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Rannikon ratsastaja: Pohjoisfriisiläinen tarina

by Theodor Storm

Translated by Ester Peltonen

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"Rannikon ratsastaja: Pohjoisfriisiläinen tarina" by Theodor Storm is a Gothic fiction novella published in 1888. In a coastal village in Northern Frisia, ambitious Hauke Haien rises from farmer's son to dykemaster, determined to revolutionize the sea defenses with his mathematical knowledge. But as he implements his visionary designs, villagers grow suspicious of his ghostly white horse and unconventional methods. When a catastrophic storm surge strikes, Hauke faces the ultimate test of his engineering and his tragic destiny along the windswept dykes.

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