Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Aho, Juhani 1861 1921 Brofeldt, Juhani Aho, Johani Rautatie Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Riikka, Tapio and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Rautatie" by Juhani Aho is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a rural Finnish setting, following the lives of an older couple, Matti and Liisa, as they navigate the impact of modernity—in this case, the advent of the railway—on their simple, traditional way of life. The narrative explores themes of change, progress, and the emotional landscape of rural inhabitants faced with new technologies and societal shifts. The opening of the novel sets a vivid and wintry scene, describing the chill of the air and the everyday activities around the couple's homestead. We meet Matti as he reflects on the past while engaging in the mundane tasks of rural life, interspersed with humorous exchanges with the local priest and the peasant Ville regarding the recently completed railway. Through conversations and mundane interactions, we see Matti's bewilderment about the new railway, illustrating both his skepticism and curiosity. The stage is set for an exploration of how the railway will affect their lives and community, establishing a rich backdrop for the unfolding story focused on human experience amidst technological change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 236870 236779 2024-10-05T05:07:59.183735 2023-10-05T05:53:36.888321 text/html text/html 236863 236772 2024-10-05T05:07:59.441762 2023-10-05T05:53:37.056326 text/html text/html 140029 2024-10-05T05:08:05.259710 application/epub+zip 142237 2024-10-05T05:08:01.310724 application/epub+zip 142236 2024-10-05T05:08:00.100786 application/epub+zip 244339 2024-10-05T05:08:08.062733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227891 2024-10-05T05:08:04.501722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206344 2022-09-05T08:14:26.604117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201739 201699 2024-10-05T05:07:58.840878 2023-10-05T05:53:36.650367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 193811 2020-12-19T22:45:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73178 2020-12-19T22:45:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18888 2024-10-05T05:08:08.187696 application/rdf+xml 8855 2024-10-05T05:08:00.671720 image/jpeg 2511 2024-10-05T05:08:00.390879 image/jpeg 136614 2024-10-05T05:07:59.462740 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia