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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

Gelesen von Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

(4,821 Sterne; 28 Bewertungen)

Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very successful career as a writer, receiving the Nobel-Price in Literature in 1909. She died in Vaermland in 1940. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Orig. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige) is a famous work of fiction by Selma Lagerlöf, published in two parts in 1906 and 1907. The background for publication was a commission from the National Teachers Association in 1902 to write a geography reader for the public schools.

"She devoted three years to Nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life. She has sought out hitherto unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces. These she has ingeniously woven into her story." (From translator Velma Swanston Howard's introduction.)
(Summary by Lars Rolander and Wikipedia) (17 hr 38 min)

Chapters

The Boy

42:08

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Akka from Kebnekaise

41:17

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The Wonderful Journey of Nils

51:12

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Glimminge Castle

34:07

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The Great Crane Dance on Kullaberg

25:33

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In Rainy Weather

16:17

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The Stairway with the Three Steps

10:31

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By Ronneby River

24:20

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Karlskrona

22:11

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The Trip to Oeland

11:12

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Oeland's Southern Point

21:52

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The Big Butterfly

11:14

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Little Karl's Island

31:50

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Two Cities

30:55

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The Legend of Smaland

13:41

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The Crows

44:28

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The Old Peasant Woman

26:42

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From Taberg to Huskvarna

10:38

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The Big Bird Lake

39:52

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Ulvasa Lady

14:06

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The Homespun Cloth

10:00

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The Story of Karr and Grayskin Pt 1 - Karr

23:16

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The Story of Karr and Grayskin Pt 2 - Helpless the Water Snake

20:02

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The Story of Karr and Grayskin Pt 3 - The Big War of the Moths

29:16

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The Wind Witch

35:34

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The Breaking up of the Ice

10:23

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Thumbietot and the Bears

35:12

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The Flood

22:58

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Dunfin

26:20

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Stockholm

34:19

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Gorgo the Eagle

26:45

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On over Gaestrikland

15:04

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A Day in Haelsingland

33:25

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In Medelpad

13:50

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A Morning in Angermanland

18:04

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Westbottom and Lappland

31:01

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Osa, the Goose Girl, and Little Mats

17:36

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With the Lapplanders

19:48

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Homeward Bound

8:35

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Legends from Haerjedalen

21:25

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Vermland and Dalsland

26:28

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The Treasure on the Island

17:33

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The Journey to Vemminghoeg

6:30

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Home at last

23:45

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The Parting with the Wild Geese

6:57

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Bewertungen

"A remarkable thing.."

(5 Sterne)

<br /><i>The Wonderful Adventures of Nils</i> (1906-7) by Swedish Nobel laureate Selma Lagerlöf is one of the most popular children's books from Sweden (along with <i>Pippi Longstocking</i>). It has been translated into over 40 languages, plus films and animations. As a testament to its popularity, the <a href="http://www.banknotes.com/SE61.JPG" rel="nofollow">Swedish 20 krona banknote</a> has a picture of Lagerlöf on the front, and Nils on the back; and the Swedish national children's book award was named the Nils Holgersson Award, established in 1950. Lagerlöf wrote the book at the request of the Swedish National Teacher's Society, as a school book; but rather than a dry geography text, she wrote an entertaining literary story, modeled after Rudyard Kipling's animal tales. It's been required reading in Swedish schools ever since, many children and adults read it for pleasure. A short literary history of the novel can be read at the <a href="http://www.sna.se/Holgersson_100ar_commission.html" rel="nofollow">Atlas of Sweden</a>. Nils is a 14-year old boy who is lazy and disobedient. When his parents leave him home alone, an elf chastises him for his misbehaviour by turning him into a tiny vulnerable imp. The smaller Nils has one new power, he can understand the language of the animals. Befriended by a flock of wild geese, he flys northward over Sweden into Lapland and back again in a series of adventures. From the air they can see a large part of Sweden and thus Lagerlöf is able to include a lot of historical and geographical material into the story. Each chapter is a mini story, often a retelling of a fairy tale or myth with Nils and his animals as the protagonists. The stories weave with characters re-appearing in later episodes. Nils learns about compassion, justice and respect of nature and returns home a better person. It is ultimately an optimistic book and beloved by many. It's a long book and even though the English translation has already been slightly abridged it could be abridged further. But it leaves a strong impression and has an epic quality, it is easy to see why it is so popular. The <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/wonderful_adventures_nils_0901_librivox" rel="nofollow">LibriVox recording</a> by Lars Rolander is a perfect retelling. It is both volumes. [STB | 4048 | 052010]

Very good read I am shocked its not recognised a world classic

(5 Sterne)

This book was one of the best children's I have ever read and should be not forgotten as seemingly has

(5 Sterne)

Beautiful story and a lovely reading. Highly recommended for all ages and for those who love nature, animals and long for a kinder, more inclusive world.

Excellent

(5 Sterne)

Having a Scandinavian (presumably Swedish) accent read it is much appreciated. Never heard of this before but my kids love it. Thanks LibriVox!

wonderful!!!!!!!!

(5 Sterne)

This was so wonderful, and the reader really did a great job of narrating. I recommend this as a lighthearted audio.

(5 Sterne)

My 5 to time for this book!!