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