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 Project Gutenberg 2017-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 147 Onerva, L. 1882 1972 Lehtinen, Hilja Onerva Lehtinen, Onerva Madetoja, Hilja Onerva Streng, Hilja Onerva Neitsyt Maarian lahja: ynnä muita legendoja Neitsyt Maarian lahja -- Siniyön taru -- Jama ja Ristin mies -- Manalan vaaka. E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Neitsyt Maarian lahja: ynnä muita legendoja" by L. Onerva is a collection of legends and stories written in the early 20th century. The opening tale focuses on a young noblewoman during the time of the Crusades who is mourning her husband, the noble knight Bertrand, who is presumed lost in battle. Filled with despair, she turns to the Virgin Mary for solace and makes a heartfelt promise regarding her unborn child. The beginning of the work introduces us to the depths of the young lady's sorrow as she grapples with the loss of her husband and the impending birth of their child. As she prays, the Virgin Mary appears to her, acknowledging her sacrifice in promising her child to the divine cause of protecting the Holy Land. The narrative shows the contrasting personalities of her twin sons, Bertrand, who embodies the spirit of a knight and seeks fame through valor, and Félicien, who is sensitive and gentle, struggling against the notion of violence. Their destinies seem tied to their mother's prayers and the broader implications of their choices, setting the stage for a poignant exploration of faith, sacrifice, and the duality of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Short stories, Finnish Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 142247 2025-06-24T03:41:01.955964 text/html 142064 141997 2024-09-23T09:00:53.431268 2023-09-24T07:30:54.499388 text/html text/html 138812 2025-06-24T03:41:20.381893 application/epub+zip 139239 2025-06-24T03:41:12.374932 application/epub+zip 110129 2025-06-24T03:41:06.265938 application/epub+zip 320159 2025-06-24T03:41:27.473879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307929 2025-06-24T03:41:19.483903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228686 2022-08-25T09:14:06.363573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123694 2025-06-24T03:41:01.544970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103865 2024-10-23T02:56:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12159 2025-06-24T03:41:27.628821 application/rdf+xml 18944 2025-06-24T03:41:11.616900 image/jpeg 4137 2025-06-24T03:41:11.331899 image/jpeg 137525 2025-06-24T03:41:01.969002 application/octet-stream application/zip fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia