When was the author of "The Ice Maiden" born?
The Ice-Maiden "The Ice-Maiden" ("Iisjomfruen", or "Isjomfruen" in contemporary Danish) is an 1861 fairy tale (short story) by the Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen. The first English translation was published by King and Baird in 1863.
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (] ; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author and teacher. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.