Project Gutenberg 2025-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 55 Halbe, Max 1865 1944 Siljo, Juhani 1888 1918 Frau Meseck. Finnish Rouva Meseck : $b Kyläkertomus $aHämeenlinna :$bArvi A. Karisto, $c1908. Tapio Riikonen "Rouva Meseck: Kyläkertomus" by Max Halbe is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character of Rouva Meseck, an elderly widow preparing for her silver wedding anniversary with a much younger husband. The narrative paints a picture of rural life, focusing on the interactions of the village community and the significance of Meseck's life events, emphasizing themes of aging, societal norms, and personal relationships. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a rural setting during the harvest season, detailed vividly with descriptions of laborers working tirelessly to collect wet grain after recent rains. As the villagers go about their daily tasks, gossip about Rouva Meseck and her unusual marriage surfaces, revealing her longevity and resilience. The narrative hints at the anticipation of her silver wedding anniversary celebration, which juxtaposes a sense of community excitement with underlying tensions about age, relationships, and the complexities of her past marriages. The opening effectively sets the tone for exploring the life of Rouva Meseck in relation to societal expectations and personal struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20180130104116halbe 1908 FI Reading ease score: 38.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi German fiction -- Translations into Finnish PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 126393 2025-07-30T03:39:54.322616 text/html 131670 2025-07-30T03:39:59.585624 application/epub+zip 132208 2025-07-30T03:39:57.083632 application/epub+zip 109678 2025-07-30T03:39:55.957667 application/epub+zip 219256 2025-07-30T03:40:01.517632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210613 2025-07-30T03:39:58.943643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114430 2025-07-30T03:39:54.054665 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94698 2025-02-22T13:24:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15338 2025-07-30T03:40:01.667578 application/rdf+xml 12234 2025-07-30T03:39:56.501633 image/jpeg 3194 2025-07-30T03:39:56.257617 image/jpeg 132051 2025-07-30T03:39:54.335655 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