Project Gutenberg 2017-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 116 Strindberg, August 1849 1912 Strindberg, Johan August Ivalo, Santeri 1866 1937 Ingman, Santeri Ivalo, Herman Aleksander Svenska öden och äventyr. Finnish Menneiden vuosisatain vaiheita Sananen suomalaiselle lukijalle -- Viljelty hedelmä -- Ylevämpiä tarkoituksia -- Hyvän ja pahan tiedon puu -- Paavo ja Pekka. Produced by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Menneiden vuosisatain vaiheita" by August Strindberg is a historical narrative written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complexities of life during the 14th and 15th centuries in Sweden, centering on the character Sten Ulffot, a young nobleman facing the tragic loss of his family estate and struggling to adapt to his newfound poverty. Through Sten's journey, Strindberg evokes themes of societal change, identity, and the harsh realities of the time. At the start of the narrative, we meet Sten Ulffot, who wakes up in the castle of Hofstan to the distressing news that he must vacate his ancestral home due to his family's debts. As he processes the upheaval, Sten reflects on his privileged life that has now been shattered. The young nobleman is depicted as unaccustomed to hardship, and Strindberg illustrates his confusion and denial of his new reality. As he leaves home and ventures into the wider world, he encounters the stark differences between his former life and the struggles of the common folk, foreshadowing his eventual need to adapt to a different social reality. The opening perfectly sets the stage for Sten's transformation amidst the backdrop of 15th-century Swedish society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Swedish fiction -- Translations into Finnish Short stories, Swedish -- Translations into Finnish PT Text Category: Historical Novels 327891 2025-07-21T12:03:09.560320 text/html 327717 327642 2024-09-22T10:55:33.833543 2023-09-23T09:13:04.908907 text/html text/html 209127 2025-07-21T12:03:16.660298 application/epub+zip 212400 2025-07-21T12:03:12.787273 application/epub+zip 185464 2025-07-21T12:03:11.622292 application/epub+zip 380407 2025-07-21T12:03:19.504220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362539 2025-07-21T12:03:15.936338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329813 2022-09-24T14:32:20.991744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298563 2025-07-21T12:03:09.223307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278842 2024-10-23T01:37:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18506 2025-07-21T12:03:19.632261 application/rdf+xml 13852 2025-07-21T12:03:12.113318 image/jpeg 3128 2025-07-21T12:03:11.866279 image/jpeg 212723 2025-07-21T12:03:09.587393 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 en.wikipedia