Project Gutenberg 2004-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 103 Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth 1848 1895 Boyesen, Hjalmar H. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories Ilka on the hill-top -- Annunciata -- Under the glacier -- A knight of Dannebrog -- Mabel and I (a philosophical fairy tale) -- How Mr. Storm met his destiny. Produced by Ted Garvin, Cori Samuel and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories" by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen is a collection of narratives likely written during the late 19th century. The central story follows Jelka, a young girl residing in the Tyrol, and her encounters with the inhabitants of a village, including Mr. Julius Hahn, a middle-class concert garden proprietor from Berlin, and his son, Fritz. The collection explores themes of ambition, love, and the contrast between rural simplicity and urban sophistication. The opening of "Ilka on the Hill-Top" introduces Mr. Hahn and his son Fritz, who embark on a summer journey through the picturesque Tyrol region. Their journey is marked by Mr. Hahn's grumbling about the rigors of travel, contrasting with Fritz's admiration for the scenery. Their trip leads them to hear enchanting yodeling voices from the mountains, teasing the theme of artistic aspiration as they learn about Ilka, a local singer, and her love for Hansel, a hunter from the valley. The dynamics between Mr. Hahn, inspired by his daughter's singing potential, and the village's down-to-earth characters set the stage for deeper explorations of social class and personal ambition in the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories PS Text Category: Short Stories 366655 2025-07-06T07:33:40.415232 text/html 336597 2024-10-28T20:55:37 text/html 217304 2025-07-06T07:33:47.794735 application/epub+zip 223592 2025-07-06T07:33:43.390770 application/epub+zip 214623 2025-07-06T07:33:42.219760 application/epub+zip 433440 2025-07-06T07:33:51.277724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397443 2025-07-06T07:33:47.055714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367133 2022-09-07T13:36:21.672945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336678 2023-10-06T11:05:28.151215 text/plain 316880 2024-10-28T20:55:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15810 2025-07-06T07:33:51.399690 application/rdf+xml 15018 2025-07-06T07:33:42.720782 image/jpeg 3474 2025-07-06T07:33:42.469729 image/jpeg 212365 2025-07-06T07:33:40.443270 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