Project Gutenberg 2013-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 118 Alkio, Santeri 1862 1930 Filander, Aleksander Filander, Santeri Paukkunen, Jussi Heikkiläinen, Iiska Heikkilainen, Iiska Mennyt E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Mennyt" by Santeri Alkio is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers on the character Eero Laivurinen, who, determined to rise above his humble beginnings as a farm laborer, dreams of becoming a schoolteacher and assumes the responsibilities that accompany his aspiration. As he navigates his newfound life, he grapples with personal struggles, societal expectations, and family obligations that challenge his hopes for a better future. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Eero Laivurinen, whose potential is recognized by his village, sparking aspirations for a brighter future. As he grows older, the weight of others' expectations compels him to consider a life beyond manual labor. Eero ultimately gains the opportunity to attend a seminary, followed by a teaching position—a dream that soon becomes complicated with the burdens of family debts and the responsibility of caring for his ailing mother and disabled sister. The narrative explores Eero's journey as he confronts societal pressures, his own ambitions, and the harsh realities of life that continually test his resolve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 297040 2025-06-22T18:32:29.978362 text/html 296857 296790 2024-10-18T06:26:03.277859 2023-09-18T14:34:05.023691 text/html text/html 175194 2025-06-22T18:32:46.695294 application/epub+zip 177837 2025-06-22T18:32:37.943330 application/epub+zip 177836 2025-06-22T18:32:32.505362 application/epub+zip 293982 2025-06-22T18:32:54.657256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271247 2025-06-22T18:32:45.928315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257103 2022-09-19T15:52:48.904864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264322 2025-06-22T18:32:29.449400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244645 2024-10-23T16:34:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11448 2025-06-22T18:32:54.801227 application/rdf+xml 9141 2025-06-22T18:32:37.245319 image/jpeg 2489 2025-06-22T18:32:36.970328 image/jpeg 173867 2025-06-22T18:32:30.006371 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 en.wikipedia