Project Gutenberg 2005-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 106 Reijonen, Juho Heikki 1855 1924 Vaihdokas: Kuvaus vanhan kansan elämästä Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Vaihdokas: Kuvaus vanhan kansan elämästä" by Juho Heikki Reijonen is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story explores the lives of rural Finnish inhabitants, focusing on the experiences of characters like Taavetti, a village bell-ringer, who grapples with loneliness and social isolation. It delves into themes of companionship, struggling against fate, and the trials of adapting to life's changes, reflecting the complexities of human relationships within a close-knit community. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a picturesque village thoughtfully nestled between two lakes, with rich descriptive imagery of its landscape and characters. Central to the opening is Taavetti, the bell-ringer, who watches over the village from atop the church tower, reflecting on the people below and feeling a profound sense of loneliness. We see glimpses of village life, including the joyful yet fleeting moments of weddings and gatherings, juxtaposed with Taavetti's feelings of alienation. His internal struggles surface as he questions his solitude in a world that feels cold and unwelcoming. When he encounters Puna-Marjetta, a shy girl from the village, an unexpected connection begins to bloom, hinting at the possibility of companionship and change in Taavetti's life as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 38.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Category: Novels 264832 2025-08-06T11:30:42.034765 text/html 264653 2025-01-14T19:42:57.150354 text/html 188147 2025-08-06T11:30:49.907709 application/epub+zip 190792 2025-08-06T11:30:45.691745 application/epub+zip 159764 2025-08-06T11:30:44.393757 application/epub+zip 388165 2025-08-06T11:30:53.037713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370593 2025-08-06T11:30:49.093754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287610 2022-09-07T18:34:28.261058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241099 2025-08-06T11:30:41.547807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230376 2020-12-19T07:45:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16915 2025-08-06T11:30:53.183723 application/rdf+xml 17848 2025-08-06T11:30:44.918843 image/jpeg 3831 2025-08-06T11:30:44.644752 image/jpeg 92921 2020-12-19T07:45:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 194141 2025-08-06T11:30:42.061764 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