| The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lagerlöf, Selma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486286118 ISBN-13: 9780486286112 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: Considered a masterpiece since first published in 1907, this enchanting, remarkably original work by a Nobel Prize-winning author records the adventures of a mischievous 14-year-old who is changed into a tiny being, transported across the Swedish countryside on the back of a goose, and learns about nature, geography, and folklore. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Ducks, Geese, Etc. |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94041647 |
| Series: Dover Children's Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.43" W x 8.45" (0.56 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909 -- the first woman to be so honored -- Swedish novelist Selma Lagerl f (1858-1940) was a gifted storyteller whose writings were often tinged with the supernatural and rooted in the sagas and legends of her homeland. She secured her reputation as a children's-book author with The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, long considered a masterpiece of children's literature. Written at the request of Swedish school authorities and first published in 1906, it is the enchanting and remarkably original tale of Nils Holgersson, a mischievous boy of 14 who is changed by an elf into a tiny being able to understand the speech of birds and animals. Brilliantly weaving fact and fiction into a breathtaking and beautiful fable, the story recounts Nils's adventures as he is transported over the countryside on the back of a goose. From this vantage point, Nils witnesses a host of events that provide young readers with an abundance of information about nature, geography, folklore, animal life, and more. Reset in easy-to-read type and enhanced with 10 new illustrations, this inexpensive, unabridged edition will bring new generations of readers under the magical spell of a timeless classic. |