Project Gutenberg 2016-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 125 Zilliacus, Konni 1855 1924 Aho, Juhani 1861 1921 Brofeldt, Juhani Aho, Johani Taavetti Anttilan kohtalo: y.m. kertomuksia Ameriikan suomalaisten elämästä Taavetti Anttilan kohtalo -- Elias Möykän Ameriikan matka -- Översti Beckridge ja hänen gorillansa -- Kun Eerikki Käykkä särki pankin -- Pastori Lahti -- Antti Ulukka. E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Taavetti Anttilan kohtalo: y.m. kertomuksia Ameriikan suomalaisten elämästä" by Konni Zilliacus is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This work provides a glimpse into the lives of Finnish immigrants in America, focusing on themes of struggle, survival, and adaptation in an unfamiliar land. The opening of the book introduces the challenging and often harsh realities faced by settlers in the American wilderness. It begins by depicting the stark contrast between the romanticized notion of frontier life and the actual hardships, such as isolation, scarcity, and the relentless struggle against nature. The central character, Taavetti Anttila, embarks on a journey with his son, navigating treacherous snowy conditions in search of shelter. Eventually, they discover a deserted cabin where they find a young girl mourning her dead mother. This encounter sets the stage for exploration of themes such as compassion, the bond between Taavetti and the girl, and the trials of immigrant life as they face unforeseen challenges together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish Americans -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 281117 2025-06-23T18:29:35.141424 text/html 280958 280867 2024-10-21T14:07:18.990300 2023-09-22T10:54:57.238508 text/html text/html 203758 2025-06-23T18:29:53.522314 application/epub+zip 206561 2025-06-23T18:29:45.310362 application/epub+zip 166205 2025-06-23T18:29:39.721399 application/epub+zip 492357 2025-06-23T18:30:00.616318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477403 2025-06-23T18:29:52.557309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310501 2022-09-23T15:19:25.344386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254877 2025-06-23T18:29:34.633415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234859 2024-10-23T00:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13051 2025-06-23T18:30:00.763271 application/rdf+xml 26607 2025-06-23T18:29:44.408352 image/jpeg 4864 2025-06-23T18:29:44.121362 image/jpeg 203339 2025-06-23T18:29:35.169414 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 en.wikipedia sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia