The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf

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Author Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940
Translator Howard, Velma Swanston, 1868-1937
Uniform Title Nils Holgerssons underbara resa. English
Title The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Note Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by David Schaal and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Summary "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" by Selma Lagerlöf is a children's novel written during the early 20th century. The story follows a mischievous young boy named Nils Holgersson, who has been transformed into a tiny elf for his mistreatment of animals. This transformation sets off a series of magical adventures as he embarks on an extraordinary journey across Sweden, learning valuable lessons about kindness and respect for the natural world along the way. At the start of the novel, we meet Nils, a fourteen-year-old boy who enjoys making mischief and is somewhat lazy and unkind. While his parents go to church, he is tasked with reading a long sermon at home, but he quickly becomes drowsy and ends up falling asleep. Upon waking, he discovers that a tiny elf has appeared, which leads him to accidentally capture the elf in a butterfly snare. After bargaining for the elf’s release, Nils finds himself magically transformed into a tiny elf himself. As he grapples with this new reality, he realizes he must find the elf to make amends and return to his human form, setting the stage for his adventures with wild geese and other creatures, where he begins to understand the importance of compassion and friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Fantasy literature
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Boys -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Kindness -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Sweden -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Geese -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 10935
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 19, 2017
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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