Project Gutenberg 2014-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 78 Rosegger, Peter 1843 1918 Rosegger, Petri Kettenfeier Fels, Gabriel King, Maude Egerton 1867 1927 Petersen, Julius 1878 1941 The Forest Farm: Tales of the Austrian Tyrol My father and I / translated by M.E.K. and L.G. -- How I gave God my Sunday jacket / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- Christmas Eve / translated by M.E.K. -- A last will and testament / translated by M.E.K. -- How little Maxel's house was burned down / translated by M.E.K. and L.G. -- Three hundred and sixty-four nights and a night / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- How the white kid died / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- Children of the world in the forest / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- How Meisensepp died / translated by Louise Evers -- The Corpus Christi altar / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- About Kickel, who went to prison / translated by Ethel Blount -- The recruit / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- A forgotten land / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- The schoolmaster / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- The stag on the wall / translated by Melicent Norris and M.E. King -- Forest-lily in the snow / translated by A.T. de Mattos -- The sacred cornfield / translated by M.E. King and L. Swietokowski -- About my mother / translated by A.T. de Mattos. Produced by Sandra Eder, Chris Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Forest Farm: Tales of the Austrian Tyrol" by Peter Rosegger is a collection of semi-autobiographical short stories written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on the life and experiences of a young boy growing up in a rural Austrian village, detailing his relationships with his family, the rhythms of peasant life, and the values of simplicity and tradition. Central to the narrative is the exploration of childhood innocence and the clash between rural and urban lifestyles. The opening of "The Forest Farm" introduces the complex relationship between the narrator and his father, highlighting the father's sternness juxtaposed with an underlying love. The narrator recounts moments of mischief, such as dismantling a religious crucifix out of curiosity and feeling a strange yearning for parental attention, even if it results in punishment. This early chapter sets the tone for a reflective, nostalgic look at the protagonist's upbringing, revealing the rich tapestry of his rural community along with the enduring lessons learned from both daily life experiences and familial interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Domestic fiction Tyrol (Austria) -- Fiction Short stories, Austrian -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 452335 452337 2024-09-20T03:40:00.037636 2023-09-20T13:47:10.453039 text/html text/html 457183 2014-12-04T09:28:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 570306 2014-12-04T09:29:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 621887 2024-09-20T03:40:07.878587 application/epub+zip 619679 2024-09-20T03:40:01.496574 application/epub+zip 269477 2024-09-20T03:40:00.668555 application/epub+zip 729727 2024-09-20T03:40:12.573534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685284 2024-09-20T03:40:07.108532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336266 2022-09-21T15:04:58.768421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407930 407708 2024-09-20T03:39:59.212595 2023-09-20T13:47:09.622027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 407766 2014-12-04T09:28:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160444 2014-12-04T09:29:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21486 2024-09-20T03:40:12.722686 application/rdf+xml 9403 2024-09-20T03:40:00.766580 image/jpeg 1688 2024-09-20T03:40:00.716582 image/jpeg 571133 2024-09-20T03:40:00.092596 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia