Project Gutenberg 2004-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 76 Järnefelt, Arvid 1861 1932 Kahila, Hilja Jarnefelt, Arvid Isänmaa Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%C3%A4nmaa_(romaani) Produced by Riikka Talonpoika and Tapio Riikonen "Isänmaa" by Arvid Järnefelt is a novel penned during the late 19th century. The story takes place in a rural Finnish setting and explores themes of land ownership, social change, and national identity through the lives of two adjacent households, Vuorela and Niemelä. The narrative highlights the struggles between the traditional way of life and the encroaching modernity brought about by timber trade and industrialization, focusing particularly on the character Heikki, the son of the Vuorela family. The opening of "Isänmaa" introduces the readers to the historical and geographical context surrounding the families living near the Taivalkoski rapids. It recounts the evolution of the settlements as they adapt through hardship and prosperity, especially spotlighting the Vuorela family, which thrives while the Niemelä family faces decline. The arrival of a mysterious lumberjack at Niemelä marks a turning point, leading to dramatic changes in their lives as outsiders challenge their way of living. As tensions rise between the two families, the story sets the stage for Heikki’s journey and his relationship with a girl named Liisa, whose presence hints at future familial and social ties amidst the rising conflicts brought about by economic ambitions and the pressures of modernization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finland -- Fiction PH Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 424188 2025-07-06T06:36:45.110842 text/html 424083 424000 2024-11-06T09:20:56.407743 2023-10-06T10:14:29.449250 text/html text/html 219025 2025-07-06T06:36:51.569834 application/epub+zip 225351 2025-07-06T06:36:46.941833 application/epub+zip 225351 2025-07-06T06:36:45.796857 application/epub+zip 373419 2025-07-06T06:36:54.907851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352626 2025-07-06T06:36:50.873853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334764 2022-09-07T03:39:17.496728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378131 2025-07-06T06:36:44.672873 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358496 2024-10-28T20:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17637 2025-07-06T06:36:55.031793 application/rdf+xml 10048 2025-07-06T06:36:46.291867 image/jpeg 2817 2025-07-06T06:36:46.034859 image/jpeg 216331 2025-07-06T06:36:45.143852 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia