Från barnaår till silfverhår. Första afdelningen

By Ramsay, Anders

Book Id: WPLBN0002953912
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File Size: 134.29 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Från barnaår till silfverhår. Första afdelningen
Author:	Ramsay, Anders
Volume:
Language:	Swedish
Subject:	Non-fiction, Memoirs
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Från barnaår till silfverhår. Första afdelningen
Historic Publication Date:	1915
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Ramsay, B. A. (1915). Från barnaår till silfverhår. Första afdelningen. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Från barnaår till silfverhår (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 Måns Broo)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Memoirs