Project Gutenberg 2015-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 32 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam The battle of life. Finnish Elämän taistelu Reading ease score: 40.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Elämän taistelu" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the themes of human struggle, life’s battles, and the aftermath of conflict, primarily through the lens of a historical battlefield and its transformation over time. The narrative begins with vivid descriptions of a fierce battle in England, followed by the contrasting peace and domestic life that emerges in its wake, suggesting a reflection on the cycle of violence and tranquility. The opening of the novel vividly describes a long summer day on a battlefield, where the grass is marred by the bloodshed of countless soldiers. As nature reclaims the land, life resumes with farming and familial activities, yet haunting reminders of the past persist, as eerie symbols of the battle remain in the soil. The narrative then shifts to a picturesque garden scene, where two sisters celebrate a birthday, blending joy with a philosophical undercurrent about life’s fleeting nature and the struggle inherent within human existence. Characters such as Doctor Jeddler and his daughters, Grace and Marion, begin to explore the deeper implications of their lives within the societal framework Dickens critiques, foreshadowing themes of struggle and the complexities of relationships that will be further examined in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Christmas stories English fiction -- Translations into Finnish PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 245041 244974 2024-10-21T04:22:54.078870 2023-09-21T14:10:51.045742 text/html text/html 245034 244967 2024-10-21T04:22:54.329849 2023-09-21T14:10:51.209753 text/html text/html 152320 2024-10-21T04:22:59.887827 application/epub+zip 155035 2024-10-21T04:22:56.217050 application/epub+zip 155035 2024-10-21T04:22:55.030919 application/epub+zip 304595 2024-10-21T04:23:02.724826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290642 2024-10-21T04:22:59.086886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264817 2022-09-22T16:43:23.710200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222090 222074 2024-10-21T04:22:53.673879 2023-09-21T14:10:50.745827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211844 2015-10-08T16:53:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81162 2015-10-08T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19775 2024-10-21T04:23:03.225830 application/rdf+xml 14130 2024-10-21T04:22:55.577850 image/jpeg 3700 2024-10-21T04:22:55.305864 image/jpeg 151429 2024-10-21T04:22:54.352845 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