{"title":"Snowy roads, stubborn souls, and a few ghosts hitchhiking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Selma Lagerlöf collection gathers tales in which forests remember, villages whisper, and travelers discover that the past is very much alive and walking beside them. Blending folktale, realism, and a touch of the uncanny, these stories wander through haunted manors, snow-bright roads, and stubborn little towns where love, guilt, faith, and fate keep changing costumes. It is a world where miracles feel almost practical, kindness can be quietly radical, and every journey risks brushing against something older and stranger than common sense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-emperor-of-portugallia","title":"The Emperor of Portugallia","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA poor man's love. A daughter's silence. An empire built on air.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's devastating novel is a \"Swedish King Lear\"—a story of a father whose devotion to his daughter transforms into a madness that becomes his only shelter from an unbearable truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Emperor_of_Portugallia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJan Andersson is a poor tenant farmer in rural Värmland, scraping by on the edge of poverty. His life changes forever with the birth of his daughter, Klara Gulla—whom he calls Glory Goldie Sunnycastle. She is everything to him: light, purpose, proof that his life matters. He loves her with an intensity that excludes all else\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhen Klara turns seventeen, she leaves for Stockholm to find work. The letters come at first. Then they stop. Jan waits at the pier every day, scanning the horizon for her return. The villagers whisper. Rumors reach him—horrible rumors about what his daughter has become in the city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJan cannot bear the truth. So he refuses it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHe retreats into a world of his own making. He imagines that Klara has become the empress of a distant kingdom called Portugallia. And he, naturally, is the emperor himself. He fashions a crown from rags and twigs. He takes the front bench in church, believing his imperial dignity demands it. He speaks to the local gentry as an equal. The village laughs at him. They call him mad. He does not care. His empire is real enough to him—and it is the only place where his daughter remains pure, noble, and worthy of his love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilnarratore.com\/en\/blog\/2020-04-03\/the-emperor-of-portugallia-a-father-before-the-world\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170107061752\/https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kejsarn_av_Portugallien\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most tender and tragic: a novel about the limits of love, the cruelty of poverty, and the strange dignity of a man who would rather be thought insane than accept a world that has broken his heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePublished in 1914, called by Lagerlöf herself a \"Swedish King Lear\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA profound meditation on fatherhood, poverty, social judgment, and the line between madness and meaning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAdapted for film three times: as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Tower of Lies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1925) starring Lon Chaney, again in 1944, and as a Swedish television version in 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the truest love sometimes wears a crown of rags.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. Her major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914) remains one of her most acclaimed and emotionally powerful novels. She died at Mårbacka in 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54687223644532,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54687223677300,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54687223710068,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54687223742836,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/SelmaSeries_BookCovers_NPW-03.png?v=1780004312"},{"product_id":"the-treasure","title":"The Treasure","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA buried fortune. A murdered pastor. A love that should never have been.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's gripping historical novel is a tale of greed, guilt, and the corrosive power of a secret—set against the stark beauty of sixteenth-century Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOn a cold winter night, a wealthy pastor returns home to his rectory with his young bride and his mother. They are never seen alive again. The rectory is burned to the ground. The pastor's treasure—a fortune in silver—vanishes without a trace. The crime haunts the district. No one is convicted. No one forgets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYears later, a young nobleman, Torarin, stumbles upon the hidden silver. He does not report it. He spends it. He builds a new life. But the stolen treasure carries a curse: it turns everyone who touches it into a liar, a thief, or worse. Torarin finds himself drawn into a web of violence and deceit. He falls in love with the daughter of a man he has wronged. He discovers that the secret he has buried is not his alone—and that the dead do not stay buried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most suspenseful and morally complex: a novel about the weight of hidden crimes, the impossibility of outrunning the past, and the strange, terrible justice that sometimes comes not from courts but from the hearts of those we have betrayed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in 1904, adapted into a 1915 silent film directed by Mauritz Stiller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA masterwork of Swedish literary naturalism, blending crime fiction with psychological depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eExplores themes of greed, shame, secrecy, and the long reach of the past\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the most dangerous treasures are the ones we try to keep hidden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. Her major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904) remains one of her most popular and widely adapted works. She died at Mårbacka in 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54687239831924,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54687239864692,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54687239897460,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54687239930228,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/SelmaSeries_BookCovers_NPW-02.png?v=1780004312"},{"product_id":"invisible-links","title":"Invisible Links","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe threads that bind us cannot be seen. But they can never be broken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a luminous collection of short stories that explores the unseen forces—fate, memory, love, and guilt—that connect human lives across time and space. First published in Swedish as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOsynliga länkar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e in 1894, it marked a turning point in Lagerlöf's career, winning her a traveling scholarship that allowed her to give up teaching and devote herself fully to writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe collection weaves together folk legend, historical drama, and poignant tales of ordinary life, often set in the forests and villages of Lagerlöf's native Värmland. In \"The Spirit of Fasting and Petter Nord,\" a mischievous boy's encounter with a hidden banknote forces him to confront the conflict between desire and moral obligation. In \"The Legend of the Bird's Nest,\" a parable of sacrifice and redemption unfolds in the natural world. \"The Outlaws\" and \"The Legend of Reor\" draw on ancient Scandinavian lore, while \"Valdemar Atterdag\" and \"A Fallen King\" explore the weight of history and the vanity of power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOther stories—\"Mamsell Fredrika,\" \"The Romance of a Fisherman's Wife,\" \"His Mother's Portrait\"—turn inward, examining the quiet tragedies of family, aging, and unspoken love. The collection closes with \"Among the Climbing Roses,\" a tender meditation on memory and loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most magical and humane: a collection that established her reputation as a master of the short story and anticipated the themes that would define her Nobel Prize-winning career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a perfect introduction to a writer who believed that the most powerful forces in life are the ones we cannot see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in 1894 in Swedish as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOsynliga länkar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, translated into English in 1895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIncludes fourteen stories blending folklore, history, and psychological realism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe collection that won Lagerlöf the traveling scholarship that launched her full-time writing career\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the strongest bonds are the ones we never see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894) was her second major work, following her breakthrough novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891). Her other masterpieces include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904). 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And the winter that changed everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's debut novel is a wild, romantic epic of nineteenth-century Sweden—a story of redemption, folly, and the strange beauty of those who have lost everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling is a young priest with a brilliant future. He is also a drunk. When his alcoholism leads him to preach a sermon in a drunken stupor, he is defrocked and cast out. Broken and penniless, he wanders the wintry roads of Värmland until he is taken in by the Mistress of Ekeby, a powerful ironmaster who rules over a decaying estate and the collection of fallen gentlemen who live there—the \"cavaliers.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAmong them are swordsmen, gamblers, poets, and thieves, each exiled from respectable life. Gösta becomes their leader, their poet, their most reckless soul. He falls in love. He betrays. He is betrayed. The cavaliers feast, duel, scheme, and carouse through a series of adventures that read like Nordic fairy tales told by a drunken bard. The novel builds toward a confrontation with the forces of industry, sobriety, and progress—and toward the question of whether a man who has lost everything can ever be worthy of love again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most exuberant and visionary: a novel that blends romance, folklore, and social critique into a story as wild and beautiful as the Värmland forests themselves. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Gösta Berling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a book about the magic of failure, the dignity of the outcast, and the possibility that the most wasted lives may still hold the seeds of redemption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in 1891, Lagerlöf's debut novel, submitted to a literary contest she won\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAdapted into the 1924 silent film starring Greta Garbo in her breakthrough role\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA foundational work of Swedish romanticism and one of the most beloved novels in Scandinavian literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the most magnificent souls are often the most broken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Gösta Berling\u003c\/em\u003e (1891) was her first novel, submitted to a contest sponsored by the Swedish literary journal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIdun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. She won the contest and launched her career. Her other masterpieces include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914). She died at Mårbacka in 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54687403737460,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54687403770228,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54687403802996,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54687403835764,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/SelmaSeries_BookCovers_NPW-07.png?v=1780004312"},{"product_id":"the-wonderful-adventures-of-nils","title":"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA boy who never listened. A journey that made him whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's beloved classic is one of the most enchanting books ever written—a story of a selfish boy, a magical journey, and the slow, painful work of becoming a decent human being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNils Holgersson is fourteen years old, lazy, cruel, and thoroughly unlikable. He torments the farm animals, lies to his parents, and has never done a kind thing in his life. One Sunday, he captures a gnome and tries to trick him. The gnome turns Nils into a tiny creature—no bigger than a thumb, able to understand the language of animals, who now despise him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHe tries to beg for forgiveness. The animals mock him. Desperate, Nils climbs onto the back of a barnyard goose named Morten just as the goose takes flight with a flock of wild geese migrating north. The flock does not want him. Their leader, the wise old Akka, is suspicious. Nils must prove himself worthy of staying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat follows is a breathtaking journey across the length of Sweden: from the southern plains of Skåne to the northern reaches of Lapland. Nils sees forests, mountains, rivers, and cities. He learns the legends of the land—the stories of Kings and trolls, of hidden treasures and ancient curses. He saves animals from predators, rescues a squirrel from a cage, helps a bear escape a trap. Slowly, imperceptibly, he changes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most magical and humane: a novel about the transformation of a monster into a boy, and a boy into someone worthy of love. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e was written as a geography textbook for Swedish schools. It became one of the most beloved children's books in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in 1906–1907, commissioned by the Swedish National Teachers' Association as a geography reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe only children's book ever written by a Nobel Prize winner in Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beloved classic in Sweden, adapted into films, television series, and the long-running anime \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1980–1981)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the longest journeys are the ones that teach us to become human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907) was written as a geography textbook for Swedish schools, a commission that allowed Lagerlöf to combine her love of storytelling with her passion for education. Her other masterpieces include \u003cem\u003eThe Story of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914). 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Her shame is not forgiven. His family forbids the match. Helga must decide: disappear quietly, or stand before the congregation on the day of Gudmund's wedding to another woman and speak the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most psychologically acute and devastating: a novella about the cruelty of small-town morality, the endurance of love, and the question of whether a person can ever truly be forgiven for a sin they have already paid for a hundred times over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in 1908, one of Lagerlöf's most frequently adapted works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAdapted into a 1917 silent film directed by Victor Sjöström and a 1935 Hollywood film starring Gladys George\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA powerful exploration of shame, redemption, and the unforgiving judgment of small communities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the hardest place to return to is not a place, but a judgment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. Her major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Girl From Marsh Croft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1908) remains one of her most emotionally powerful shorter works. She died at Mårbacka in 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54688141050228,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54688141082996,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54688141115764,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54688141148532,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/SelmaSeries_BookCovers_NPW-01_ed4d5c21-fd8b-43c5-85df-e31df1e29486.png?v=1780005305"},{"product_id":"marbacka","title":"Mårbacka","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe estate that raised her. The debt that haunted her. The book that brought her home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's memoir is a luminous portrait of childhood, family, and the Swedish estate that shaped her imagination—the place she lost, mourned, and ultimately bought back with the proceeds of her writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMårbacka was the Lagerlöf family home, a beautiful estate in the Värmland countryside where Selma was born in 1858. Her father, a retired army officer, was a gifted storyteller who filled his daughter's mind with legends, folk tales, and the history of the region. The estate was her paradise. When her father fell ill and the family's fortunes declined, Mårbacka was sold. Selma was heartbroken. For years, she dreamed of buying it back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMårbacka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is not a conventional autobiography. It is a series of vignettes, memories, and family portraits, each rendered with the same luminous clarity she brought to her novels. She writes of her father's storytelling, her mother's quiet strength, the servants who were part of the family, the Christmas traditions, the summer days, and the slow, painful loss of the estate she loved. The book is suffused with a tender, bittersweet quality—the ache of looking back at a paradise that can never be fully recovered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most intimate and elegiac: a memoir about the places that make us, the losses that shape us, and the strange miracle of returning—not to a place, but to a memory of a place, and finding that it still has the power to heal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in 1922, the first volume of Lagerlöf's three-part memoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWritten after Lagerlöf had successfully repurchased Mårbacka, using proceeds from her Nobel Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA tender, luminous portrait of childhood, family, and the Swedish landscape that inspired her greatest works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the places we lose never leave us, and the places we regain are never quite the same, but somehow better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. Her major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Girl From Marsh Croft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1908). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMårbacka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1922) was the first of three volumes of memoir, followed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMemoirs of a Child\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1930) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Diary of Selma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1932). She died at Mårbacka in 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54690370355572,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54690370388340,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54690370421108,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54690370453876,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/SelmaSeries_BookCovers_NPW-09_71d593af-bacc-48e8-99d5-79bcde7f2e87.png?v=1780051716"},{"product_id":"from-a-swedish-homestead","title":"From a Swedish Homestead","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOn a patch of stubborn soil, under a sky that never forgets—ordinary people living extraordinary lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's short story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFrom a Swedish Homestead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a luminous portrait of peasant life in her native Värmland—a world of small farms, deep forests, ancient customs, and people whose stubborn dignity transforms poverty into something resembling grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe collection gathers some of Lagerlöf's most beloved tales of rural Sweden. In \"The Story of a Story,\" an old woman waits decades for revenge. In \"The Fisherman's Ring,\" a humble fisherman is granted a magical gift that tests the limits of his faith. Other stories explore the tensions between tradition and change, the weight of family honor, the quiet heroism of daily labor, and the strange, supernatural forces that the country people knew lurked just beyond the edge of the farmhouse light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA young woman refuses to marry the man her father has chosen, sparking a feud that lasts generations. A farmer sells his cow for a song and discovers that music can nourish a soul even when there is no bread. A priest learns that the poorest parishioner may be the richest in grace. An old man, dying alone, is visited by the spirits of everyone he has wronged, and discovers that forgiveness is possible even when it is too late.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most earthy and transcendent: a collection that celebrates the hard-won beauty of peasant life while never sentimentalizing its hardships. The homestead is not a place of ease. It is a place of endurance, of stubborn hope, of love that outlasts loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in 1899, a collection of short stories set in Lagerlöf's native Värmland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBlends folk legend, psychological realism, and Lagerlöf's signature lyrical prose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEssential reading for anyone who loves \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and wants to explore Lagerlöf's shorter fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the smallest homestead can hold the largest heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. Her major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Girl From Marsh Croft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1908), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMårbacka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1922). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFrom a Swedish Homestead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1899) remains one of her most beloved collections of short fiction. She died at Mårbacka in 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54690376614260,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54690376647028,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54690376679796,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54690376712564,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/SelmaSeries_BookCovers_NPW-06_359400da-26e0-421c-bbf6-9636518c1c34.png?v=1780052205"},{"product_id":"the-miracles-of-antichrist","title":"The Miracles of Antichrist","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhen Antichrist comes, he shall seem as Christ.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's ambitious novel is a rich tapestry of faith, doubt, and the blurred line between salvation and deception. Set in the sun-scorched landscape of Sicily, it explores a question that has haunted believers for centuries: how do you tell the difference between a miracle and a lie?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe novel unfolds in the fictional Sicilian town of Diamante, a place of breathtaking beauty and crushing poverty. The townspeople are devout, superstitious, and desperate. When a copy of the Christ child statue from the Basilica of Santa Maria in Rome arrives in Diamante, it begins to perform miracles. A young woman named Micaela, a believer of fierce intensity, prays to the statue. Each time her plans fail, she returns, prays, and seemingly miraculously, the obstacles lift. The statue garners a huge following. The townspeople begin to believe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBut there is an ancient Sicilian legend that haunts the story: \"When Antichrist comes, he shall seem as Christ. There shall be great want, and Antichrist shall go from land to land and give bread to the poor. And he shall find many followers.\" Are the miracles of Diamante the work of Christ—or of his shadow?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIntertwined with this theological puzzle is a love story. Gaetano, a young man who eventually converts to socialism, believes in working for the good of the poor. Micaela falls in love with him, but she sees his lack of faith as a great evil. Their struggle—between faith and action, between the old world and the new—becomes the heart of the novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most philosophical and daring: a novel about the dangers of blind devotion, the seductive power of false miracles, and the difficulty of distinguishing good from evil when both wear the same face. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Miracles of Antichrist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a book that asks uncomfortable questions and refuses to provide easy answers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePublished in 1897, inspired by Lagerlöf's travels to Sicily with her companion Sophie Elkan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDraws on an ancient Sicilian legend: \"When Antichrist comes, he shall seem as Christ\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA philosophical novel exploring faith, socialism, poverty, and the nature of miracles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the most dangerous deceptions are the ones that look exactly like the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Miracles of Antichrist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e was written after her travels to Italy with her companion Sophie Elkan, and the month they spent in Sicily inspired the novel's setting and themes. Her major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Girl From Marsh Croft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1908). She died at Mårbacka in 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54690380808564,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54690380841332,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54690380874100,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54690380906868,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/SelmaSeries_BookCovers_NPW-05_75121667-437a-4e91-accc-66bc96ed706d.png?v=1780052500"},{"product_id":"jerusalem","title":"Jerusalem","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThey sold their farms, their homes, their pasts. They believed God was calling them home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf's epic two-part novel is a sweeping chronicle of faith, doubt, and the radical sacrifice demanded by religious conviction—based on the true story of a Swedish farming community that sold everything and emigrated to the Holy Land.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe novel opens in the quiet farmlands of Dalarna, a region of deep forests and ancient traditions. The Ingmarssons are the leading family of the parish, prosperous and respected. But a religious revival sweeps through the community, led by a charismatic preacher who urges them to abandon worldly possessions and follow Christ literally. One by one, they sell their ancestral farms. They break the bonds of family and tradition. They set out for Jerusalem, convinced they are building the New Kingdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLagerlöf follows the fates of several families: the Ingmarssons, who struggle with the legacy of a father murdered by his own son; Gertrude, who gives up her child for the sake of her faith; and Hellgum, the preacher whose certainty masks a tortured soul. The first part of the novel, set in Sweden, is a masterwork of psychological realism, exploring the tensions between tradition and renewal, faith and doubt, love and duty. The second part follows the emigrants to Jerusalem, where they discover that the Holy Land is not the paradise they imagined, and that God's will is not always easy to discern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Lagerlöf at her most ambitious and compassionate: a novel about the beauty and terror of absolute faith, the cost of following a vision, and the ordinary people who are asked to do extraordinary things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst published in two parts in 1901–1902, based on a true historical event, the emigration of a Swedish religious community to Jerusalem in 1896\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOne of Lagerlöf's most acclaimed works, praised for its psychological depth and epic scope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe novel that helped secure Lagerlöf's Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the hardest pilgrimage is not to a foreign land, but to a faith that asks you to give up everything you love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1858–1940) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 1909. She was also the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy, joining in 1914. Born on the Mårbacka estate in Värmland, she drew deeply on the landscapes, folklore, and peasant culture of her native region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1901–1902) was based on the true story of the \"Jerusalem pilgrims,\" a group of Swedish farmers who emigrated to the Holy Land in 1896. Lagerlöf traveled to Jerusalem herself to research the novel, interviewing survivors of the pilgrimage. Her other masterpieces include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGösta Berling's Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1891), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInvisible Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1894), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1906–1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1904), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Emperor of Portugallia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1914), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Girl From Marsh Croft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1908). 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