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 Project Gutenberg 2004-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 44 Gummerus, K. J. (Kaarle Jaakko) 1840 1898 Gummerus, Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus, Karl Jacob Gummerus, Karl Jakob Ylhäiset ja alhaiset Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Ylhäiset ja alhaiset" by K. J. Gummerus is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to center around the life of a peasant family living in a small, remote homestead called Metsämaa, grappling with the harsh realities of nature, poverty, and unfulfilled expectations in an agricultural society. Key characters mentioned include Jaakko, the father, Eeva, the mother, and their youngest son, Johannes, who is too innocent at the start to fully understand the struggles of their lives. The opening of the novel introduces the setting, a peasant's dwelling amidst a shadowy forest, where the land has been devastated by frost for five consecutive years. The family members express their hope for a change in fortune with the arrival of spring and the lifting of the frost, which has brought great hardships. As they anticipate a bountiful harvest, the despair of failing crops looms, suggesting the title's juxtaposition of the upper and lower classes. As the narrative unfolds, the devastating effects of another frost are revealed, leading to discussions among the family about survival and the loss of their livestock. The beginning sets a tone of the cyclical struggle between hope and despair, highlighting the family's resilience amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 557819 557726 2024-10-06T11:47:43.852299 2023-10-06T12:08:54.810776 text/html text/html 557812 557719 2024-10-06T11:47:44.161297 2023-10-06T12:08:55.048754 text/html text/html 261842 2024-10-06T11:47:52.840244 application/epub+zip 269710 2024-10-06T11:47:46.298278 application/epub+zip 269710 2024-10-06T11:47:44.982273 application/epub+zip 502559 2024-10-06T11:47:57.860196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459114 2024-10-06T11:47:51.855232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432816 2022-09-07T15:06:36.836906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497763 497721 2024-10-06T11:47:43.359324 2023-10-06T12:08:54.432781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 471182 2020-12-18T19:41:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177891 2020-12-18T19:41:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18892 2024-10-06T11:47:57.996188 application/rdf+xml 13515 2024-10-06T11:47:45.524292 image/jpeg 3630 2024-10-06T11:47:45.255255 image/jpeg 258039 2024-10-06T11:47:44.211273 application/octet-stream application/zip fi.wikipedia