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and shapes for us–old and young–a new childhood in tune with the thought of our time. Upon Imagination's road she has sought to open the child-heart to an understanding of animals, while tactfully and playfully dropping into little knowledge-thirsty minds a comprehensive understanding of the habits and characteristics of different animals. Among the other work which she has done for us, and for our children, she has recreated our geography. She is the one whom we, in these days, place first and foremost.

To children whose imaginations have been fostered by Ashbjörnsen, Andersen, and 'A Thousand Nights and One,' 'The Adventures of Nils' will always be precious, as well as to those of us who are older.'įrom Göteborg Posten: 'Selma Lagerlöf has given us a good lift onward. A master-work.'įrom Gefle Posten: 'The author is here–as always, the great story-teller, the greatest, perhaps, in Scandinavian literature since the days of Hans Christian Andersen. The intimate blending of fiction and fact is so subtle that one finds it hard to distinguish where one ends and the other begins. As amusement reading for the young, this book is a decided acquisition.

The author's imagination unfolds an almost inexhaustible wealth in invention of new and ever-changing adventures, told in such a convincing way that we almost believe them. Sydsvenska Dagbladet writes: 'The significant thing about this book is: while one follows with breathless interest the shifting scenes and adventures, one learns many things without being conscious of it. It is as though the book had sprung direct from the soul of the Swedish nation.' The prophetess is forgotten for the voices that speak through her. Stockholm's Dagblad said among other things: 'The great author stands as it were in the background. One reviewer has said: 'Since the days of Hans Christian Andersen we have had nothing in Scandinavian juvenile literature to compare with this remarkable book.' Another reviewer wrote: 'Miss Lagerlöf has the keen insight into animal psychology of a Rudyard Kipling.' The book has been translated into German and Danish, and the book reviewers of Germany and Denmark, 1 as well as those of Sweden, are unanimous in proclaiming this Selma Lagerlöf's best work. These she has ingeniously woven into her story. She has sought out hitherto unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces. She devoted three years to Nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life. In 1902 the author received a commission from the National Teachers' Association to write a reader for the public schools. It became immediately the most popular book of the year in Scandinavia. THIS book, which is the latest work of Sweden's greatest fiction writer, was published in Stockholm, December, 1906. 'DOWN IN THE ROAD STOOD OSA, THE GOOSE-GIRL, AND HER BROTHER, LITTLE MATS, LOOKING AT A TINY WOODEN SHOE' 258 'YES, THAT WOULD BE SOME HELP,' SAID THE COW' 218 ''IS THERE NOT ONE AMONG YOU STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY ME ON HIS BACK?'' 200 'THAT WHICH HE BORE SQUEALED AND SQUIRMED' 48 INTO THE AIR' Frontispiece 'THE ELF BEGAN TO SPEAK, AND BEGGED, OH! SO PITIFULLY, FOR HIS FREEDOM' 8 ILLUSTRATIONS 'HE GRABBED THE BOY AND TOSSED HIM. Jarro, the Wild Duck The Decoy-Duck The Lowering of the Lake XX. The Earthen Crock Kidnapped by Crows The Cabin XVII. The City at the Bottom of the Sea The Living City XV. GLIMMINGE CASTLE 69īlack Rats and Gray Rats The Stork V. On the Farm Vittskövle In Övid Cloister-Park IV. AKKA FROM KEBNEKAISE 24Įvening Night The Goose-Chase III. The Elf The Wild Geese The Big Checked Cloth II. In so far as possible, the translator has faithfully interpreted the author's local and idiomatic expressions.ĬONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION xi The book has been adopted in the public schools of Sweden, but older people have found in it a book of permanent value. 'THE Wonderful Adventures of Nils' was written for use in schools as 'supplementary reading,' with the special idea of introducing such subjects as would be educative as well as entertaining to the minds of children from the ages of nine to eleven. THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y. A Celebration of Women Writers The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.

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