02308cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000510011324000360016424500620020026400510026230000470031333600260036033700260038633800360041250000310044850800570047952011870053653400450172365300230176865300490179165300580184070000290189885600430192751471UtSlPG20260610134203.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPT1 aStarbäck, C. Georgq(Carl Georg),d1828-188510aÖverste Stålhammar. Finnish10aEversti Stålhammar: Kuvauksia Ruotsin suuruuden ajoilta 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2016-03-16 aProduced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen a"Eversti Stålhammar: Kuvauksia Ruotsin suuruuden ajoilta" by C. Georg Starbäck is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work appears to explore the significant events and characters from Sweden's past, particularly focusing on the era of King Gustav II Adolf and Queen Christina, as it delves into the life of a man rising from humble beginnings to prominence in society. At the start of the narrative, two young girls play by a beautiful lake in Småland, where they eagerly discuss a shepherd boy named Pekka and his melodious songs. As the sun sets and darkness falls, the atmosphere shifts dramatically when a mysterious man appears and leads the girls away, creating a sense of danger and intrigue. The chapter transitions to the character of Jussi, Pekka's father, a tormented man whose past choices threaten his family's future, leading to a confrontation with a wealthy neighbor, Lauri, who has his own sinister motivations. This opening sets the stage for a complex tale interwoven with themes of class conflict, the fragility of trust, and the perils of ambition amid Sweden's historical backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aHistorical fiction aSwedish fiction -- Translations into Finnish aStålhammar, Per, approximately 1612-1701 -- Fiction1 aSoini, Lauri,d1875-191940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51471