Project Gutenberg 2025-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 125 Tanner, Kaarlo O. (Kaarlo Oskar) 1868 1906 Tanner, Kaarlo Oskar Ryysyläisen vaakuna : $b Novelli $aHelsinki :$bTyöväen Kirjapaino, $c1903. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Ryysyläisen vaakuna: Novelli" by Kaarlo O. Tanner is a novella written in the early 20th century. The story appears to explore themes of class, social injustice, and the rigid boundaries of birth and status, centering around the lives of a poor boy named Arnold, a sympathetic nobleman (parooni B.), and those whose fates intertwine with theirs. The narrative is likely character-driven, delving into personal histories, difficult choices, and the lasting repercussions of societal divides. The opening of the novella plunges readers into a vivid and emotional sequence: a young, ragged boy is bullied by schoolboys, only to be rescued by the compassionate parooni B. This incident leads to the revelation of the parooni’s own unhappy past, marked by lost love, social pressures, and a failed marriage. As the story itroduces Julia, a former household servant and the mother of the poor boy Arnold, we witness her tragic decline and death amid poverty, leaving Arnold an orphan. The parooni, realizing Arnold's lineage, takes the boy under his care, removing him from the clutches of exploitation by unscrupulous neighbors. The narrative then shifts to chronicling Arnold’s upbringing in a wealthy estate, juxtaposed with lingering resentments from those dispossessed by the parooni’s family. As Arnold grows to adulthood, his humble origins and the deep divides between classes resurface in a fateful confrontation, underscoring the enduring tensions of birth, privilege, and personal worth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230515045810tanner 1903 FI Reading ease score: 43.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 155972 2025-07-30T06:34:46.855873 text/html 134344 2025-07-30T06:34:53.177827 application/epub+zip 135042 2025-07-30T06:34:49.795866 application/epub+zip 120359 2025-07-30T06:34:48.591843 application/epub+zip 274184 2025-07-30T06:34:55.578862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260510 2025-07-30T06:34:52.367843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134373 2025-07-30T06:34:46.579879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114616 2025-05-11T15:53:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14775 2025-07-30T06:34:55.715828 application/rdf+xml 15651 2025-07-30T06:34:49.181850 image/jpeg 3885 2025-07-30T06:34:48.927843 image/jpeg 135257 2025-07-30T06:34:46.868905 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