Project Gutenberg 2007-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 65 Canth, Minna 1844 1897 Canth, Ulrika Vilhelmina Johnsson Johnsson, Ulrika Vilhelmina Wilja Hertzberg, Rafaël 1845 1896 Hertzberg, Rafael Hertzberg, R. (Rafaël) Lifsbilder från finska hem 1 Bland fattigt folk Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Lifsbilder från finska hem 1" by Minna Canth is a depiction of social realism written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the struggles of a poor family in Finland, particularly through the eyes of a mother named Mari, whose life is filled with hardship as she cares for her sick child, Anni, while navigating the challenges posed by her husband's lack of work and their dire financial situation. This poignant exploration of poverty highlights the emotional and physical toll it takes on a family, revealing themes of resilience, despair, and societal neglect. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Mari, who spends a sleepless night anxiously caring for her sick infant daughter, Anni. Despite her best efforts to comfort Anni, the child's misery parallels the family's deeper struggles with poverty, underscored by Mari's husband, Holpainen, who sleeps through their troubles. As the narrative unfolds, Mari faces the harsh realities of their existence, including a lack of food and the burden of debts, while the children around her endure their own innocent mischief amid the family’s dire circumstances. The opening paints a vivid picture of the stark contrasts of life in a poor household, foreshadowing both the emotional struggles of the characters and the societal issues they represent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) sv Fiction PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 147632 147547 2024-09-09T05:48:29.318259 2023-09-09T08:29:08.938492 text/html text/html 147625 147540 2024-09-09T05:48:29.499205 2023-09-09T08:29:09.074505 text/html text/html 100978 2024-09-09T05:48:33.486249 application/epub+zip 101887 2024-09-09T05:48:30.776212 application/epub+zip 101885 2024-09-09T05:48:29.984217 application/epub+zip 233953 2024-09-09T05:48:35.481302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222833 2024-09-09T05:48:32.959217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231026 2022-09-09T15:08:44.524923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127545 127503 2024-09-09T05:48:29.096214 2023-09-09T08:29:08.750491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 122939 2021-01-01T18:41:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47683 2021-01-01T18:41:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19073 2024-09-09T05:48:35.615203 application/rdf+xml 15964 2024-09-09T05:48:30.320227 image/jpeg 4068 2024-09-09T05:48:30.151206 image/jpeg 101805 2024-09-09T05:48:29.512239 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 en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia