Project Gutenberg 2020-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 19 Lassinen, Emil 1861 1938 Kotipoluilta IV: Pieniä kertoelmia Halla -- Kaksi markkaa -- Kesäinen kertomus -- Lompakko -- Kaksi hääiltaa -- Tyhjää varjoa vain -- Surman sijoilla -- Taistelu ja voitto -- Maailmankiertäjä -- Heikkas-ukon romaani. Tapio Riikonen "Kotipoluilta IV: Pieniä kertoelmia" by Emil Lassinen is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of rural life, relationships, and personal growth through various characters and their experiences. The stories portray the lives of individuals dealing with struggles related to love, family, and social expectations in a Finnish context. The opening of the collection introduces Esteri, a young girl marked by her cheerful demeanor but faced with the impending responsibilities of adulthood. As her family contemplates handing over the management of the family farm to her brother, Esteri grapples with feelings of insecurity and apprehension about her future. The narrative follows her personal evolution from a seemingly carefree youth to a more complex character navigating familial tensions and the constraints imposed by societal expectations, particularly in her new role within her brother's household after his marriage. The tone reflects both the warmth of rural traditions and the trials that come with growing up, engaging readers in Esteri's journey of self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Short stories, Finnish Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Category: Literature - Other Category: Short Stories 242939 2023-09-26T11:18:19.129779 text/html 242932 2023-09-26T11:18:19.296789 text/html 283091 2022-09-27T23:35:13.376701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218652 2023-09-26T11:18:18.911777 text/plain 198931 2024-10-17T17:45:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10144 2025-06-24T12:50:19.116425 application/rdf+xml 166205 2024-09-25T12:22:23.903305 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