Project Gutenberg 2025-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 329 Hirn, Eva 1877 1948 Helin kesä $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1927. Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Helin kesä" by Eva Hirn is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Heli, a young woman navigating her academic pursuits, familial expectations, and social life in a transitional period marked by evolving gender roles. Readers are introduced to Heli's struggles with her responsibilities and ambitions as she contemplates her future and seeks independence. The opening of the novel establishes Heli's character, showcasing her dedication to her studies in science while managing her household duties as the only daughter among brothers. Heli's conversations with her friends, particularly Meri, reveal their aspirations, societal pressures, and the contrasting challenges they face as women. As Heli articulates her desire for freedom from domestic constraints, she reveals plans to take on a summer job as a servant in a wealthy household, aiming to experience life away from her current environment. This decision sets the stage for her adventures and explorations of class and identity that may unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250308231241hirn 1927 FI fi Women college students -- Fiction Household employees -- Fiction Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Fiction 241866 2025-03-13T18:01:29.764987 text/html 146451 2025-03-13T18:01:47.383402 application/epub+zip 149050 2025-03-13T18:01:38.410439 application/epub+zip 149050 2025-03-13T18:01:32.519975 application/epub+zip 264989 2025-03-13T18:01:55.132393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247905 2025-03-13T18:01:46.663456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206616 2025-03-13T18:01:29.246023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186945 2025-03-13T17:01:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 3340 2025-03-13T18:01:55.264359 application/rdf+xml 9935 2025-03-13T18:01:37.772441 image/jpeg 2721 2025-03-13T18:01:37.491470 image/jpeg 143911 2025-03-13T18:01:29.786008 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 fi.wikipedia