From a Swedish Homestead - Softcover

Lagerlöf, Selma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1543163785 ISBN 13: 9781543163780

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

"From a Swedish Homestead" by the Swedish author Selma Lagerloef is a collection of stories and legends, taking in Sweden, Kungahalla on the west-coast at the time between Heathendom and early Christianity and some from Italy and Belgium. The first story, the short Novel “The Story of a Country House”, is the story of how a young orphan girl, Ingrid, who becomes the instrument of saving the student Gunnar Hede, who has lost his wits and memory by a terrible experience. As told by the author herself "it is a both fascinating and sweet story, as are all the others."

About this title

About the Author:

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlof (1858-1940) was born in Marbacka, in the province of Varmland in southern Sweden. Lagerlof's work is deeply rooted in Nordic legends and history. She rejected the dominating realistic movement and wrote her novels in a romantic and imaginative style about the peasant life and landscape of Northern Sweden. She wrote several books for children, the most popular of which is "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils." In 1909, she became the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, and, in 1914, she was appointed a member of the Swedish Academy.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Swedish (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1543163785
• ISBN 13: 9781543163780
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216