Results for "Lagerlöf, Selma"

Le Livre des L gendes, un livre classique, a t consid r comme important tout au long de l'histoire de l'humanit , et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oubli , chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts pour sa pr servation en r ditant ce livre dans un format moderne pour les g n rations ... Read More about Le Livre des Légendes

Our fourth book in the very popular Very Christmas series, this collection brings together the best Scandinavian holiday stories including classics by Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark; Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerl f, August Strindberg, and Hjalmar S derberg of Sweden; as well as the acclaimed c... Read More about A Very Scandinavian Christmas: The Greatest Nordic Holiday Stories of All Time (Very Christmas #4)

In this newly illustrated edition of the classic Swedish folk tale, Nils is shrunk to a tiny size by a dwarf, and carried across Sweden by a flock of wild geese to their summer home in the far North. Through many perils and exciting adventures, Nils wins the respect and love of the geese and finally... Read More about The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

One afternoon Akka from Kebnekaise and her flock alighted on the shore of a forest lake. Spring was backward -- as it always is in the mountain districts. Ice covered all the lake save a narrow strip next the land. The geese at once plunged into the water to bathe and hunt for food. In the morning N... Read More about Further Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlof, Juvenile Fiction, Classics

Lagerlof was the first woman and the first Swedish author to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1909. She was considered one of Sweden's most beloved authors; the Swedish Academy declared that their recognition of her was "for reason of the noble idealism, the wealth of imagination, the s... Read More about The Miracles of Antichrist by Selma Lagerlof, Fiction, Christian, Action & Adventure, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology