Project Gutenberg 2016-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 88 Meriläinen, Heikki 1847 1939 Merilainen, Heikki Huutolaistyttö: Kuvaus kovilta ajoilta E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Huutolaistyttö: Kuvaus kovilta ajoilta" by Heikki Meriläinen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book appears to explore the themes of family struggle and survival during a harsh and unforgiving winter, likely reflecting the socioeconomic conditions of that era. The narrative seems to focus on a family grappling with starvation and the challenges imposed by both nature and societal hardships. The opening of the novel sets a grim tone as it introduces a family faced with the consequences of years of famine, culminating in a particularly brutal winter. Key characters include the suffering father who has frostbitten feet, the anxious mother striving to care for her ill child, Vanni, and the young brothers, Taneli and Niilo, who navigate their own feelings of hunger and helplessness. The family’s dynamics and emotional turmoil become evident as they deal with the dire situation, culminating in a night filled with joint struggles and fleeting hopes for survival. As they aim for a better future, the story intricately weaves their desperate attempts to sustain themselves against the backdrop of a harsh winter landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 334247 2025-07-20T13:30:09.610721 text/html 334064 333997 2024-10-21T12:11:59.550762 2023-09-22T09:08:56.912901 text/html text/html 197740 2025-07-20T13:30:16.897704 application/epub+zip 201831 2025-07-20T13:30:12.947716 application/epub+zip 179267 2025-07-20T13:30:11.734725 application/epub+zip 432587 2025-07-20T13:30:19.865687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409026 2025-07-20T13:30:16.133732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312935 2022-09-23T11:18:42.010640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302754 2025-07-20T13:30:09.276715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 282940 2024-10-23T00:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17074 2025-07-20T13:30:19.985661 application/rdf+xml 18451 2025-07-20T13:30:12.242717 image/jpeg 4118 2025-07-20T13:30:11.993852 image/jpeg 197766 2025-07-20T13:30:09.638710 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