Project Gutenberg 2004-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 71 Conscience, Hendrik 1812 1883 Conscience, Henryk Conscience, Henri Avondstonden Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robbie Deighton, Miranda van de Heijning and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Avondstonden" by Hendrik Conscience is a novel written during the mid-19th century. This narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of life through the poignant story of Quinten Massys, a talented blacksmith, and his devoted mother. The opening portion sets the melancholy tone, as Quinten, once joyful and hardworking, now lies sickly in bed, embodying despair while his mother grapples with their dire circumstances. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Quinten and his mother, who live in poverty yet cherish their bond. Their happiness is shattered when Quinten falls gravely ill, which brings immense sorrow to his mother. Despite her efforts to comfort him, Quinten is acutely aware of their suffering and the hunger they are experiencing. The narrative effectively illustrates the depth of their love and struggles, setting the groundwork for a story that will likely weave together themes of hope, desperation, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. As Quinten contemplates his fate and seeks a way to help his mother, the stage is set for their journey through hardship and the potential for redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 348163 347886 2024-10-06T08:45:29.266979 2023-10-06T09:46:14.626790 text/html text/html 349117 2020-12-18T08:44:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 304718 2020-12-18T08:44:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 379592 2024-10-06T08:45:37.717925 application/epub+zip 384256 2024-10-06T08:45:32.531970 application/epub+zip 192377 2024-10-06T08:45:31.014949 application/epub+zip 1753122 2024-10-06T08:45:41.335880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1720196 2024-10-06T08:45:36.677922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302098 2022-09-07T03:01:08.553787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287998 287905 2024-10-06T08:45:28.411949 2023-10-06T09:46:13.774821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 287610 2020-12-18T08:44:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 111174 2020-12-18T08:44:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 287605 2020-12-18T08:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110904 2020-12-18T08:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21433 2024-10-06T08:45:41.469881 application/rdf+xml 15247 2024-10-06T08:45:31.569949 image/jpeg 3859 2024-10-06T08:45:31.292017 image/jpeg 378970 2024-10-06T08:45:29.308984 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