Project Gutenberg 2006-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 250 Heijermans, Herman 1864 1924 Heyermans, Herman Falkland, Samuel Sperber, Heinz Jelakowitch, Ivan Gevleugelde Daden: Avonturen der Eerste Hollandsche Luchtschippers Illustrated by the author. Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "Gevleugelde Daden: Avonturen der Eerste Hollandsche Luchtschippers" by Herman Heijermans Jr. is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the Zwaluw family, particularly focusing on Pieter E. Zwaluw, a passionate inventor and dreamer, who is deeply fascinated by the idea of flying. The narrative hints at themes of innovation, family dynamics, and the societal challenges associated with new technological advancements. At the start of the story, we witness a humorous depiction of the Zwaluw household, where a peculiar experiment is taking shape, likely involving flight. The main character, Pieter, is portrayed as an enthusiastic tinkerer, eagerly awaiting the arrival of his flying contraption, while his family reacts with a mix of skepticism and playful banter. The opening sets a comedic and light-hearted tone, establishing a dynamic among the family members, including the housemaid Chris, who becomes increasingly suspicious of the bizarre happenings around the household. Tension begins to build as Chris’s concerns about the family's eccentric activities are juxtaposed with Pieter's unfettered excitement, foreshadowing a mix of mischief and potential chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Flying-machines -- Humor PT Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 312896 309446 2024-10-09T03:42:01.505163 2023-09-09T06:37:49.610389 text/html text/html 322658 2021-01-01T15:42:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 525904 2021-01-01T15:42:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 525463 2024-10-09T03:42:09.505126 application/epub+zip 529441 2024-10-09T03:42:03.555227 application/epub+zip 156525 2024-10-09T03:42:02.312151 application/epub+zip 1142296 2024-10-09T03:42:13.462141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301467 2024-10-09T03:42:08.227143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216944 2022-09-09T12:32:22.616387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236388 236297 2024-10-09T03:41:59.849197 2023-09-09T06:37:48.171347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 234790 2006-12-08T10:43:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98377 2021-01-01T15:42:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19851 2024-10-09T03:42:13.611086 application/rdf+xml 20076 2024-10-09T03:42:02.420134 image/jpeg 3128 2024-10-09T03:42:02.367113 image/jpeg 524722 2024-10-09T03:42:01.570180 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 en.wikipedia