02371cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324000250014624500200017126400510019130000470024233600260028933700260031533800360034150000310037750800360040852014300044453400710187465300480194570000210199385600430201478648UtSlPG20260610134826.0mcr n260607r2026||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPT1 aBaadsgaard, Anna,d1865-195410aAgnete Kaas. Finnish10aNuorta lempeä 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-05-10  aAnna Sirén and Tapio Riikonen  aNuorta lempeä by Anna Baadsgaard is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in rural Småland, it follows the proud yet embittered young landowner Aage Sparre, his steadying aunt Gertrud, and the gentle, cosmopolitan Agnete Kaas, a childhood friend whose arrival rekindles quiet hope amid hardship; nearby, the presence of Aage’s former fiancée, now married, hints at social tension and emotional conflict.

The opening of this novel paints a rain-dimmed landscape and an equally somber Aage returning to his struggling estate, haunted by family loss, financial ruin, and a broken engagement. At home, his wise Aunt Gertrud proposes hosting Agnete Kaas, and after a brief resistance, Aage agrees; soon Agnete arrives from England, and their drive through sunlit fields and along the river reveals both the setting’s subdued beauty and the softening of Aage’s reserve. A tour of Koivula shows Agnete’s warm, restorative presence meeting Aage’s stubborn austerity—he rejects reminders of his former life and refuses aesthetic comforts despite her tactful offers. In a parallel scene at the neighboring Dalan manor, the vivacious Lotten Tholander (Aage’s ex-fiancée) schemes restlessly, and as evening falls at Koivula, Agnete’s quiet music is interrupted by incoming visitors, leaving the first section poised between calm and impending confrontation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cHelsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 1914  aDanish fiction -- Translations into Finnish1 aSuppanen, Hertta40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78648