Project Gutenberg 2020-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 72 Vilde, Eduard 1865 1933 Wilde, Eduard Laitio, Ape Koidu ajal. Finnish Päivän koittaessa: Novelli Timo Ervasti and Tapio Riikonen "Päivän koittaessa: Novelli" by Eduard Vilde is a short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set at a railway station and delves into the lives of various characters interacting in this tranquil environment, capturing the bustle that accompanies train arrivals and departures. The main character, Andrei Petrowitsch Kurbatow, emerges as a complex figure, a new teacher with a rich backstory and contrasting interactions with the local elite, particularly the Riesemann family. The opening of the story paints a vivid picture of life at the V railway station, where the usual quietness is interrupted only by the arrival of summer vacationers, particularly the well-off Riesemann family. As Kurbatow arrives, he is met with a mixture of curiosity and disdain from the young members of the family, particularly Eberhard, the boy he is set to teach. The dynamics between Kurbatow and the family members, especially during the light banter, reveal underlying tensions and class distinctions. The atmosphere is one of both anticipation and skepticism, setting the stage for Kurbatow's integration into this unique social milieu while highlighting contrasting views on education and authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Estonian fiction -- Translations into Finnish PH Text Category: Short Stories 314792 2025-07-24T15:25:30.912607 text/html 314627 2023-09-26T13:34:48.828067 text/html 186128 2025-07-24T15:25:37.886566 application/epub+zip 189842 2025-07-24T15:25:33.864607 application/epub+zip 184526 2025-07-24T15:25:32.710596 application/epub+zip 380342 2025-07-24T15:25:40.948540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358323 2025-07-24T15:25:37.158610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319955 2022-09-28T06:40:02.886871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283066 2025-07-24T15:25:30.385640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263278 2024-10-18T03:56:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10837 2025-07-24T15:25:41.079534 application/rdf+xml 15320 2025-07-24T15:25:33.207594 image/jpeg 4108 2025-07-24T15:25:32.956591 image/jpeg 186339 2025-07-24T15:25:30.940594 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 en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia