Project Gutenberg 2010-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 115 Lindgren, Anton Wilhelm 1831 1901 Torpan tyttö I: Kuvauksia kansan elämästä Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Torpan tyttö I: Kuvauksia kansan elämästä" by Anton Wilhelm Lindgren is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set in a rural Finnish community, exploring the everyday life and social changes experienced by its inhabitants. Central to the story is Mari, the daughter of a torppa (small farm), who is navigating her place in a society that is undergoing transformation. The opening of the story introduces us to the village's evening bell tolling, sounded by the village's venerable unilukkari (the church bell ringer), marking a moment of peace and reflection for the hardworking villagers. As the unilukkari contemplates the changes brought about by new ideas and the younger generation's pursuits, we also meet Mari, who is depicted engaging in her daily chores while cherishing her connection to the beautiful landscape around her. She is visited by Severin, the son of a prosperous farmer, which stirs feelings of both admiration and societal reflection about their differing statuses. This beginning establishes a rich tapestry of themes including tradition, social class, and personal aspirations within the rural Finnish setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Fiction PH Text Category: Novels 196290 2025-10-14T08:09:30.047056 text/html 196111 2025-01-14T08:39:29.726224 text/html 153297 2025-10-14T08:09:36.746013 application/epub+zip 155620 2025-10-14T08:09:33.432096 application/epub+zip 140225 2025-10-14T08:09:32.028096 application/epub+zip 323516 2025-10-14T08:09:38.980064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310650 2025-10-14T08:09:35.992089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206811 2022-09-16T05:09:03.303712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168284 2025-10-14T08:09:29.755089 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160733 2010-12-31T14:40:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16745 2025-10-14T08:09:39.099052 application/rdf+xml 16339 2025-10-14T08:09:32.764072 image/jpeg 3728 2025-10-14T08:09:32.517070 image/jpeg 62055 2010-12-31T14:40:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 154234 2025-10-14T08:09:30.063078 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