description: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils – which is the work of Sweden's greatest fiction writer – was first published in Stockholm, in December, 1906. Lagerlöf wrote it after a commission from the National Teachers' Association to write a reader for the public schools. She devoted three years to Nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life; she sought out unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces, and wove them all into her story. With no small success; the book immediately became the most popular book of the year in Scandinavia.
language: English
title: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
titlecomplete: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
characters: Thumbietot, Bataki, Takern, Clement Larsson, Rosenbom, Crawlie, Lake Mälar, Dunfin, Smirre Fox, Mother Bear, Grayskin, Morten Goosey-gander, Kebnekaise
genres: Fiction, Sweden, Scandinavian Literature, Swedish Literature, Classics, Animals, Childrens, Nobel Prize, Fantasy, Adventure
ratings_count: 11453
places: Västra Vemmenhög, Sweden, Karlskrona, Ottenby
series: Nils Holgersson
publisher: Puffin Books