# The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

By Selma Lagerlöf.

"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" by Selma Lagerlöf is a work of fiction published in 1906 and 1907. Originally commissioned as a geography reader for Swedish schools, the story follows Nils Holgersson, a mischievous boy who delights in tormenting animals. When he captures a tomte and refuses its bargain, he's transformed to miniature size. Clinging to his family's goose, Nils embarks on an extraordinary flight across Sweden's provinces, learning lessons that might earn him back his normal form. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Velma Swanston Howard
- Subjects: Fantasy literature; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Boys -- Juvenile fiction; Kindness -- Juvenile fiction; Sweden -- Juvenile fiction; Geese -- Juvenile fiction

[Read it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/gutenberg/10935/read)
[Plain text](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/api/books/gutenberg/10935/text)

## Audiobooks of it

- [Wonderful Adventures of Nils](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/2531) by Selma Lagerlöf (17 h 38 min, English)
- [Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/16174) by Selma Lagerlöf (17 h 41 min, English)

From Project Gutenberg. Public domain in the United States.