Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) was a distinguished Swedish author, renowned for her vivid storytelling and rich prose. Born in the province of Värmland, Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909, an accolade that acknowledged her 'lofty idealism, vivid imagination, and spiritual perception'. Lagerlöf's oeuvre encompasses novels, short stories, and children's literature,...