Project Gutenberg 2018-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 100 Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Aili: Kertomus Produced by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Aili: Kertomus" by Maila Talvio is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Aili, a young woman experiencing the complexities of life and her longing for a deeper purpose beyond her home in Kaarila. As she discovers the beauty of nature and interacts with her friend Eero, Aili grapples with her desires, social expectations, and the idea of contributing to her community. At the start of the novel, Aili and Eero are depicted engaging in playful banter about the melting snow, while describing their shared love for the arrival of spring. Their conversations reveal Aili's sense of restlessness and her growing awareness of the broader world around her, sparked by Eero’s tales of life in Helsinki. Aili reflects on her status as an adopted child and her longing for knowledge and social equality. The opening sets the stage for her internal conflict between familial duties and her aspirations for independence and involvement in social issues, laying the groundwork for her character development throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Category: Novels 334558 2025-07-22T13:58:49.086432 text/html 334379 334304 2024-12-23T12:49:16.145120 2023-09-24T11:11:05.121770 text/html text/html 186919 2025-07-22T13:58:54.859431 application/epub+zip 191413 2025-07-22T13:58:50.788423 application/epub+zip 191413 2025-07-22T13:58:49.720466 application/epub+zip 340707 2025-07-22T13:58:57.886497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320511 2025-07-22T13:58:54.203465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271574 2022-08-25T14:49:56.246094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296079 2025-07-22T13:58:48.740515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 282705 2018-03-24T04:34:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17222 2025-07-22T13:58:58.008399 application/rdf+xml 11269 2025-07-22T13:58:50.196419 image/jpeg 3044 2025-07-22T13:58:49.957432 image/jpeg 112179 2018-03-24T04:35:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 183681 2025-07-22T13:58:49.113415 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