Selma Lagerlf (1858–1940) was truly a domineering figure, an example to many, one of the world's most widely read writers, and a recognized international literary authority of her time. In 1907, she became an honorary doctor of Uppsala University, and in 1914 she was elected to the Swedish Academy of Sciences, before she did not give such honor to women. And the Nobel Prize for literature “for noble idealism and the richness of fantasy” she also received in 1909 the first of women. “Notes of a Child” (1930) and “Diary of Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlf” (1932) a continuation of the childhood memories begun by the story “Morbacca” (1922) The family homestead was for Selma Lagerlf the most beloved place on earth. Wherever she was, Selma was always a girl from Morbacca, from where her moral strength, self-belief and inspiration came. In her memories of her childhood in her father’s house and her first separation from him, the hand of the author of “The Wonderful Journey of Nils with Wild Goose”, “The Saga of Iosta Berling” and the trilogy about the Lvensklds . is unerringly felt. This is the story of the birth of a great writer, wise and subtle, filled with humor and love for the world.