Project Gutenberg 2015-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 126 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam The battle of life. Finnish Elämän taistelu E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Elämän taistelu" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the themes of human struggle, life’s battles, and the aftermath of conflict, primarily through the lens of a historical battlefield and its transformation over time. The narrative begins with vivid descriptions of a fierce battle in England, followed by the contrasting peace and domestic life that emerges in its wake, suggesting a reflection on the cycle of violence and tranquility. The opening of the novel vividly describes a long summer day on a battlefield, where the grass is marred by the bloodshed of countless soldiers. As nature reclaims the land, life resumes with farming and familial activities, yet haunting reminders of the past persist, as eerie symbols of the battle remain in the soil. The narrative then shifts to a picturesque garden scene, where two sisters celebrate a birthday, blending joy with a philosophical undercurrent about life’s fleeting nature and the struggle inherent within human existence. Characters such as Doctor Jeddler and his daughters, Grace and Marion, begin to explore the deeper implications of their lives within the societal framework Dickens critiques, foreshadowing themes of struggle and the complexities of relationships that will be further examined in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Christmas stories English fiction -- Translations into Finnish PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 245217 2025-06-23T17:10:05.606730 text/html 245034 244967 2024-10-21T04:22:54.329849 2023-09-21T14:10:51.209753 text/html text/html 152365 2025-06-23T17:10:21.008731 application/epub+zip 155024 2025-06-23T17:10:13.391735 application/epub+zip 155024 2025-06-23T17:10:08.107714 application/epub+zip 304732 2025-06-23T17:10:27.963619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290587 2025-06-23T17:10:20.278664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264817 2022-09-22T16:43:23.710200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222100 2025-06-23T17:10:05.157765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202375 2024-10-22T23:14:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12204 2025-06-23T17:10:28.105645 application/rdf+xml 14130 2025-06-23T17:10:12.687674 image/jpeg 3700 2025-06-23T17:10:12.405685 image/jpeg 151513 2025-06-23T17:10:05.632759 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