Project Gutenberg 2016-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 99 Topelius, Zacharias 1818 1898 Topelius, Zachris Topelius, Zakarias Topelius, Zakris Topelius, Sakarias senior, Zacharias Topelius Krohn, Helmi 1871 1967 Setälä, Helmi Setala, Helmi Helmi Setälä Rautakylän vanha parooni E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Rautakylän vanha parooni" by Zacharias Topelius is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds during the reign of King Gustav III of Sweden, exploring the lives of the Drakenhjelm family and the social dynamics of their time. The central figures include the old Baron Magnus Drakenhjelm and his housekeeper, Lisette, whose interactions reveal the complexities of class, loyalty, and the decline of nobility. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a scene in the harsh winter of 1838, where a weary traveler, Lotta, and her blind grandmother are trapped on the icy expanse of Lake Näsijärvi. Their journey becomes arduous due to a weary horse and increasingly dark and threatening surroundings. Meanwhile, the narrative hints at the historical backdrop by shifting to the ancestral home of the Drakenhjelm family, where the aging Baron Magnus finds himself in a dilapidated mansion filled with remnants of former glory. The opening chapters set up the contrast between the baron's fading aristocracy and the emerging social realities, preparing for deeper explorations of character and theme as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Swedish fiction -- Translations into Finnish PT Text Category: Historical Novels 243715 2025-07-20T13:56:05.204727 text/html 243532 243465 2024-10-21T12:42:05.327938 2023-09-22T09:37:26.166178 text/html text/html 166103 2025-07-20T13:56:11.167656 application/epub+zip 168999 2025-07-20T13:56:07.954733 application/epub+zip 161035 2025-07-20T13:56:06.876700 application/epub+zip 327033 2025-07-20T13:56:13.546667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314179 2025-07-20T13:56:10.525685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271058 2022-09-23T12:21:41.661171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221060 2025-07-20T13:56:04.920720 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201274 2024-10-23T00:10:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18391 2025-07-20T13:56:13.667644 application/rdf+xml 15028 2025-07-20T13:56:07.364684 image/jpeg 3948 2025-07-20T13:56:07.120691 image/jpeg 168063 2025-07-20T13:56:05.225689 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 sv.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia