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100 1 _aWitt, Bertha
240 1 0 _aKarin Monsdochter. Finnish
245 1 0 _aKaarina Maununtytär
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-05
508 _aTuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen
520 _a"Kaarina Maununtytär: Torimyymälästä valtaistuimelle" by Bertha Witt is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in 16th-century Sweden and follows a young peasant girl named Kaarina Maununtytär, who struggles to sell her wares at a market while dealing with various societal and personal challenges. The narrative hints at Kaarina's rise from a humble market seller to a position of influence, suggesting an exploration of themes like love, ambition, and the complexities of court life. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is set during a bustling market day in Stockholm, where Kaarina is unsuccessfully trying to sell her goods. Through her interactions with other characters, like the soldier Kustaa Pietarinpoika and the mysterious figure of Yrjänä Pietarinpoika, the stage is set for conflict and intrigue. Kaarina's struggles, combined with her unexpected encounter with royal connections, hint at a journey that will take her from her modest beginnings to the opulence and peril of the royal court. The opening vividly establishes Kaarina's plight, her aspirations, and the dark undercurrents of the political landscape surrounding her, drawing readers into a richly woven historical narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cHelsinki: Minerva, 1929
653 _aKarin Månsdotter, Queen, consort of Erik XIV, King of Sweden, 1550-1612 -- Fiction
700 1 _aKrohn, Helmi,
_d1871-1967
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75042
999 _c115767
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