Selma Lagerlöf

Suecia, 1800. Eleonora, de tan solo trece años y a la que todos conocen como «Pequeñita», entra a trabajar en la rectoría de Lövdala el día de Nochebuena. Allí viven el bondadoso pastor Lyselius, su

The full version of the novel about Nils, a young boy whose "chief delight was to eat and sleep, and after that he liked best to make mischief". Transformed in a gnome, will be able to talk with the animals and, through many adventures, he will grow and learn the respect.

Pobre del qui té la mala sort de perdre la vida en la nit de Cap d’Any! Corre la brama que l’infortunat que és colpit per aquesta desgràcia ha de conduir durant tot l’any següent el carro atrotinat ?

El pequeño Nils Holgersson ha sido convertido en un duendecillo en castigo por su mal comportamiento. Para romper el hechizo y volver a ser un niño deberá acompañar a una bandada de gansos en su viaje a traves de Suecia. Junto a ellos vivira numerosas aventuras, unas peligrosas y otras divertidas, pero ninguna le dejara indiferente. Este va a ser para Nils el viaje de su vida, el descubrimiento de un mundo que le cambiara para siempre y le convertira en persona, en todos los sentidos. Un libro de una prosa excelente, cuya autora merecio el premio Nobel de literatura en 1909, repleto de historias emocionantes, personajes conmovedores, y brillantes reflexiones sobre la naturaleza humana.

In the tranquil Swedish countryside, a young woman named Helga emerges from the depths of the Marsh Croft, a mysterious and isolated dwelling. With her enigmatic past and captivating presence, she sets tongues wagging in the nearby village. As Helgas story unfolds, secrets unravel, revealing a web of love, loss, and the indomitable spirit of a woman who defies societal norms. Join Helga on her extraordinary journey as she navigates the complexities of life, love, and the search for her true identity in Selma Lagerlofs captivating novel, "The Girl From the Marsh Croft."

In the enchanting realm of Christ Legends, Selma Lagerlof weaves a tapestry of captivating tales that illuminate the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Through the eyes of ordinary people, we witness extraordinary encounters with the divine, as miracles unfold and hearts are transformed. From the humble shepherds who receive the celestial announcement to the enigmatic figure of Veronica, whose compassion leaves an eternal imprint, these legends offer a profound and moving exploration of faith, love, and the enduring power of the human spirit.

Nils Holgersson is a boy who would rather cause trouble than be responsible. One day as he is skipping out on going to church he captures an elf. His treatment of this small creature provokes it to transform him into an elf as well. Along with his greatly reduced size this also gives him the ability to talk with animals. Following this mishap Nils joins one of his familys geese as it accompanies a flock of its wild brethren on their migration. During his travels over the many historical areas of Sweden Nils has many adventures that help him to become a better person. He also learns that if he can prove he has changed for the better he may be able to regain his normal size.

From a Swedish Homestead by the Swedish author Selma Lagerloef is a varied collection of stories, mostly set in Dalarne or Vaermland in Sweden, but also some stories or legends from Kungahalla on the west-coast at the time between Heathendom and early Christianity plus some Legends from Italy and Belgium. The first nine sections, The Story of a Country House, is a short Novel, originally published on its own, but here part of the collection. It is the story of how a young orphan girl, Ingrid, is the instrument of saving the student Gunnar Hede, who has lost his wits and memory by a terrible experience, trying to save his home, his Country House, and who wanders the roads as a Pedlar, but at the same time afraid of most everything, especially animals. As told by Lagerloef it is a both fascinating and sweet story, as are all the others.

Selma Lagerlof 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. Invisible Links is a collection of short stories with an underlying theme about the links that influence and guide peoples actions and lives. It was first published in 1894 and the English translation in 1895. The stories are often set in Lagerloefs Vaermland, but they also depict legends and history of Sweden, and some have connections to other works by Lagerloef. Invisible Links is a good introduction to the writings of Selma Lagerloef.

Thy Soul shall bear Witness by the Swedish Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlof is a kind of spooky Novel. It was first published in 1912 and in English in 1922, the same year as the international release of the Silent Movie The Phantom Carriage, today considered a classic movie, and one that strongly influenced the Swedish Director Ingmar Bergman. A second Movie based on the Novel was made again in 1958. In English the Novel is today very rare, very few copies are said to exist. - It is New Years Eve. David Holm who has become a depraved drunkard is sitting with some comrades in a Church-Yard, drinking, and telling a story he has heard some years earlier from a friend, George, about the Death-Cart, and how a person who dies on New-Years eve when the clock strikes Midnight will have to take over the Death-Cart as driver. The Death-Cart is a beaten-down horse-drawn carriage, drawn by a very old, one eyed horse, which travels the earth to pick up the souls of the dead and take them to heaven or hell. And as it happens, after a brawl, David is dying in the Church-Yard just as the clock strikes midnight, and a cart, moving closer and closer, is heard creaking. And at the reins sits Davids old friend, George. In another part of the town a little slum sister, Edit, is dying. She has tried to help both David Holm and his family, in vain. Her only wish is to see David before she dies. She can not help it, but she loves him. George has come to introduce David into the job of becoming driver of the Death-Cart, as David is now going to relieve him from the task, and to show David what his life has been, and visiting his past, and also Edith, in her last moments. This story may be quite a bit different from most of Selma Lagerlofs other Novels. But at the same time it is, as many of her stories, a story about love, forgiveness and redemption, and most captivating.

The Story of Gosta Berling was published in Sweden in 1894 and immediately brought its author into prominence. The tales are founded on actual occurrences and depict the life in the province of Varmland at the beginning of the 19th Century century. Varmland is a lonely tract in the southern part of Sweden, and has retained many of its old customs, while mining is the principal industry of its sparse population. It consists of great stretches of forest, sloping down to long, narrow lakes, connected by rivers. Miss Lagerlof has grown up in the midst of the wild legends of her country, and, deeply imbued with their spirit, interprets them with a living force all her own.

"Selma Lagerlof 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 Lagerlof, 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 Howards introduction.)(Summary by Lars Rolander and Wikipedia]"

Editor: Walter von Molo / Translator: Marie Franzos

Translator: Betsy Nort

Contents / The Spirit Of Fasting And Petter Nord / The Legend Of The Birds Nest / The Kings Grave / The Outlaws / The Legend Of Reor / Valdemar Atterdag / Mamsell Fredrika / The Romance Of A Fishermans Wife / Mothers Portrait / A Fallen King / A Christmas Guest / Uncle Reuben / Downie / Among The Climbing Roses