Project Gutenberg 2009-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 97 Strindberg, August 1849 1912 Strindberg, Johan August Hemsöborna Produced by Ronnie Sahlberg, and Project Runeberg for providing the scans. "Hemsöborna" by August Strindberg is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on Carlsson, a young man from Värmland who arrives at Hemsö to take up the role of a farmhand, tasked with managing the farm and livestock. As he integrates into the local community, the narrative explores themes of class struggle, social dynamics, and the contrasts between rural life and the aspirations of the protagonist. The beginning of "Hemsöborna" introduces readers to Carlsson, who arrives on the island during a tumultuous April evening, full of curiosity and enthusiasm. Despite his inexperience with boats and rural life, he quickly establishes relationships with Clara and Lotten, local girls who assist him in reaching his new home. The opening illustrates the idyllic yet challenging setting of Hemsö, highlighting Carlsson’s initial observations of the surroundings and his ambitions to bring order to the farm, as he is aware that he faces skepticism from the established members of the household, particularly from the young man named Gusten. Through his interactions, a sense of tension between Carlsson’s aspirations for improvement and the status quo emerges, setting the stage for the unfolding drama of rural life and interpersonal conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) sv Farm life -- Sweden -- Fiction Islands -- Sweden -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 321040 321037 2024-09-13T03:49:35.293916 2023-09-13T08:54:21.063881 text/html text/html 309543 2021-01-05T16:44:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 130357 2021-01-05T16:44:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182347 2024-09-13T03:49:41.150900 application/epub+zip 185963 2024-09-13T03:49:36.764827 application/epub+zip 175182 2024-09-13T03:49:35.874916 application/epub+zip 308691 2024-09-13T03:49:44.447342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301364 2024-09-13T03:49:40.544862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297600 2022-09-14T04:22:54.404552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289650 289584 2024-09-13T03:49:34.641903 2023-09-13T08:54:20.471856 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 277616 2021-01-05T16:44:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112644 2021-01-05T16:44:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18792 2024-09-13T03:49:44.579277 application/rdf+xml 11976 2024-09-13T03:49:36.220892 image/jpeg 3332 2024-09-13T03:49:36.047823 image/jpeg 180850 2024-09-13T03:49:35.326920 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 sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia