It Was Permitted

Virtala, Esko, 1864-1927Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.6
Word count
255K words
Chapters
26

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Foreign Language Books Social ObservationFate and FortuneFamily BondsLove EntanglementsHuman NaturePsychological InsightMoral DilemmaFemale Perspective

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Se oli sallittu by Esko VirtalaAuthor: Virtala, Esko, 1864-1927,Language: Finnish, Class: PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures, Release Date: Jun 5, 2018

Editor's review

This is a Finnish-language literary work by Esko Virtala (1864–1927), a Finnish author. Written in Finnish, it falls under Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures. As part of Project Gutenberg's free eBook collection, its digitization makes this early Finnish work more widely available for reading and research. For readers studying Finnish literature, the Finnish language, or Nordic cultural history, it offers a usable primary text. Readers should bear in mind the work's period background and language style; the original Finnish poses a barrier for non-native readers. Overall, the book is better suited as a reference text for language learning, literary research, or digital humanities than as popular leisure reading.

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  2. Finnish learners can read closely paragraph by paragraph with a dictionary, building literary vocabulary and sentence patterns.
  3. Researchers can place the book alongside other Finnish public-domain works to trace shifts in language and theme.

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What language is this book written in? It is written in Finnish and falls under Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures. Non-Finnish readers will need a translation or dictionary to read it smoothly.
Why is this book on Project Gutenberg? Project Gutenberg is a free eBook project that collects works in the public domain. This book has been digitized as public-domain Finnish literature for readers to access and read at no cost.
What period was the author Virtala active in? According to the available information, Esko Virtala was born in 1864 and died in 1927, active in Finnish letters from the late 19th to the early 20th century. This book is one of his surviving public-domain works.

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About the author

Virtala, Esko, 1864-1927 Author

Esko Virtala (1864–1927) was a Finnish author whose life and background are documented only in limited public sources. Three of his works are held in the collection: Esko Virtalan esittämiä kertomuksia, Titanicin perikato, and Se oli sallittu. Judging from these titles, his writing ranges from storytelling to documentary-style narrative; Titanicin perikato deals with the sinking of the Titanic, showing his interest in major maritime disasters and events of his time. His works are written in Finnish and lean toward narrative and the re-creation of events, offering a glimpse of popular reading in Finland at the time. Given the limited information available, his literary standing and influence remain to be further verified, and readers may approach his work through the titles mentioned above.