02139cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500310016226400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950800380041052012640044853400450171265300200175785600430177799900170182042054UtSlPG20260610133949.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPH1 aGummerus, K. J.q(Kaarle Jaakko),d1840-189810aVanhan pastorin muistelmia 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-02-09  aE-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen  a"Vanhan pastorin muistelmia" by K. J. Gummerus is a narrative work likely written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a memoir, recounting the reflections and experiences of a pastor in a rural Finnish community, highlighting themes of childhood, poverty, and moral lessons through the lens of its characters. Central to the narrative are the pastor's interactions with individuals like Maunu and Matti, whose stories represent broader social concerns.  The opening of the memoir introduces us to the pastor in his old age as he reflects on his childhood memories associated with a small glade by a lake, where he encountered wealth and poverty. The pastor reminisces about his friendship with Maunu, a boy from a poorer family, who questioned the inequalities of life. Their relationship evolves amid themes of aspiration and despair as the pastor’s family faces loss, and Maunu dreams of riches far removed from their reality. Years later, the narrative shifts to an adult Maunu's return from distant lands, highlighting how the chase for wealth has led him to disappointment, encapsulating the book's exploration of the human experience related to socio-economic disparity and the quest for meaning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFinnish fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42054  c82893d82893