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100 1 _aLuoto, Kaarlo,
_d1875-1947
245 1 0 _aTorpan tyttö
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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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aSeuranäytelmiä n:o 121
500 _aRelease date is 2025-08-27
508 _aTapio Riikonen
520 _a"Torpan tyttö : Kaksinäytöksinen näytelmä by Kaarlo Luoto" is a stage play written in the early 20th century. The drama centers on a crofter’s daughter whose integrity collides with class prejudice and collaboration with the Russian authorities, turning a hopeful betrothal into a grave moral test. Hilma, the diligent daughter of torppari Mäkelä and Katri, is courted by Ville, heir to the wealthy Heinämäki farm. Though Heinämäki first insults her and tries to bully the family—going so far as to buy their tenancy to evict them—public esteem for Hilma (a prize from the folk college and an offer to teach handicrafts) softens him, and the betrothal is set. At the celebration, however, it emerges that Heinämäki and Ville have sold a prime strip of shoreline to Russians for fortification. Hilma condemns the sale as a betrayal of the nation, breaks the engagement, and refuses to support cowardice for gain. Desperate, Ville shoots himself; Heinämäki collapses into madness, raving about medals and land, and must be restrained. The community affirms Hilma’s courage, framing the tragedy as the price of moral compromise rather than the fault of the “torpan girl.” (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cHämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1928
653 _aFinnish drama -- 20th century
830 0 _aSeuranäytelmiä n:o 121
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76746
999 _c117471
_d117471