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Swedish Folk Tales


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No. of pages 240

Published: 2004

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John Bauer's original, evocative illustrations bring these classic Swedish folk tales to life. This collection comprises 29 stories, including Elsa Beskow's When Mother Troll Took in the King's Washing; The Magician's Cape by Anna Wahlenberg; The Seven Wishes by Alfred Smedberg; The Ring by Helena Nyblom; Stalo and Kauras by P. A. Lindholm; The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds by Harald Ostenson.

 

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Floris Books .

John Bauer illustrated the work of nearly all well-known Swedish storytellers, many of whom appear in this book. He died at the age of thirty-six in 1918.

This book has the following chapters: When Mother Troll Took in the King's Washing by Elsa Beskow The Magician's Cape by Anna Wahlenberg The Barrel Bung by Anna Wahlenberg The Seven Wishes by Alfred Smedberg Leap the Elk and the Little Princess Cottongrass by Helge Kjellin The King's Choice by Anna Wahlenberg The Four Big Trolls and Little Peter Pastureman by Cyrus Graner The Troll Ride by Anna Wahlenberg The Trolls and the Youngest Tomte by Alfred Smedberg The Ring by Helena Nyblom The Old Troll of Big Mountain by Anna Wahlenberg The Elf King's Ball by Anna Wahlenberg The Boy Who Was Never Afraid by Alfred Smedberg The Magpie with Salt on Her Tale by Anna Wahlenberg The Changelings by Helena Nyblom Stalo and Kauras by P. A. Lindholm The Field of Jewels of Anna Wahlenberg Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain by Harald Ostenson Linda-Gold and the Old King by Anna Wahlenberg The Queen's Pearl Necklace by Anna Wahlenberg The Crofters and the Gnomes by Anna Wahlenberg The Prince Without a Shadow by Jeanna Oterdahl The Boy and the Trolls, or The Adventure by Walter Stenstrom The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds by Harald Ostenson Agneta and the Sea King by Helena Nyblom The Golden Key by W. E. Bjork Bella's Glorious Adventure by Helena Nyblom The Giant Who Slept for Ten Thousand Years by Einar Rosenborg The Queen by Anna Wahlenberg

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