Project Gutenberg 2005-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 61 Päivärinta, Pietari 1827 1913 Paivarinta, Pietari Elämän hawainnoita 08: Rauta=waimoja; Sokea; Kuihtunut wesa Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Elämän hawainnoita 08: Rauta=waimoja; Sokea; Kuihtunut wesa" by Pietari Päivärinta is a collection of narratives written during the late 19th century. This work appears to explore human experiences and emotions within the context of societal hardships, focusing on the lives of women and families impacted by labor, poverty, and personal struggles. It presents characters whose journeys reflect resilience and vulnerability, particularly highlighting the story of a woman and a man connected by their labor on the railway and the emotional turmoil that accompanies their lives. The opening of the book introduces readers to a rail travel setting as the protagonist embarks on a journey southward amidst the preparations for the railway's inauguration. He encounters a distraught woman waiting for a train, who expresses her desperation to return home to her children. Through this interaction, the narrative delves into her circumstances, revealing a troubled past involving her husband, who has succumbed to alcoholism and abandoned their family. As her situation becomes more apparent, the protagonist's compassion surfaces, leading him to assist her in securing a train ticket. This initial engagement sets the stage for themes of hardship, personal sacrifice, and societal challenges, inviting readers to contemplate the struggles faced by those at the mercy of their circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction PH Text Category: Novels 229470 2025-07-06T11:48:23.501313 text/html 229291 2025-01-14T20:13:12.425390 text/html 182661 2025-07-06T11:48:30.461257 application/epub+zip 185218 2025-07-06T11:48:27.133339 application/epub+zip 141519 2025-07-06T11:48:25.904292 application/epub+zip 458077 2025-07-06T11:48:32.739298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445978 2025-07-06T11:48:29.651272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293925 2022-09-07T19:08:38.587913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207030 2025-07-06T11:48:23.218303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196524 2020-12-19T09:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17894 2025-07-06T11:48:32.857288 application/rdf+xml 26140 2025-07-06T11:48:26.394335 image/jpeg 5052 2025-07-06T11:48:26.148279 image/jpeg 75988 2020-12-19T09:46:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 186260 2025-07-06T11:48:23.520315 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