Project Gutenberg 2025-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 109 Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Kultainen lyyra : $b Katkelmia naisylioppilaan elämästä $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1916. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Kultainen lyyra: Katkelmia naisylioppilaan elämästä" by Maila Talvio is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Helmi Ranta, a young woman who has recently graduated and is preparing for her summer celebration, an event filled with both joy and anxiety about her future. It explores themes of youth, gender roles, and the transition from home to the broader world of academia and society. The opening of the novel depicts a festive morning at Helmi Ranta's home as she and her family prepare for her graduation ceremony. The atmosphere is lively, marked by anticipation of both guests and the arrival of a ship carrying the local student society, indicating Helmi's recognition in her community. As Helmi grapples with her excitement and the expectations surrounding her upcoming changes—both personal and societal—she reflects on relationships, especially her feelings for her childhood friend Heikki. This initial segment sets the stage for the exploration of Helmi’s journey through her education, friendships, and budding adulthood against the backdrop of early 20th-century Finnish society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250124070650talvio 1916 FI Reading ease score: 44.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Women college students -- Fiction Helsinki (Finland) -- Fiction PH Text Category: Novels 281522 2025-07-29T15:59:53.108595 text/html 181856 2025-07-29T16:00:00.075548 application/epub+zip 184205 2025-07-29T15:59:56.035553 application/epub+zip 172862 2025-07-29T15:59:54.864550 application/epub+zip 348738 2025-07-29T16:00:03.041536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330185 2025-07-29T15:59:59.281556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250843 2025-07-29T15:59:52.646578 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231094 2025-02-06T20:06:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14681 2025-07-29T16:00:03.196570 application/rdf+xml 14313 2025-07-29T15:59:55.377533 image/jpeg 3517 2025-07-29T15:59:55.122550 image/jpeg 180256 2025-07-29T15:59:53.132541 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