Project Gutenberg 2014-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 108 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Hämeen-Anttila, Väinö 1878 1942 Hämeen-Anttila, V. Hameen-Anttila, Vaino Andelin, Väinö Guy Mannering. Finnish Tähdistälukija Produced by Juha Kiuru and Tapio Riikonen "Tähdistälukija" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story follows Guy Mannering, a young English gentleman recently graduated from Oxford, as he travels through the northern regions of England and encounters various characters, including an intriguing and mysterious gypsy, Meg Merrilies. The narrative delves into themes of astrology and destiny, focusing on Mannering's interest in reading the stars and how this skill intertwines with the lives of those he meets. The opening of "Tähdistälukija" introduces Mannering as he journeys to the market town of Kippletringan, where he encounters the challenges of navigating an unfamiliar landscape at dusk. As he travels, he is met with a series of disjointed directions from locals, which reflect the eerie and isolating atmosphere of the moor he traverses. This tension culminates in his arrival at a cottage, where he learns about the local customs and the ongoing events surrounding the laird's household, emphasizing the connection between astrology and the significant life events that unfold around him. The scene is rich in descriptions of the setting and character interactions, laying the groundwork for the unfolding tales of fate and the mystical elements at play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 29.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Historical fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Disinheritance -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Astrologers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1095710 2025-08-19T04:39:19.497997 text/html 1095536 1095460 2024-10-19T15:46:44.069889 2023-09-20T10:59:42.812389 text/html text/html 485842 2025-08-19T04:39:30.407437 application/epub+zip 504046 2025-08-19T04:39:21.650984 application/epub+zip 504047 2025-08-19T04:39:20.400020 application/epub+zip 805019 2025-08-19T04:39:37.203428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772561 2025-08-19T04:39:29.615447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742872 2022-09-21T11:13:56.036226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1016530 2025-08-19T04:39:18.735026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 996840 2024-10-24T11:12:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19122 2025-08-19T04:39:37.407398 application/rdf+xml 10745 2025-08-19T04:39:20.899996 image/jpeg 3074 2025-08-19T04:39:20.654982 image/jpeg 479393 2025-08-19T04:39:19.601025 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 fi.wikipedia