Timár Virgil fia by Mihály Babits
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40685.html.images | 326 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40685.epub3.images | 205 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40685.epub.images | 208 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40685.epub.noimages | 194 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40685.kf8.images | 382 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40685.kindle.images | 358 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40685.txt.utf-8 | 299 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/40685/pg40685-h.zip | 196 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Babits, Mihály, 1883-1941 |
|---|---|
| Title | Timár Virgil fia |
| Note | Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Albert László (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Summary | "Timár Virgil fia" by Mihály Babits is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the life of Timár Virgil, a teacher living in a Cistercian monastery, who must navigate the complexities of his responsibilities as both an educator and a priest when he encounters his talented student, Pista Vágner, and the difficult circumstances surrounding the boy's life. Themes of duty, social class, and personal relationships are likely to be explored as the story unfolds. The opening of the novel introduces us to the serene environment of the monastery during a meal attended by its clergy. In this atmosphere, Timár Virgil, whose character is depicted as gentle and reflective, is troubled by a new directive requiring teachers to visit their students' homes. As Timár grapples with his feelings of duty and concern for his pupils, we witness his connection to Pista Vágner, a bright student whose home life is shrouded in mystery and hardship. The narrative hints at the deeper themes of love, social stratification, and the struggle between maintaining one's vows and addressing the needs of those in distress. Timár’s decision to visit Pista’s home reveals his growing attachment to the boy, setting the stage for the development of their relationship as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | Hungarian |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Hungarian fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 40685 |
| Release Date | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 55 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
