A book for Christmas
Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-19402024
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A little girl receives a gift to treasure; the creatures of the forest gather to celebrate the New Year; an evil noblewoman schemes against her beautiful niece; a cantankerous gravedigger dines with an unexpected companion on Christmas Eve. In this selection of winter stories, the beloved writer Selma Lagerlöf weaves together magic and miracles, Swedish folklore and timeless fables, darkness and light, heartfelt joy and festive wonder.
Main title:
A book for Christmas / Selma Lagerlöf ; translated by Peter Graves, Sarah Death, Linda Schenck.
Author:
Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940, authorGraves, Peter, 1942-, translatorDeath, Sarah, translatorSchenck, Linda, translator
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2024.
Collation:
112 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Swedish.
ISBN:
9780241715062 (hbk)
Dewey class:
839.738G
LC class:
PT9763
Language:
EnglishSwedish
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BRN:
4007558