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	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils) is a famous and high-quality work of fiction by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, published in two parts 1906 and 1907.
		A motif from the book, with Nils Holgersson on the back of a goose flying over the plains of Scania, is featured on the reverse side of the Swedish 20 krona banknote.
		Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige - In Swedish
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nils_Holgerssons_underbara_resa_genom_Sverige (288 words)

	Érudit \| META v48 n1-2 2003 : Desmidt : “Jetzt bist du in Deutschland, Däumling.” (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Nils does not enjoy being away from (his chores at) home as much as in the Swedish original,[4] he does not object to the leading goose Akka when she asks him for help, but is “proud” instead,[5] nor does he help the other animals to show off, but understands their suffering.
		Nils Holgerssons schönste Abenteuer mit den Wildgänsen; Lagerlöf.
		Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise durch Schweden, Hamburg, Dressler (Dressler Kinder-Klassiker), 1991.
	www.erudit.org /revue/meta/2003/v48/n1/006965ar.html (7542 words)

	Nordic Culture > Selma Lagerlöf, creator of Nils Holgersson - Scandinavica.com
		Nils Holgersson is a Swedish boy who likes to play tricks on the animals of the farm.
		Nils desperatly seeks help from the animals of the barnyard, but he has been so mean to all of them that nobody wants to speak to him.
		Nils Holgersson is a truly Scandinavian story, which reflects many of the traditional values of Scandinavian culture, such us love for nature, tolerance and playful learning.
	www.scandinavica.com /culture/famous/lagerlof.htm (1108 words)

	National and modern literature (from children's literature) -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online ...
		Written (at the request of the state ministry of education) as a school geography, it is the rare example of an officially commissioned book that turned out to be a work of art.
		Nils, for all its burden of instruction, is a fantasy.
		It included not only Nils but the emergence of a school of creators of picture books for small children headed by Elsa Beskow, whose work in pictures and text, extending over the years from 1897 to 1952, was decisive in its influence.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-51269 (1304 words)

	Nils Holgerson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Nils, a mischevious boy who is bewitched into a dwarf, learns about nature, geography and folklore while flying with his barnyard goose from Sweden to Lapland.
		Reise des Nils Holgerson, illustrated by Wilhelm Schulz, 1909.
		The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, translated by Velma Swanston Howard and illustrated by Mary Hamilton Frye, New York, Doubleday, 1922.
	www.ricochet-jeunes.org /eng/biblio/books/holgerson.html (78 words)

	Amazon.com: The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils And The Further Adventures Of Nils Holgersson: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Nils Holgersson, Morten Goosey-Gander, The Further, Smirre Fox, Mother Akka, Vomb Lake, Wind Rush, Father Bear, East Sea, Liberty Forest, Clement Larsson, Herr Ermenrich, Lake Mälar, Holger Nilsson, Ovid Cloister, Black's Ridge, Saint Peter, Hell's Hole, Jon Esserson, Wind Air, Little Karl's Island, Hjälsta Bay, The Wonder, Kalmar Sound, Ice Witch
		But this is just where the second volume of the work becomes even more effective than the first as Nils tries to decide which world he wants to live in.
		In addition, as if some testiment to the author's emotional commitment to the story, she herself appears in the last chapters of the book and ties it in to her own love of the old country and her parents, now gone.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1572160365?v=glance (1736 words)

	LAGERLÖF, Selma., Nils Holgerssons Underbara Resa Genom Sverige [i.e. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils with: The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		First edition of Lagerlöf's celebrated children's tale, for which she became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909.
		Nils Holgerssons remains one of Sweden's outstanding contributions to children's literature.
		When first published it became at once a best-seller, translated into numerous languages, and comparisons were soon made with Hans Andersen and the Jungle book, though it is a strikingly original work.
	www.polybiblio.com /finch/84397.html (190 words)

	Electronic Editions (About Project Runeberg)
		We use "Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige" by Selma Lagerlöf as an example.
		We try to use clever abbreviations of the full title when we invent new index names, so they are easy to remember.
		Our URL in figure 1 is obviously referring to "Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige", our well-known example.
	runeberg.org /admin/editions.html (1079 words)

	Ringtones: Nils holgersson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Nils Holgersson / Nils no Fushigi na Tabi (TV-Serie...
		Nils Holgersson, Puppet theatre for children and adults.
		Hr kan du flja med Nisse p en spnnande resa genom hela Sverige.
	www.gsm-ringtones.net /ringtones/nesianmystik/nils_holgersson (127 words)

	Heli's Heaven and Hell Radio
		Such a longing for the unattainable, for what is hidden behind life, the animals only experienced once a year, and that was the day they saw the mighty dance of the cranes.
		From: Nils Holgerssons Underbara Resa Genom Sverige by Selma Lagerlöf.
		Selma Lagerlöf was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for literature.
	radio.weblogs.com /0116902/categories/myProfession/2002/week51.html (768 words)

	Find in a Library: The wonderful adventures of Nils.
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/67dfca7b682803bba19afeb4da09e526.html (38 words)

	Lagerlöf, Selma
		Other notable works were Herr Arnes Penningar (1904), a tersely but powerfully told historical tale; and Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, 2 vol.
		(1906-07; The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and Further Adventures of Nils), a geography reader for children.
		World War I disturbed her deeply, and for some years she wrote little.
	search.eb.com /nobel/micro/335_17.html (333 words)

	Selma Lagerlof biography
		Lagerlof published her first book, GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA, 2 VOL., when she was 33.
		Her most famous work was the 1906 children's book, NILS HOLGERSSONS UNDERBARA RESA GENOM SVERIGE (THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS).
		She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
	ilil.essortment.com /selmalagerlof_rwpv.htm (283 words)

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