The Wonderful Adventure of Nils HolgerssonBy: Selma Lagerlf 'The book is grand, beautiful, exciting and poignant It is full of poetical phrasing yet allows for the naughty spirit of childhood to remain true' Guardian 'Never before had Nils travelled around at such good speed, and he had always liked riding fast and wild Nor had he thought what it might be like to travel so high above the ground. But it was like flying away from worries and sorrows and annoyances of every imaginable kind' Nils