# Jon Esserson — The Wonderful Adventures of Nils character guide

> Jon Esserson in The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jon

**First appearance:** 0085-osa-the-goose-girl-and-little-mats

## Who they are

A farmer who shelters the children.

## In the story

### [With the Laplanders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_adventures_of_nils_se/chapters/with-the-laplanders)

Jon Esserson is Osa's father, reported by the Laplanders to have gone fishing, though Osa suspects they are not telling the full truth.

### [The Next Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_adventures_of_nils_se/chapters/the-next-morning)

Osa's father, a fisherman who is afraid of children and initially despondent, but eventually accepts his daughter.

### [Home at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_adventures_of_nils_se/chapters/home-at-last)

Osa's father; a rich man now, he comes to repay Nils's kindness by offering help to his parents.

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