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100 1 _aThurston, E. Temple
_q(Ernest Temple),
_d1879-1933
240 1 4 _aThe city of beautiful nonsense. Finnish
245 1 0 _aSuloisen järjettömyyden kaupunki
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
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_Beautiful_Nonsense_(novel)
500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-30
508 _aTuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen
520 _a"Suloisen järjettömyyden kaupunki" by E. Temple Thurston is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers on John Grey, a writer living in modest circumstances above a vegetable shop in London, as he becomes entangled in a whimsical and romantic adventure. The narrative weaves together the lives of ordinary Londoners and injects their everyday existence with moments of chance, longing, and poetic absurdity. The novel is colored by themes of faith, poverty, human yearning, and the magical undercurrents of city life. The opening of the book introduces us to the quiet, secretive atmosphere of London on the eve of St. Joseph’s Day, drawing attention to a diverse congregation seeking solace and miracles at a candle-lit church altar. Among them are John Grey, the reflective and idealistic writer, and a mysterious young woman wrapped in a luxurious fur coat—both marked by poignant longings. Their moment of shared charity at the altar subtly entwines their fates. The story soon transitions to John’s humble lodgings atop Mrs. Meakin's lively vegetable shop, sketches his solitary, somewhat enigmatic life and humble ambitions, and follows his stroll through Kensington Gardens, where he reunites with the enigmatic woman. Here, their tentative connection deepens amid playful banter and city romance, hinting at the unfolding of a fairy-tale-like adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cHelsinki: Otava, 1924
653 _aVenice (Italy) -- Fiction
653 _aAuthors -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
700 1 _aTeittinen, Heikki,
_d1894-1980
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75750
999 _c116475
_d116475