Virginia Olcott
Auteur de Adventures in Sweden: The Story of Erik and Britta
Séries
Œuvres de Virginia Olcott
Erik and Britta-Children of Flowery Sweden 3 exemplaires
Adventures in Germany: The Story of Karl and Gretel 2 exemplaires
INTERNATIONAL PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 1 exemplaire
Olaf and Ane: Children of the Northland 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
In Secret Service; a Mystery Story of Napoleon's Court translated by Virginia Olcott; with a foreword by Professor… — Traducteur, quelques éditions — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1890
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Albany, New York, USA
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 20
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 74
- Popularité
- #238,154
- Évaluation
- 5.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 8
The book features beautiful illustrations by Constance Whittemore, but it has a lot of words, so it's probably better for older readers or reading aloud. Note that it was originally published in 1938, and the depiction of Sami (who are called Lapps throughout) is probably a bit to stereotypical to be PC these days.
On the whole though, it's a lot of fun and a lovely depiction of a way of life that definitely does not exist anymore. Highly recommended.… (plus d'informations)