Project Gutenberg 2023-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 100 Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness 1865 1947 Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Barstow, Montagu, Mrs. Nyman, Väinö 1880 1947 Nyman, Vaino A son of the people. Finnish Pustan poika $aJyväskylä :$bK. J. Gummerus Oy, $c1921. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Pustan poika" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of Hungary's vast plains, the story explores the lives of humble villagers and their interactions with the affluent aristocracy, highlighting themes of social class, superstition, and conflict between tradition and modernity. The narrative introduces characters like the proud Count, Bideskuty, and the enigmatic Jewish moneylender, Rosenstein, setting the stage for a tale filled with intrigue and cultural tensions. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of the Hungarian puszta, immersing the reader in the tranquil yet harsh beauty of the landscape. It introduces a small village, Arokszállas, where the local peasants gather in a tavern to discuss their simple lives and the rumored advent of modern machinery that threatens their traditional way of living. Amidst this lively discourse, characters express their fears about the upcoming steam mill and its implications for their agricultural livelihood. Tension arises as superstitions and suspicions about the machinery and the aristocrat's intentions unfold, foreshadowing a brewing conflict between the villagers and their social superiors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230721100521orczy 1921 FI Reading ease score: 29.6 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Hungary -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 695178 2025-06-28T09:20:36.272737 text/html 694993 695000 2024-12-29T10:48:17.154987 2023-09-30T11:48:43.524810 text/html text/html 326035 2025-06-28T09:20:44.967680 application/epub+zip 338145 2025-06-28T09:20:39.167737 application/epub+zip 317009 2025-06-28T09:20:37.984764 application/epub+zip 585020 2025-06-28T09:20:49.735683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545302 2025-06-28T09:20:44.222742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650142 2025-06-28T09:20:35.809752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 650143 2023-08-22T19:11:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17193 2025-06-28T09:20:49.868666 application/rdf+xml 13257 2025-06-28T09:20:38.481720 image/jpeg 3434 2025-06-28T09:20:38.233739 image/jpeg 321605 2025-06-28T09:20:36.327729 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 en.wikipedia