Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 81 Strindberg, August 1849 1912 Strindberg, Johan August Schleussner, Ellie In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. In midsummer days -- The big gravel-sifter -- The sluggard -- The pilot's troubles -- Photographer and philosopher -- Half a sheet of foolscap -- Conquering hero and fool -- What the tree-swallow sang in the buckthorn tree -- The mystery of the tobacco shed -- The story of the St. Gotthard -- The story of Jubal who had no "I" -- The golden helmets in the Alleberg -- Little Bluewing find the goldpowder. Produced by Nicole Apostola, and David Widger "In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales" by August Strindberg is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales explore themes of life, love, and human nature, presenting various characters in richly drawn settings that reflect on their circumstances and emotions. The opening narrative introduces a ninety-year-old grandmother, which sets the stage for a contemplative exploration of life’s fleeting moments and the intersection of reality and imagination. The beginning of the collection paints a vivid scene on Midsummer Eve, where the elderly grandmother observes the beauty of nature outside her window through mystical, colored panes that shape her perception of the world. As she reminisces about her life and the transformations of her surroundings, other characters emerge, such as a farmer and his brother, who are embroiled in their daily struggles, and a young mother working with her daughter amid their own challenges. This opening effectively establishes a tone of nostalgia and the intertwining of mundane life with deeper philosophical reflections on happiness and fulfillment, mirroring the complexities of existence that Strindberg is known for conveying throughout his works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Strindberg, August, 1849-1912 -- Translations into English Sweden -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Swedish -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 229505 229506 2024-10-03T10:17:33.850292 2023-10-03T09:12:42.920482 text/html text/html 235528 2021-02-26T01:16:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 76563 2021-02-26T01:16:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 168464 2024-10-03T10:17:41.143195 application/epub+zip 170137 2024-10-03T10:17:37.397206 application/epub+zip 143890 2024-10-03T10:17:36.105200 application/epub+zip 330249 2024-10-03T10:17:44.004182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312791 2024-10-03T10:17:40.334202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275660 2022-09-03T13:02:30.277924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189847 189819 2024-10-03T10:17:33.257256 2023-10-03T09:12:42.392488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192445 2016-10-26T12:11:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 72505 2016-10-26T12:13:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189712 2009-03-20T14:10:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 72163 2009-03-20T14:11:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189723 2009-03-20T14:10:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72135 2009-03-20T14:11:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24781 2024-10-03T10:17:44.142158 application/rdf+xml 16455 2024-10-03T10:17:36.656193 image/jpeg 3976 2024-10-03T10:17:36.383194 image/jpeg 168426 2024-10-03T10:17:33.870212 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