Project Gutenberg 2016-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 109 Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) 1859 1927 Jerome, Jerome Klapka Jerome, J. K. Jerome, J.K. Jerome, Jerome Clapp Soini, Lauri 1875 1919 Ahava, Juho Soininen, L. Sauramo, Lauri Soininen, Lauri Turso, Iku Viehättävä rouva y.m. luonnekuvia Translated stories (A charming woman, Blasé Billy, The choice of Cyril Harjohn, The man who lived for others) from "Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green," #2234. Viehättävä rouva -- Veltostunut Billy -- Cyril Harjohnin vaali -- Mies, joka eli muille. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Viehättävä rouva y.m. luonnekuvia" by Jerome K. Jerome is a collection of character sketches written in the early 20th century. The work features a variety of engaging vignettes portraying the lives and personalities of different characters through the lens of humor and social commentary. The central figure introduced appears to be a charming woman, Mrs. Clifton Courtenay, whose intelligence and complexity intrigue those around her, making her a focal character for the themes of societal norms and personal connections. The opening of the collection vividly presents the narrator’s first meeting with this captivating woman, who expresses surprise and delight upon discovering he is a recognized author. Their conversation reveals her desire for genuine connection amid the superficialities of high society, as she confides in the narrator about her longing for authenticity. The subsequent sections hint at a wide-ranging exploration of various characters, including the titular "Veltostunut Billy," whose interactions are marked by a blend of humor and social insight, further enriching the narrative’s tapestry of early 20th-century British life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Manners and customs -- Fiction English fiction -- Translations into Finnish Short stories, English -- Translations into Finnish PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 109428 2025-07-20T11:34:02.134142 text/html 109239 109178 2024-10-21T09:55:59.959439 2023-09-22T07:09:42.724441 text/html text/html 121119 2025-07-20T11:34:07.624122 application/epub+zip 121224 2025-07-20T11:34:05.161163 application/epub+zip 95759 2025-07-20T11:34:04.074131 application/epub+zip 266209 2025-07-20T11:34:09.366125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257053 2025-07-20T11:34:06.956131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222036 2022-09-23T06:51:54.687610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95004 2025-07-20T11:34:01.896129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75282 2024-10-22T23:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19628 2025-07-20T11:34:09.496127 application/rdf+xml 15876 2025-07-20T11:34:04.559119 image/jpeg 3646 2025-07-20T11:34:04.316128 image/jpeg 125260 2025-07-20T11:34:02.144131 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 en.wikipedia