A Book for Christmas

By Selma Lagerlöf

An enchanting selection of Christmas tales by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish national treasure-now available in English for the first time

A Penguin Classics Hardcover

A little girl receives a gift to treasure; the creatures of the forest gather to celebrate the New Year; an evil noblewoman schemes against her beautiful niece; a cantankerous gravedigger dines with an unexpected companion on Christmas Eve...In this enchanting selection of winter stories, now available in English for the first time, the beloved writer Selma Lagerl f weaves together magic and miracles, Swedish folklore and timeless fables, darkness and light, heartfelt joy and festive wonder.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241715067
• ISBN13: 9780241715062
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.