Onnen veräjä : Kolminäytöksinen huvinäytelmä by Kaarle Halme

"The romance of the Oxford colleges" by Francis Henry Gribble is a historical account written in the early 20th century. It likely surveys the origins, architecture, customs, and legends of Oxford’s colleges, blending anecdote with history to evoke their scholarly life and traditions. The opening of the provided work presents a Finnish three-act comedy set at Rouhu farm, where the sturdy patriarch Matti clings to control and delays handing the farm to his son Erkki, dampening the spirits of Erkki and his capable wife Tuovi. Elli, Matti’s lively daughter, chafes at boredom and rebuffs suitors while two neighboring agronomists, Mauno and Olli, spar and compete for her attention. After Elli’s outburst and a frank, kind talk with Tuovi, Matti softens, agrees to transfer the farm (keeping a modest syytinki of two cows and a calf), and plans to finalize papers on Matinpäivä. The mood turns festive as preparations begin, Mauno and Olli arrive bantering, Mauno attempts a private courtship, and on Matinpäivä Olli hurries in ahead of his rival; amid a comic spill that sends Mauno into a snowbank, Olli finally blurts out his love as the excerpt closes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Halme, Kaarle, 1864-1946
Title Onnen veräjä : Kolminäytöksinen huvinäytelmä
Original Publication Hämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1926.
Credits Tapio Riikonen
Language Finnish
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Finnish drama -- 20th century
Category Text
EBook-No. 77252
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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