Project Gutenberg 2006-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 73 Lajula, Osmo 1874 1935 Raivio, J. P. Valkaman perhe Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Matti Järvinen and Distributed Proofreaders Europe "Valkaman perhe" by Osmo Lajula is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Verner Arnold, a man living the life of a landowner in the Finnish countryside, who wrestles with personal demons and a troubled past. As he prepares for marriage to Ester Lilieroos, the narrative unfolds themes of loneliness, family legacy, and the yearning for redemption. The opening of the novel introduces a sunny May day on the estate of Valkama, where Verner Arnold stands alone, reflecting on his life and the recent death of his wife. As he observes the happy scene outside, a sense of emptiness washes over him, highlighting his loneliness and dissatisfaction with life. His interactions with Ester, a beautiful and gentle woman, reveal a budding romance overshadowed by Verner's troubled past and perhaps an inherited discontent. Their relationship is complicated by Verner's self-destructive tendencies and the shadow of his father’s legacy, which looms large over his present. The beginning sets a tone of introspection and conflicts that promise deeper exploration in the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction PH Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 166224 166127 2025-01-08T09:29:14.642889 2023-09-09T04:14:37.477760 text/html text/html 166217 166120 2025-01-08T09:29:14.876894 2023-09-09T04:14:37.615758 text/html text/html 128567 2025-01-08T09:29:21.198857 application/epub+zip 130517 2025-01-08T09:29:17.847882 application/epub+zip 118073 2025-01-08T09:29:16.688881 application/epub+zip 248427 2025-01-08T09:29:23.461873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238057 2025-01-08T09:29:20.480870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202870 2022-09-09T09:07:27.103405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139723 139677 2025-01-08T09:29:14.345907 2023-09-09T04:14:37.275757 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 134148 2006-09-25T12:08:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51979 2006-09-25T12:08:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18959 2025-01-08T09:29:23.582833 application/rdf+xml 13313 2025-01-08T09:29:17.211882 image/jpeg 3398 2025-01-08T09:29:16.946875 image/jpeg 130899 2025-01-08T09:29:14.890894 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