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"If you're giving one book for Christmas, make it this one." -Jim
Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook They are some of the
warmest childhood memories, those unhurried evenings around the
fireplace, Christmas tree, or dinner table, when there was time for
a story. Now, with this collection, you can keep the story-telling
tradition alive in your family, and pass it on to your children or
grandchildren. Home for Christmas includes twenty time-honored
tales. Several are by world-famous authors; others are little-known
treasures translated from other languages. Selected for their
literary quality and spiritual integrity, they will resonate with
readers of all ages, year after year. With original woodcuts by
David Klein
In this newly illustrated edition of the classic Swedish folk tale,
Nils is shrunk to a tiny size by a dwarf, and carried across Sweden
by a flock of wild geese to their summer home in the far North.
Through many perils and exciting adventures, Nils wins the respect
and love of the geese and finally returns home.
"The stories come from all over the world and represent many
genres, such as parables, animal fables, historical fiction, fairy
tales, and Christian fantasy. Definitely read these stories at
Easter, but keep the book close and pull it out whenever you and
your family need a reminder of the great Easter themes of
transformation, reconciliation and the triumph of life over
death."—National Catholic Register Everyone who believes Easter
is about more than bunnies and eggs will be grateful for this new
collection of short stories that shed light on the deeper meaning
of the season. Selected for their spiritual value and literary
quality, these classic tales capture the spirit of Easter in a way
that will captivate readers of all ages. Parents and grandparents
will find that children love to hear these stories read aloud, year
after year. Easter Stories includes time-honored favorites from
world-famous storytellers such as C.S. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, Selma
Lagerlof, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Goudge, Maxim Gorky, Ruth Sawyer,
and Walter Wangerin – as well as many you’ve never heard
before. Illustrated with original woodcuts.
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Memoirs of a Child (Paperback)
Selma Lagerloef; Translated by Sarah Death; Afterword by Sarah Death; Preface by Helena Forsas-Scott
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In this second part of her notionally autobiographical trilogy,
Selma Lagerloef broadens the perspective from the farm where she
grew up to include the people and places around Lake Fryken in her
beloved Varmland county. The personal creation myth which she began
in Marbacka continues here with a focus on the self-discipline and
imagination needed to fulfil a childhood ambition to become an
author. It is hard work that sometimes means taking a stand against
convention but also a deeply enriching process in a home steeped in
storytelling and books. The mature author reveals the roots of the
young bibliophile's growing skill in deploying fiction to
manipulate and embellish reality, producing a wryly charming,
tongue-in-cheek account that we should beware of taking at face
value.
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Anna Svard (Paperback)
Selma Lagerloef; Translated by Linda Schenck; Foreword by Helena Forsas-Scott; Afterword by Linda Schenck
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The curse on the Loewenskoeld family comes to fruition in
unexpected ways in this final volume of the Loewenskoeld cycle.
Anna Svard is also very much a novel of women's struggle toward
finding fulfillment. The Loewenskoeld Ring resonates with 'beggars
cannot be choosers' in relation to what a poor woman can expect in
life, while Charlotte Loewenskoeld moves toward women having some
choices. In Anna Svard the eponymous protagonist takes full and
impressive control of her own life and destiny. The question of
motherhood and the fates of the children with whom the characters
engage is another theme. The reader goes on to follow Charlotte,
Karl-Artur, Thea and their families, familiar from the previous
volume, through this compact novel as it moves relentlessly toward
a chilling denoument. Selma Lagerloef (1858-1940) quickly
established herself as a major author of novels and short stories,
and her work has been translated into close to 50 languages. Most
of the translations into English were made soon after the
publication of the original Swedish texts and have long been out of
date. 'Lagerloef in English' provides English-language readers with
high-quality new translations of a selection of the Nobel
Laureate's most important texts.
The stories of Jesus' birth and childhood are well known, but Selma
Lagerloef brings them truly to life in this wonderful collection of
tales for children. Her storytelling draws vividly on the colourful
history and landscape of the Holy Land. She weaves in a cast of
lively characters whose experiences and points of view are not
usually represented: a war-hardened soldier at Herod's feast, a
grumpy shepherd, Emperor Tiberius himself. Together they proclaim
the human drama and divine mystery of the events of Christ's life.
Previously published as The Emperor's Vision.
Ranging from Hans Christian Anderson to Karl Ove Knausgaard, have
yourself a nordic noel with the very best Scandinavian Christmas
tales Have yourself a truly Scandinavian Christmas... Of visions
and prophesies seen in dark, dark woods. Of toys and trees come to
life. Of trolls raising chaos, and of families torn apart -- only
to be brought back together by festive cheer. In this collection,
classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen and Nobel Prize winner
Selma Lagerlof blend with modern day stories from Karl Ove
Knausgaard and Vigdis Hjorth. Each touch on the warm and wild
spirit of Christmas, where the cosiness and contentment of the
season can often give way to the unexpected, magical and sometimes
mystical. A smorgasbord of strange literary gifts, let A
Scandinavian Christmas transport you to a winter wonderland in
which fantasy, the fantastic and the festive combine for your
reading delight. 'These evocative, atmospheric tales...capture the
spirit of Christmas' Sunday Express
For poverty-stricken farm labourer Jan, the birth of his daughter
Klara gives life a new meaning; his devotion to her develops into
an obsession that excludes all else. We are taken from the miracle
of a newborn child and a father's love of his baby girl into a
fantasy world emerging as a result of extreme external pressures,
in which Jan creates for himself the role of Emperor of
Portugallia. Yet this seemingly mad world generates surprising
insights and support. Described as 'perhaps the most private of
Selma Lagerloef's books', the novel takes us deep into a
father-daughter relationship that carries the seeds of tragedy
within it almost from the start. Selma Lagerloef (1858-1940)
quickly established herself as a major author of novels and short
stories, and her work has been translated into close to 50
languages. Most of the translations into English were made soon
after the publication of the original Swedish texts and have long
been out of date. This Norvik Press series, 'Lagerloef in English',
provides English-language readers with high-quality new
translations of a selection of the Nobel Laureate's most important
texts.
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The Loewenskoeld Ring (Paperback)
Selma Lagerloef; Translated by Linda Schenck; Preface by Helena Forsas-Scott
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The Loewenskoeld Ring (1925) is the first volume of the trilogy
considered to have been Selma Lagerloef's last work of prose
fiction. Set in the Swedish province of Varmland in the eighteenth
century, the narrative traces the consequences of the theft of
General Loewenskoeld's ring from his coffin, and develops into a
disturbing tale of revenge from beyond the grave. It is also a tale
about decisive women. The narrative twists and the foregrounding of
alternative interpretations confront the reader with a pervasive
sense of ambiguity. Along with the narrative technique, the spell
of the ring extends into the two subsequent volumes, Charlotte
Loewenskoeld (1925) and Anna Svard (1928).
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Marbacka (Paperback)
Selma Lagerloef; Translated by Velma Swanston Howard
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R469
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Invisible Links (Paperback)
Selma Lagerlã¶F; Translated by Pauline Bancroft Flach
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R426
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Christ Legends (Paperback)
Selma Lagerloef; Translated by Velma Swanston Howard
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R368
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Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey through Sweden (1906-07) is
truly unique. Starting life as a commissioned school reader
designed to present the geography of Sweden to nine-year-olds, it
quickly won the international fame and popularity it still enjoys
over a century later. The story of the naughty boy who climbs on
the gander's back and is then carried the length of the country,
learning both geography and good behaviour as he goes, has
captivated adults and children alike, as well as inspiring
film-makers and illustrators. The elegance of the present
translation - the first full translation into English - is
beautifully complemented by the illustrations specially created for
the volume.
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The Treasure (Paperback)
Selma Lagerloef, Arthur G Charter
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The Saga of Goesta Berling (Paperback)
Selma Lagerloef; Introduction by George C. Schoolfield; Translated by Paul Norlen
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A Swedish "Gone with the Wind" by the first woman to win the Nobel
Prize in Literature--published here in the first new English
translation in more than 100 years
One hundred years ago, Selma Lagerlof became the first woman to
win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She assured her place in Swedish
letters with this sweeping historical epic, her first and
best-loved novel, and the basis for the 1924 silent film of the
same name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom. Set in 1820s
Sweden, it tells the story of a defrocked minister named Gosta
Berling. After his appetite for alcohol and previous indiscretions
end his career, Berling finds a home at Ekeby, an ironworks estate
owned by Margareta Celsing, the "Majoress," that also houses an
assortment of eccentric veterans of the Napoleonic Wars. Berling's
defiant and poetic spirit proves magnetic to a string of women, who
fall under his spell against the backdrop of political intrigue at
Margareta's estate and the magnificent wintry beauty of rural
Sweden.
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