Project Gutenberg 2012-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 225 Steel, Flora Annie Webster 1847 1929 Steel, F. A. (Flora Annie) From the Five Rivers Gunesh Chund -- The blue monkey -- Shah Sujah's mouse -- Suttu -- At a girls' school -- In a citron garden -- Nur Jehan -- Shurfu the zaildâr -- Songs of the people: Plough song. Sowing song. Harvest song. Cotton-picking song. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (Harvard University) "From the Five Rivers" by Flora Annie Steel is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in a rural village in India, the narrative revolves around Gunesh Chund, the head-man, as he grapples with traditional societal expectations regarding family, gender roles, and lineage. The story invites readers into a nuanced exploration of the intersection between personal desires and cultural norms. At the start of the book, we meet Gunesh Chund, who is anxiously awaiting the birth of his child amid the dark, starry night. His thoughts reveal his deep-rooted longing for a son to inherit his position and carry on his legacy. However, his hopes lead to disappointment when his firstborn turns out to be a girl, Nihâli. This opening portion sets the stage for the unfolding drama between Gunesh, his expectations, and the tensions with his mother and wife, Veru. As Gunesh navigates the complexities of fatherhood, societal pressures, and familial acclamation in a patriarchal society, the story probes deeper themes of love, grief, and the harsh realities of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry India -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Category: Novels 335846 2025-08-16T08:05:58.281177 text/html 327294 2012-05-27T14:46:10 text/html 196753 2025-08-16T08:06:06.174098 application/epub+zip 200425 2025-08-16T08:06:01.354097 application/epub+zip 198883 2025-08-16T08:05:59.993238 application/epub+zip 347224 2025-08-16T08:06:09.534067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331432 2025-08-16T08:06:05.207098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306971 2022-09-18T08:51:43.732867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291109 2025-08-16T08:05:57.263148 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290556 2012-05-27T14:46:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290548 2012-05-27T14:46:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20395 2025-08-16T08:06:09.675137 application/rdf+xml 10501 2025-08-16T08:06:00.505117 image/jpeg 2653 2025-08-16T08:06:00.249215 image/jpeg 115964 2012-05-27T14:46:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 120053 2012-05-27T14:46:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 115884 2012-05-27T14:46:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 190874 2025-08-16T08:05:58.307323 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 en.wikipedia