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Title: Joris Komijn op de Tentoonstelling
Humoristische schets van Justus van Maurik

Note: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Frank van Drogen and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team.

Summary: "Joris Komijn op de Tentoonstelling" by Justus van Maurik is a humorous sketch written during the late 19th century. The work follows Joris Komijn, a shopkeeper from Medemblik, on his visit to the Amsterdam Exhibition as he documents his experiences and observations in a travel diary format aimed at his family. The opening of the narrative introduces Joris as he embarks on his long-awaited trip to Amsterdam and details his mixed feelings about travel and the city’s bustling life. He describes his arrival with his son Klaas and a rather cheeky character named Nadaniël, noting his initial misfortunes, including losing his hat in the wind and accidentally dropping treats into the water. Joris humorously captures his astonishment at the sights and sounds of the exhibition and the various booths, exploring themes of family, cultural observations, and his struggle to grasp modernity in a rapidly changing society. Through his innocent yet critical perspective, the narrative sets the tone for a charming exploration of both the grand exhibition and the intricacies of societal interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Maurik, Justus van, 1846-1904

EBook No.: 12637

Published: Jun 1, 2004

Downloads: 43

Language: Dutch

Subject: Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling (1883 : Amsterdam, Netherlands) -- Humor

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Joris Komijn op de Tentoonstelling
Humoristische schets van Justus van Maurik

Note: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Frank van Drogen and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team.

Summary: "Joris Komijn op de Tentoonstelling" by Justus van Maurik is a humorous sketch written during the late 19th century. The work follows Joris Komijn, a shopkeeper from Medemblik, on his visit to the Amsterdam Exhibition as he documents his experiences and observations in a travel diary format aimed at his family. The opening of the narrative introduces Joris as he embarks on his long-awaited trip to Amsterdam and details his mixed feelings about travel and the city’s bustling life. He describes his arrival with his son Klaas and a rather cheeky character named Nadaniël, noting his initial misfortunes, including losing his hat in the wind and accidentally dropping treats into the water. Joris humorously captures his astonishment at the sights and sounds of the exhibition and the various booths, exploring themes of family, cultural observations, and his struggle to grasp modernity in a rapidly changing society. Through his innocent yet critical perspective, the narrative sets the tone for a charming exploration of both the grand exhibition and the intricacies of societal interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Maurik, Justus van, 1846-1904

EBook No.: 12637

Published: Jun 1, 2004

Downloads: 43

Language: Dutch

Subject: Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling (1883 : Amsterdam, Netherlands) -- Humor

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.