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Title: Frn barnar till silfverhr. Första afdelningen
Author: Anders Ramsay
Narrator: Mans Broo
Length: 4 hrs 40 mins
Language: English
Release date: 1/1/2016
Publisher: LibriVox
Genres: Foreign Language Titles, Other
Publisher's Summary:
"Frn barnar till silfverhr" (From childyears to silverhairs) by Anders Ramsay (1832-1910) is one of the most widely read autobiographies of Fenno-swedish literature.
Anders Ramsay's eight volumes offer a great wealth of information about aristocratic life in 19th century Finland, as well as of life in Paris, on the grand tour in Italy and so on.
Ramsay's style of writing is free and full of delightful humour -- often at the author's own expense. His life is also a good illustration of the process of industrialisation in Finland, as well as of the triumph of the capitalist spirit over older, aristocratic values. Born a nobleman and landowner, Ramsay felt forced to become an industrialist, but failed miserably. He then went into business, where he failed as completely. However, his autobiography, written at the very end of his life, became a huge critical and popular success, to his immense joy and pride. (Summary by Mns Broo)