
A lively Finnish comedy opens with a tense conversation between a widowed father, Morli, and his daughter Emeli. Morli, a man of considerable means, is eager to secure a marriage for his only child, pressing her to accept a suitor he has long prepared. Emeli, however, feels trapped by expectations and confides that past promises and secret promises weigh heavily on her heart.
The dialogue crackles with humour and sharp observation, revealing family loyalties, old debts, and the tangled web of arranged matches. Listeners will be drawn into Emeli's inner conflict between duty and a yearning for genuine affection, hinted at through memories of a childhood companion. As the first act unfolds, the stage is set for a series of misunderstandings and comedic twists that explore what it truly means to experience a first love.
Language
fi
Duration
~49 minutes (47K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Oct 3, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1791–1861
A giant of 19th-century French theater, he helped shape the tightly plotted "well-made play" and supplied librettos for some of the era's most popular operas. In his lifetime, his work dominated the Paris stage and traveled widely beyond France.
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