
WULFFIE JA KUMPP.
JONAS LIE
HENKILÖT:
ENSIMMÄINEN NÄYTÖS.
TOINEN NÄYTÖS.
KOLMAS NÄYTÖS.
The play opens in an elegant summer room overlooking a tranquil park, where the pompous consul Wulff and his family host a young gardener busy arranging blossoms. Their banter spirals into a grandiose scheme to transform the surrounding swamp into a dazzling garden‑park, complete with imagined elephants and camels. The consul’s relentless demand for “two‑to‑three thousand crowns” sets a comic tone of ambition versus practicality.
A lively cast quickly joins the scene: the consul’s wife Linda, their restless children, a flirtatious fiancée, and a host of quirky acquaintances ranging from a jovial uncle to a sharp‑tongued doctor. Their witty exchanges lampoon social pretensions and the absurdity of wealth chasing ever larger spectacles. As the gardener tries to balance artistic vision with the consul’s relentless budgeting, the dialogue crackles with satire and playful absurdity.
Listeners will be drawn into a brisk, three‑act comedy that captures a slice of turn‑of‑the‑century society, richly populated with eccentric characters and sharp humor. The first act lays the groundwork for a tangled web of expectations, promises, and comic misunderstandings that promise a lively theatrical experience.
Language
fi
Duration
~1 hours (91K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Tapio Riikonen
Release date
Mar 7, 2020
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1833–1908
A major voice in 19th-century Norwegian literature, he wrote vivid novels and stories shaped by the sea, northern landscapes, and family life. His work helped define the realist tradition in Norway while still leaving room for folklore, mystery, and the uncanny.
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