Project Gutenberg 2006-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 100 Forssman, Edith 1856 1928 Forssman, Edith Theodora Aina Linnankoski, Johannes 1869 1913 Peltonen, Vihtori Iltalampun ääressä I Lintujen jouluvirsi -- Uskonheimolaisia -- Turvaton -- Magna -- Ensi kertaa -- Erään naisen vaiheet. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Iltalampun ääressä I" by Edith Forssman is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the struggles of a pastor dealing with the death of his beloved daughter and grappling with his faith before embarking on a Christmas sermon. Major themes include loss, faith, and the human condition, exploring how tragedy can lead to a deeper understanding of divine love and forgiveness. At the start of the story, the pastor leans against his window, observing the enchanting winter landscape and the joyful church bells ringing for Christmas Eve. However, despite the serene beauty around him, he is consumed by grief over the recent death of his young daughter, reflecting on feelings of despair and rebellion against God for the cruel loss. As he prepares for his sermon, he instinctively begins to scatter seeds for birds outside, recalling moments of joy shared with his daughter while pondering the nature of divine blessings. Through a poignant journey of pain and eventual acceptance, the opening introduces themes of sorrow and reconciliation with faith that will resonate throughout the tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 36.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Fiction PT Text Category: Novels 609631 2025-08-07T13:34:53.915506 text/html 609452 2025-01-17T16:26:14.660642 text/html 292396 2025-08-07T13:35:01.296424 application/epub+zip 301532 2025-08-07T13:34:55.872482 application/epub+zip 301532 2025-08-07T13:34:54.660473 application/epub+zip 536921 2025-08-07T13:35:05.529453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510780 2025-08-07T13:35:00.585455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485043 2022-09-08T13:46:22.351258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567052 2025-08-07T13:34:53.430461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540230 2006-03-05T11:10:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17929 2025-08-07T13:35:05.667404 application/rdf+xml 14732 2025-08-07T13:34:55.197451 image/jpeg 3894 2025-08-07T13:34:54.908449 image/jpeg 207812 2006-03-05T11:10:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 289655 2025-08-07T13:34:53.967446 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia