Saippuaprinsessa

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Language Finnish Pages 391 pp Originally published 2004 Genre Historical Fiction Country Finland		Publication date 2004 ISBN 951-31-3088-6 Author Kaari Utrio Publisher Tammi OCLC 58351456

Subject Helsinki in the 19th century, love Media type Print (Hardback, pocket book) Similar Viipurin kaunotar, Tuulihaukka, Yksisarvinen, Vaskilintu, Aatelisneito - porvaristyttö

Saippuaprinsessa (Finnish: The Soap Princess) is a historical novel by Finnish author Kaari Utrio focusing on the frivolities of the high society in Helsinki, the capital of Grand Duchy of Finland in the 1840s.

Characters

Ulrika Rutenfelt, a rich heiress

Mauritz Ekestolpe, a baron

Detlev Henning, a millionaire from Livonia

Eva Madgalena Ekestolpe, a dowager baroness, Mauritz's mother

Viktoria von Sperling, a beauty, Mauritz's fiancée

Herman von Sperling, Viktoria's brother

Amanda Ekestolpe, Mauritz's sister

Fredrik Ekestolpe, Mauritz's brother

Kristian Bruun, Fredrik's tutor

Axel Rutenfelt, His Excellency

Olivia Rutenfelt, Her Ladyship

Lemarchand, Her Ladyship's ladies' maid

Natalie Fedorovna Bogatyrski-Gee, a Russian princess

Sergei Zagoretski, an officer, Herman's friend

Mr Grubbe, the solicitor of the Rutenfelts

Frans Hukani, a friend of the Ekestolpe family

Rosa Hukani, a divine cook

Oskar Bong, the land agent of Ekestolpe family estate

Katri Bong, a healer

Anders Hipping, a rector

Mr Lindgren, a cantor

Strömmer, the driver of the Ekestolpe family

Dahlgren, the butler of the Ekestolpe family

Mrs Dahlgren, the housekeeper of the Ekestolpe family

Tebell, the butler of the Rutenfelts

Maja, a housemaid in the Rutenfelt Manor

Old Mother Böök, Ulrika's chaperon

Hjelt, the driver of the Rutenfelts

Pelander, the driver of the von Sperlings

General Governor Thesleff, the regent of the Grand Duchy of Finland

Parfeni Maximovits Martynov, a Russian merchant

Mrs Jägerskiöld, a Court Counsellor's wife

Mrs von Löwen, a College Counsellor's wife

Mrs Hampus, a Trade Counsellor's wife

Lady Mellin, a baroness

Mrs Hagemeister, a State Counsellor's wife

References

Saippuaprinsessa Wikipedia

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