Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very successful career as a writer, receiving the Nobel-Price in Literature in 1909. She died in Vaermland in 1940. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Orig. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige) is a famous work of fiction by Selma Lagerlöf, published in two parts in 1906 and 1907. The background for publication was a commission from the National Teachers Association in 1902 to write a geography reader for the public schools.
"She devoted three years to Nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life. She has sought out hitherto unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces. These she has ingeniously woven into her story." (From translator Velma Swanston Howard's introduction.)
(Summary by Lars Rolander and Wikipedia)
"She devoted three years to Nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life. She has sought out hitherto unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces. These she has ingeniously woven into her story." (From translator Velma Swanston Howard's introduction.)
(Summary by Lars Rolander and Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Boy
42:08 - Chapter 2
Akka from Kebnekaise
41:17 - Chapter 3
The Wonderful Journey of Nils
51:12 - Chapter 4
Glimminge Castle
34:07 - Chapter 5
The Great Crane Dance on Kullaberg
25:33 - Chapter 6
In Rainy Weather
16:17 - Chapter 7
The Stairway with the Three Steps
10:31 - Chapter 8
By Ronneby River
24:20 - Chapter 9
Karlskrona
22:11 - Chapter 10
The Trip to Oeland
11:12 - Chapter 11
Oeland's Southern Point
21:52 - Chapter 12
The Big Butterfly
11:14 - Chapter 13
Little Karl's Island
31:50 - Chapter 14
Two Cities
30:55 - Chapter 15
The Legend of Smaland
13:41 - Chapter 16
The Crows
44:28 - Chapter 17
The Old Peasant Woman
26:42 - Chapter 18
From Taberg to Huskvarna
10:38 - Chapter 19
The Big Bird Lake
39:52 - Chapter 20
Ulvasa Lady
14:06 - Chapter 21
The Homespun Cloth
10:00 - Chapter 22
The Story of Karr and Grayskin Pt 1 - Karr
23:16 - Chapter 23
The Story of Karr and Grayskin Pt 2 - Helpless the Water Snake
20:02 - Chapter 24
The Story of Karr and Grayskin Pt 3 - The Big War of the Moths
29:16 - Chapter 25
The Wind Witch
35:34 - Chapter 26
The Breaking up of the Ice
10:23 - Chapter 27
Thumbietot and the Bears
35:12 - Chapter 28
The Flood
22:58 - Chapter 29
Dunfin
26:20 - Chapter 30
Stockholm
34:19 - Chapter 31
Gorgo the Eagle
26:45 - Chapter 32
On over Gaestrikland
15:04 - Chapter 33
A Day in Haelsingland
33:25 - Chapter 34
In Medelpad
13:50 - Chapter 35
A Morning in Angermanland
18:04 - Chapter 36
Westbottom and Lappland
31:01 - Chapter 37
Osa, the Goose Girl, and Little Mats
17:36 - Chapter 38
With the Lapplanders
19:48 - Chapter 39
Homeward Bound
08:35 - Chapter 40
Legends from Haerjedalen
21:25 - Chapter 41
Vermland and Dalsland
26:28 - Chapter 42
The Treasure on the Island
17:33 - Chapter 43
The Journey to Vemminghoeg
06:30 - Chapter 44
Home at last
23:45 - Chapter 45
The Parting with the Wild Geese
06:57