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 2014-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 54 Tavaststjerna, Karl August 1860 1898 Tavaststjerna, Karl A. (Karl August) Aho, Juhani 1861 1921 Brofeldt, Juhani Aho, Johani Hårda tider. Finnish Kovina aikoina: Kertomus Suomen viimeisten nälkävuosien ajoilta E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Kovina aikoina: Kertomus Suomen viimeisten nälkävuosien ajoilta" by Karl A. Tavaststjerna is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book likely explores the hardships faced in Finland during the last famine years, particularly focusing on the struggles of ordinary people and their perseverance in the face of adversity. The narrative introduces various characters, highlighting the experiences and emotions of those affected by the famine, as well as societal implications during this trying period. The opening of the story depicts a somber and cold spring day in 1867, with the protagonist, a northern farmer, struggling to maintain his livelihood amidst the harsh realities of hunger and economic instability. He travels with his brown horse, Rusko, loaded with rags to sell to a paper mill, showing a mix of determination and resignation. As he navigates through the desolate landscape and past a manor house, his thoughts reflect the despair and anger felt by many in his situation, and the interactions he has with the landed gentry reveal societal tensions. The scene is richly described, setting a bleak tone that illustrates the challenges the characters face and hints at broader themes of survival, social class struggles, and the impact of nature on human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finland -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 373410 373351 2024-09-18T18:55:27.545427 2023-09-19T14:09:26.430812 text/html text/html 373403 373344 2024-09-18T18:55:27.769414 2023-09-19T14:09:26.597858 text/html text/html 212470 2024-09-18T18:55:34.972376 application/epub+zip 217387 2024-09-18T18:55:30.623409 application/epub+zip 210893 2024-09-18T18:55:29.590409 application/epub+zip 536758 2024-09-18T18:55:38.378517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511718 2024-09-18T18:55:34.233385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361877 2022-09-20T13:27:22.199963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342301 342285 2024-09-18T18:55:27.238453 2023-09-19T14:09:26.139825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 326107 2021-02-06T06:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125977 2021-02-06T06:37:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18810 2024-09-18T18:55:38.513369 application/rdf+xml 27459 2024-09-18T18:55:29.953407 image/jpeg 4866 2024-09-18T18:55:29.768416 image/jpeg 216041 2024-09-18T18:55:27.803432 application/octet-stream application/zip fi.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia