
Set in a tastefully furnished city apartment, the play opens on a bustling afternoon where sister Klaara greets her cousin Toini with a mixture of teasing banter and urgent domestic business. The scene quickly establishes a lively household of scholars and professionals—a mathematics professor, a pastor brother, a natural‑science doctor, an architect, and their spirited sister—each whose personalities and ambitions collide in humorous misunderstandings.
Klaara’s playful yet pointed questioning about marriage and family duty draws Toini into a tangled web of expectations, old grudges, and sibling loyalties. As the characters volley witty retorts and reveal hints of past grievances, the audience is drawn into a farcical battle of wits that balances affection with rivalry, promising plenty of laughs and a glimpse into the quirks of a tightly knit, intellectually charged family.
Language
fi
Duration
~56 minutes (54K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Finland: U. W. Telén & Co., 1897.
Credits
Tapio Riikonen
Release date
2022-08-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1830–1914
A Nobel Prize-winning German writer, he became famous for elegant novellas, poems, and plays that helped shape literary life in 19th-century Munich. His work is often remembered for its polished style, psychological insight, and strong storytelling.
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