
A prolific Finnish man of letters, he moved easily between fiction, criticism, scholarship, and publishing. Best known to many English-language readers for The Haunted Castle, he brought a wide literary range to everything he wrote.
9 Audiobooks
Suomalaisia legendoja
by Eino Railo
Ontrein tarinoita
by Eino Railo
Kolme miestä matkalla Kertomus Juhanin, Tuomaan ja Simeonin pikaretkestä pyramiideille
by Eino Railo
Pyhiinvaeltaja: Kuvitelmia Karjalasta
by Eino Railo
Vorna
by Eino Railo
Soljalan emäntä
by Eino Railo
About the author
Born in Taivalkoski on January 23, 1884, and later dying in Helsinki on December 2, 1948, Eino Railo was a Finnish writer, literary scholar, critic, and publisher. Finnish reference sources also note that his family name was Nyman until 1903.
Railo wrote in several modes: novels and other creative work, literary criticism, and studies of literature. He also published under pen names including Osmo Iisalo, Sissi, and Argus. For readers outside Finland, he is especially associated with The Haunted Castle, his study of Gothic and English Romantic literature.
His career seems to have combined scholarship with practical literary work, which helps explain why his name appears not only in author listings but also in accounts of Finnish publishing and cultural life. That mix of storyteller, critic, and publishing professional gives his work a broad, curious energy that still feels distinctive.