Project Gutenberg 2015-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 71 Topelius, Zacharias 1818 1898 Topelius, Zachris Topelius, Zakarias Topelius, Zakris Topelius, Sakarias senior, Zacharias Topelius Stjärnornas kungabarn 1: Nattens barn En tids- och karaktersstudie från drottning Kristinas dagar Wikipedia page about this book: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stj%C3%A4rnornas_kungabarn Produced by Eva Eriksson, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project. "Stjärnornas kungabarn 1: Nattens barn" by Zacharias Topelius is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set during the days of Queen Christina of Sweden and revolves around the lives of characters connected to significant historical events, particularly focused on childhood and the circumstances faced by abandoned or orphaned children. At the start of the story, the reader is introduced to the stark contrasts of life during a Finnish winter night in the early 17th century. The scene follows two men, the scholar Sigfrid Forsius and the toll collector Lydik Larsson, as they travel through the snow. They encounter a tragic situation involving a newborn's desperate plight after a mother succumbs to hardship during childbirth. The narrative unfolds as Sigfrid is drawn into the fate of the twins left orphaned, compelling him to find guardians for them. This poignant beginning sets the tone for exploration into themes of fate, sacrifice, and a society grappling with the balance of duty and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. sv Historical fiction PT Text Category: Historical Novels 477970 2025-07-20T06:01:05.729519 text/html 458382 2024-10-24T18:02:17 text/html 234480 2025-07-20T06:01:12.037483 application/epub+zip 240287 2025-07-20T06:01:06.961524 application/epub+zip 236922 2025-07-20T06:01:06.362493 application/epub+zip 385656 2025-07-20T06:01:16.113462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342294 2025-07-20T06:01:11.430473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339328 2022-09-22T15:34:56.505298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428858 2025-07-20T06:01:04.822491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408945 2024-10-24T18:02:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17502 2025-07-20T06:01:16.250442 application/rdf+xml 19017 2025-07-20T06:01:06.444489 image/jpeg 3605 2025-07-20T06:01:06.404517 image/jpeg 215811 2025-07-20T06:01:05.773483 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 sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia