Project Gutenberg 2004-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 127 Gummerus, K. J. (Kaarle Jaakko) 1840 1898 Gummerus, Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus, Karl Jacob Gummerus, Karl Jakob Ylhäiset ja alhaiset Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Ylhäiset ja alhaiset" by K. J. Gummerus is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to center around the life of a peasant family living in a small, remote homestead called Metsämaa, grappling with the harsh realities of nature, poverty, and unfulfilled expectations in an agricultural society. Key characters mentioned include Jaakko, the father, Eeva, the mother, and their youngest son, Johannes, who is too innocent at the start to fully understand the struggles of their lives. The opening of the novel introduces the setting, a peasant's dwelling amidst a shadowy forest, where the land has been devastated by frost for five consecutive years. The family members express their hope for a change in fortune with the arrival of spring and the lifting of the frost, which has brought great hardships. As they anticipate a bountiful harvest, the despair of failing crops looms, suggesting the title's juxtaposition of the upper and lower classes. As the narrative unfolds, the devastating effects of another frost are revealed, leading to discussions among the family about survival and the loss of their livestock. The beginning sets a tone of the cyclical struggle between hope and despair, highlighting the family's resilience amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Fiction PH Text Category: Novels 557906 2025-07-06T08:44:15.858319 text/html 557812 557719 2024-11-06T11:47:43.871493 2023-10-06T12:08:55.048754 text/html text/html 261957 2025-07-06T08:44:23.382205 application/epub+zip 269700 2025-07-06T08:44:17.739236 application/epub+zip 269700 2025-07-06T08:44:16.588228 application/epub+zip 503386 2025-07-06T08:44:27.784228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459238 2025-07-06T08:44:22.636231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432816 2022-09-07T15:06:36.836906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497684 2025-07-06T08:44:15.405317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 477998 2024-10-28T21:12:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17061 2025-07-06T08:44:27.912209 application/rdf+xml 13515 2025-07-06T08:44:17.069234 image/jpeg 3630 2025-07-06T08:44:16.828228 image/jpeg 258091 2025-07-06T08:44:15.901294 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