 His novel "Streik" from 1891, based on a conflict in Drammen in 1881, is one of the first workers' novels in Norwegian literature.In 1894 he published the poetry collection "Noreg", and also the story collection "Nye Vossa-Stubbar".His poem "Vi vil os et Land" from 1894, included in the poetry collection "Bersøglis- og andre Viser" from 1895, became a popular song with a melody composed by Christian Sinding.