| The Emperor of Portugalia by Selma Lagerlof, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Contributor(s): Lagerlof, Selma (Author), Howard, Velma Swanston (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1598188364 ISBN-13: 9781598188363 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Jan Anderson fretted like a thief as his wife gave birth to the child, but he melted like a miracle when he first set eyes upon the little girl. The womenfolk must have read something in his eyes, or caught something in his tone that pleased them, for they burst out laughing at him. "Say, Jan, have you never cared so much for somebody that your heart has been set athrobbing because of her?" asked the midwife. Jan could not deny that it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9" (0.51 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Say, Jan, have you never cared so much for somebody that your heart has been set athrobbing because of her?" asked the midwife. Jan could not deny that it had. The novel was a success with critics and readers, newspaper reviewers said the novel was at the same level as Lagerl f's earlier novels G sta Berling's Saga and the first part of Jerusalem. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lagerlof, Selma: - "Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlof (1858 - 1940) was a Swedish author and teacher. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and is best remembered for her children's book The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Lagerlof was asked by the National Teacher's Association in 1902 to write a geography book for children. She interestingly combined informative facts of Sweden's geography with a boy named Nils Holgersson. When the boy got in trouble, he traveled to many different provinces, allowing children to learn about Sweden while staying interested." |