Project Gutenberg 2004-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 73 Conscience, Hendrik 1812 1883 Conscience, Henryk Conscience, Henri De baanwachter Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robbie Deighton, Miranda van de Heijning and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "De baanwachter" by Hendrik Conscience is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Jan Verhelst, a railroad watchman who faces a tragic incident that puts his life and dignity at stake. The novel highlights themes of duty, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of societal judgment, exploring the consequences of a fateful accident during a stormy night that leads to chaos and tragedy. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the tranquil life of Jan Verhelst, who has made a modest home for himself and his family in the vicinity of a small Flemish village. He is dedicated to his work of ensuring safety at the railroad crossing and is deeply connected to his family, especially his blind mother and his young son, Sander. The opening portion paints a vivid picture of their simple yet content existence, highlighting Jan's struggles as a one-handed man and his commitment to his family's happiness. However, the tranquility is shattered when a train accident occurs, resulting in grave consequences that challenge Verhelst's character and resilience, thrusting him into a severe moral and legal conflict that will deeply impact his family and social standing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 173593 172861 2024-10-06T07:45:37.850258 2023-10-06T09:00:11.166674 text/html text/html 169107 2020-12-18T04:51:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 299841 2020-12-18T04:51:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 383005 2024-10-06T07:45:44.032215 application/epub+zip 384019 2024-10-06T07:45:40.738262 application/epub+zip 120772 2024-10-06T07:45:39.552236 application/epub+zip 518154 2024-10-06T07:45:46.514212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504148 2024-10-06T07:45:43.342221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218021 2022-09-07T01:52:46.657204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154865 154776 2024-10-06T07:45:37.352259 2023-10-06T09:00:10.722663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 154697 2020-12-18T04:51:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57510 2020-12-18T04:51:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154688 2020-12-18T04:51:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57456 2020-12-18T04:51:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21457 2024-10-06T07:45:46.648207 application/rdf+xml 13956 2024-10-06T07:45:40.106242 image/jpeg 3694 2024-10-06T07:45:39.828238 image/jpeg 383502 2024-10-06T07:45:37.880255 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia