Project Gutenberg 2006-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 77 Lennep, J. van (Jacob) 1802 1868 Lennep, Jacob van Lennep, Jakob van Van Lennep, J. (Jacob) De Roos van Dekama Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "De Roos van Dekama" by J. van Lennep is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative explores the adventures of two students from the University of Leiden, Gerrit and Willem, as they embark on a journey through Northern Netherlands to understand their homeland's traditions and culture. The story hints at themes of exploration, identity, and the clash between modernity and tradition. The opening of the story introduces us to the two students, who, motivated by a sense of duty, decide to travel foot across various regions to learn about their country's customs before indulging in foreign attractions. As they traverse Friesland, they engage with local traditions, including witnessing a traditional funeral and exploring historical remnants. Their contrasting interests—Gerrit’s focus on economic decline and Willem’s passion for historical research—set the tone for their scholarly pursuits, while their interactions with the local people begin to uncover a rich tapestry of culture ripe for exploration. The chapter sets the stage for a tale that marries personal discovery with broader historical contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Historical fiction PT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1390535 1390363 2024-10-08T11:49:02.596102 2023-09-08T12:37:58.252764 text/html text/html 1421446 2006-09-02T14:47:22 text/html 493322 2006-09-02T14:47:24 text/html application/zip 592673 2024-10-08T11:49:20.874982 application/epub+zip 613101 2024-10-08T11:49:06.642065 application/epub+zip 613101 2024-10-08T11:49:04.376083 application/epub+zip 1018405 2024-10-08T11:49:31.162403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 945651 2024-10-08T11:49:19.038981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 921641 2022-09-09T08:02:49.899613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1252406 1252316 2024-10-08T11:48:59.592070 2023-09-08T12:37:55.628784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1251978 2006-09-02T14:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 473422 2006-09-02T14:47:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19589 2024-10-08T11:49:31.309400 application/rdf+xml 14370 2024-10-08T11:49:05.001039 image/jpeg 3542 2024-10-08T11:49:04.689036 image/jpeg 560232 2024-10-08T11:49:02.731242 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 nl.wikipedia