02496cam a22003493u 4500 77995 UtSlPG 20260610134816.0 m cr n 260607r20261905utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PT Wettergrund, Josefina, 1830-1903 Kertomuksia III Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2026-02-22 Kulkuri Sven -- Eräs kalaretki -- Tähtiveljekset -- Kun Pettersson'in herrasväki on hopeahäihin lähdössä -- Uusi arkki -- Kuinka arvoon kohotaan. Tuula Temonen, Johanna Kankaanpää Kertomuksia III by Josefina Wettergrund is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales blend humor, warmth, and gentle moral insight in Scandinavian rural settings, often touching on music, love, and community. The opening story centers on a wandering musician, Sven, and the Ferner family—especially Olivia, a celebrated singer, and her spirited sister Gerda—moving between parsonage life and small-town society. The opening of the collection begins with Wilhelm v. Braun’s playful preface praising the young writer “Lea,” setting a light, friendly tone. The first story then follows Kulkuri Sven, a kind, music-gifted drifter whose birch-bark horn charms villagers, as he yearns to hear his childhood friend “pikku Viva,” now the famed singer Olivia. We learn of his paimenpoika days at the parsonage, his bond with Olivia and young Gerda, and his clashes with the stern housekeeper Borcka. As the Ferner household travels to a nearby town for Olivia’s concert, they briefly misjudge Sven when they meet him on the road; later in the packed hall Sven is moved to tears by “Kultaisessa kartanossa,” and when the concert ends Olivia joyfully recognizes and greets him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Hamina: Alfred Lagerbom, 1905 Swedish fiction -- Translations into Finnish Short stories, Swedish -- Translations into Finnish Braun, Wilhelm von, 1813-1860 Hannelius, Aina, 1860-1936 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77995 118715 118715