This is a biography of Fridtjof Nansen, intended to be read by children. Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at

Translated by M. R. Barnard. Nansen's Birthplace and Childhood Home.-Burgomaster Nansen, his Ancestor.-His Boyhood and Education.-Early Love of Sport and Indepe

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This book may serve as a brief introduction to the character of Fridtjof Nansen. It was published in 1898, during Nansen's lifetime, and gives us an insight int