The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and other textile artists

and other textile artists

constitutional convention

Most book lovers are familiar with the frustration of having a treasured book fall apart from age or use or both

one of the twentieth century's most memorable and prolific writers takes on education

In a departure from traditional teaching methods

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and other textile artistsWinner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909 the first woman to be so honored Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlf (18581940) was a gifted storyteller whose writings were often tinged with the supernatural and rooted in the sagas and legends of her homeland. She secured her reputation as a children's book author with The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, long considered a masterpiece of children's literature. Written at the request of Swedish school