Selma LAGERLÖF (1858 - 1940), translated by Velma Swanston HOWARD (1868 - 1937)
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 She has sought out hitherto unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces.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."
塞尔玛-拉格洛夫于1858年出生于瑞典的瓦姆兰，作为一名作家，她拥有漫长而成功的职业生涯，1909年获得诺贝尔文学奖。她于1940年在瓦姆兰去世。尼尔斯的奇妙冒险》（Orig.Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige）是塞尔玛-拉格洛夫（Selma Lagerlöf）的一部著名小说作品，分两部分于1906年和1907年出版。出版的背景是1902年受全国教师协会委托，为公立学校编写地理读物。"她用了三年时间研究自然，熟悉动物和鸟类的生活。她找来了迄今为止未曾发表的各省的民间传说和传奇。这些她都巧妙地编入了她的故事
