01991cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500150014426400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030950000310034550800570037652011150043353400450154865300360159385600430162999900170167252690UtSlPG20260610134220.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPH1 aLassila, Maiju,d1868-191810aMartva III 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-08-01  aProduced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen  a"Martva III" by Maiju Lassila is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Martva, a young woman navigating the complexities of love and societal expectations, as her relationship with Oolavi develops amid the lavish yet seemingly hollow world of the elite. The narrative explores themes of innocence, desire, and the duality of beauty and moral dilemmas.  The opening of the book presents a grand charity ball attended by the upper class, highlighting the stark contrast between their extravagance and the suffering of the less fortunate, whom they claim to support. At this event, we meet Martva, who, with the guidance of her companion Miss Chamfort, is adapting to this new world. Her budding romance with Oolavi is portrayed through their dance, embodying youthful innocence and joy, yet setting the stage for future trials as darker themes of jealousy and ambition emerge. The atmosphere is richly described, inviting readers into a world where love and societal pressures intertwine, foreshadowing the emotional conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFinnish fiction -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52690  c93524d93524