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Una foresta innevata che si trasforma a Natale in un meraviglioso giardino, impervie montagne che rivelano miniere d'argento, schiere di anime perdute che penano tra i ghiacci eterni, accudite da una...

Il Natale con le sue leggende, il buio dell’inverno svedese, il calore delle storie accanto al fuoco, la nostalgia di antichi ricordi, l’immensità della natura, ma anche la piccola dose di crudeltà tipica...

I reami della fantasia e le pieghe più sottili dell’animo umano: è tra questi due orizzonti che si muove l’affascinante universo narrativo di Selma Lagerlöf. Che racconti di creature fatate dei boschi...

L’Imperatore di Portugallia è un romanzo sull’amore, la sua nostalgia, le sue proiezioni, la sua vera o apparente follia. Dal momento in cui la piccola Klara Gulla viene al mondo, il cuore del padre Jan...

Una foresta innevata che si trasforma a Natale in un meraviglioso giardino, impervie montagne che rivelano miniere d'argento, schiere di anime perdute che penano tra i ghiacci eterni, accudite da una...

Qualsiasi storia tocchi Selma Lagerlöf diventa un racconto che ci riguarda, che siano fiabe, miti o, come in questo caso, i vangeli apocrifi e le leggende raccolte nei suoi viaggi in Italia e in Oriente....

Alla fine dell'Ottocento, la quasi totalità del piccolo villaggio svedese di Nås si trasferisce a Gerusalemme per unirsi a una colonia fondata da una setta americana. Affascinata dalla "follia romantica...

Dalla fantasia di Selma Lagerlöf, la prima donna ad aver vinto il Premio Nobel, il classico per l’infanzia più amato nel Nord Europa finalmente in versione integrale e in una nuova traduzione.Nils Holgersson...

Bello, giovane e alcolizzato, il sacerdote Gösta Berling è costretto a lasciare la sua parrocchia e a vivere di elemosina finché, a un passo dal suicidio, viene salvato dalla "Signora di Ekeby" e accolto...

Selma Lagerlöf (20.11.1858 - 16.3.1940) war eine schwedische Schriftstellerin deren Werke noch heute zur Weltliteratur gehören. Sie erhielt 1909 als erste Frau den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Lagerlöfs...

"The Emperor of Portugallia" by Selma Lagerlof was first published in 1914 in Sweden and in 1916 in English. The story is set in Vaermland around 1860 or 1870 and centers on Jan of Ruffluck Croft. He...

"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" is a work of fiction by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. It was originally published in two books, "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" in 1906 and "Further Adventures...

Invisible Links (Osynliga länkar) is a collection of short stories with an underlying theme about the links that influence and guide people’s actions and lives. It was first published in 1894 and the...

At the bottom of the dried out Svartsjö lake (Black Lake) there lies the Lövdala Parsonage with its stables and outhouses. There resides the goodhearted, widowed, Pastor Lyselius and his beautiful daughter....

The Story is set in Vaermland around 1860 or 1870. In the centre is Jan of Ruffluck Croft. He loves his daughter more than anything, but when she moves to Stockholm and never sends a word home about her...

Édition enrichie (Préface et notes)Pour avoir voulu se jouer d’un tomte, sorte de lutin du folklore suédois, le jeune Nils devient pareil à sa victime, c’est-à-dire à peine plus haut que la main.Voulant...

Ce classique de la littérature pour la jeunesse raconte les aventures de Nils Holgersson, un jeune garçon dissipé qui fait le désespoir de ses parents et martyrise les animaux de la maison et de la ferme....

Selma Lagerlöf, d’origine suédoise, est la première femme à recevoir le prix Nobel de Littérature (en 1909).LA LÉGENDE D'UNE DETTE, RACONTÉE AU BANQUET NOBEL : C'était il y a quelques jours. J'étais...

Nourris de légendes suédoises, huit récits de Noël, auxquels le talent de conteuse de Selma Lagerlöf confère un charme incomparable.

Selma Lagerlöf compte parmi les écrivains les plus importants de Suède. Elle fut la première femme à recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature, en 1909, et à être élue à l'Académie suédoise, en 1914. Si ses...

Recueil de nouvelles, de souvenirs et de contes. Dans le premier récit, "L'Anneau du pêcheur", l'auteur du "Merveilleux Voyage de Nils Holgersson à travers la Suède" choisit pour toile de fond Venise...

Dans "Le Livre des Légendes", Selma Lagerlöf tisse une mosaïque de récits inspirés du folklore suédois, mêlant mythes, contes et histoires populaires. L'écriture de Lagerlöf se distingue par son lyrisme...

Le pauvre Jan de Skrolycka entend un jour Claire-Belle, son unique fille adorée, chanter de joie car elle va quitter l'humble toit paternel pour occuper un emploi de femme de ménage à Stockholm. Quand,...

Le célèbre roman d’aventures de Selma Lagerlöf dans une édition tout en couleurs, adaptée à tous les profils de lecteurs et enrichie de nombreux outils pédagogiques. En  lien avec plusieurs objets d’étude...

Selma Lagerlöfin teos 'Sadun satu: ynnä muita satuja' on lumoava kokoelma, joka yhdistää perinteiset kansansadut ja kirjailijan oman ainutlaatuisen kerrontatyylin. Kirja on täynnä fantasian ja realismien...

1800, es ist Weihnachten, die dreizehnjährige Eleonora, genannt Lilljänta, beginnt ihren Dienst auf dem Pfarrhof Lövdala in Värmland. Dort lebt sie mit dem Pfarrer Erik Lyselius und dessen Tochter Maja...

Selma Lagerlöfs "Gösta Berlings Saga" ist eine fesselnde Erzählung, die das dramatische Leben des charismatischen und unkonventionellen ehemaligen Pastors Gösta Berling beschreibt. Verbannt aus seiner...

"Die wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holgersson mit den Wildgänsen" von Selma Lagerlöf ist eine faszinierende und spannende Erzählung über die Abenteuer des 14-jährigen Nils Holgersson. Nils, der seinen...

Das Werk "Die Silbergrube und andere Erzählungen" ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, geschrieben von Selma Lagerlöf. Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (geboren 20. November 1858 auf Gut Mårbacka in der...

Quando Sven Elversson torna a casa in Svezia, dopo anni di aristocratica educazione inglese e una spedizione al Polo Nord, ad accoglierlo trova solo diffidenza e disgusto: per quanto si metta al servizio...

Pre-order Beth's epic new novel, SWEPT AWAY, now! 'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' EMILY HENRYTiffy and Leon share...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

Isolated from society in a tenement basement in St. Petersburg, a malicious former civil servant vents his resentments. In the rambling notes that follow, we are exposed to the inner turmoil of the Underground...

By the time the novel appeared to tremendous popular and critical acclaim in 1871-2, George Eliot was recognized as England's finest living novelist. It was her ambition to create a world and portray...

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. Leblanc's creation, Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat—witty, charming, brilliant,...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

Readers love The Ingredients for Happiness! ‘A gorgeous summer read’ ‘Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming’...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

"One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world." —D. H. Lawrence "‘Moby-Dick’ is the book which I put down with the unqualified thought, 'I wish I had written that'…" —William Faulkner "What...

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of...

The series that inspired the Netflix show. This collection contains 38 Arsène Lupin stories (the biggest and greatest Arsène Lupin collection in the eBook world), including: - Arsène Lupin, Gentleman...

Mrs. Dalloway chronicles a June day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway–a day that is taken up with running minor errands in preparation for a party and that is punctuated, toward the end, by the suicide...

The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov...

2 March 1810 . . . Today, I fell in love.At the age of ten, Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty. And even at ten, Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...