'' Mäeküla piimamees'' (''The Dairyman of Mäeküla'') is a novel by the

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Eduard Vilde Eduard Vilde ( – 26 December 1933) was an Estonian writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. Author of classics such as ''The War in Mahtra'' and ''The Milkman from Mäeküla''. He was one of the most revere ...

. It was first published in 1916. It was translated into English as ''Milkman of the Manor'' by Melanie Rauk in 1976. Most of the information given about Mäeküla Manor, the location of ''Mäeküla piimamehe'', corresponds to Karjaküla Manor in Keila Parish at the time, which a large part of the characters in the novel are based on. Vilde's parents worked at this manor, and Vilde himself visited them several times, staying there for long periods in 1882–1883, 1886–1887, and 1892–1893. During those visits, Vilde got to know the life and situation there in detail.

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