Project Gutenberg 2024-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 123 Karilas, Yrjö 1891 1982 Karilas, Yrjo Historiallisia kaskuja $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1922. Tuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen "Historiallisia kaskuja" by Yrjö Karilas is a collection of historical anecdotes and narratives written in the early 20th century. This work compiles various tales that offer insights into historical figures and events, moving through different periods and cultures, highlighting the wit and wisdom associated with these characters. The anecdotes revolve around prominent figures from ancient to early modern history, providing a blend of humor, moral lessons, and reflections on human nature. The opening of the book sets the tone with a series of engaging anecdotes featuring illustrious figures like Darius, Leonidas, and Socrates, among others. Each story encapsulates a moment or exchange that reveals significant traits of these historical personalities, such as courage, wisdom, and the absurdity of some circumstances they faced. Rather than being presented in a linear narrative, these tales are presented as individual snippets that illustrate the character and decisions of the figures involved, often laced with humor and philosophical insights. Overall, the beginning of the book serves as a captivating introduction to the diverse tales that celebrate human experience throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241114034944karilas 1922 FI Reading ease score: 43.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi History -- Anecdotes D Text Category: Humour Category: History - Other 218714 2025-06-29T12:53:40.706947 text/html 218529 2024-12-30T15:15:39.674785 text/html 137492 2025-06-29T12:53:46.120933 application/epub+zip 139877 2025-06-29T12:53:42.444959 application/epub+zip 139878 2025-06-29T12:53:41.350957 application/epub+zip 297487 2025-06-29T12:53:48.662960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281053 2025-06-29T12:53:45.439983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175464 2025-06-29T12:53:40.399995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155737 2024-12-03T14:02:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15489 2025-06-29T12:53:48.784911 application/rdf+xml 13626 2025-06-29T12:53:41.834942 image/jpeg 3486 2025-06-29T12:53:41.589957 image/jpeg 137204 2025-06-29T12:53:40.721982 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