Project Gutenberg 2004-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 83 Lassila, Maiju 1868 1918 Untola, Algoth Rantamala, Irmari Tietäväinen, Algoth Tietavainen, Algoth Vatanen, J. I. Manasse Jäppinen Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Manasse Jäppinen" by Maiju Lassila is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the titular character, Manasse Jäppinen, a young boy described as both notoriously stubborn and intellectually challenged, caught in the traditions of his family and his community. As he begins to confront the necessity of education and the burden of literacy imposed upon him by his well-meaning mother and father, the narrative explores themes of resistance to authority, familial expectations, and the tensions between tradition and modernity. At the start of the novel, we meet the seven-year-old Manasse, who is depicted as a spirited and defiant child living in a remote village in Finland. His mother, Anni Doroteea, takes it upon herself to teach him how to read, but Manasse vehemently resists her efforts, preferring the carefree life outside his home, particularly indulging in activities with his friends and trying to avoid school at all costs. The opening sets the tone for his inner struggle against the pressures to conform and the expectations placed upon him by both his parents and society, foreshadowing the tumultuous journey of self-discovery and rebellion that lies ahead for this reluctant learner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 141898 2025-08-06T07:16:50.133019 text/html 141804 141711 2024-11-06T10:04:08.999920 2023-10-06T10:48:23.635529 text/html text/html 118016 2025-08-06T07:16:54.752989 application/epub+zip 118540 2025-08-06T07:16:51.892000 application/epub+zip 118541 2025-08-06T07:16:50.821013 application/epub+zip 263129 2025-08-06T07:16:56.791965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249936 2025-08-06T07:16:54.103978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224352 2022-09-07T13:11:56.529253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119828 2025-08-06T07:16:49.882026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100155 2024-10-28T20:49:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16596 2025-08-06T07:16:56.912976 application/rdf+xml 15846 2025-08-06T07:16:51.306991 image/jpeg 4004 2025-08-06T07:16:51.067006 image/jpeg 120614 2025-08-06T07:16:50.145007 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 fi.wikipedia