Project Gutenberg 2009-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 105 Multatuli 1820 1887 Dekker, Eduard Douwes Evans, Hubert Walter Pieterse: A Story of Holland The Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Walter Pieterse: A Story of Holland" by Multatuli is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the young protagonist, Walter Pieterse, as he navigates the challenges of childhood, loves, and society’s expectations in Amsterdam. The story highlights his quest for identity and adventure through humorous and poignant observations of his surroundings and the people within them. The opening portion of the work introduces Walter as a contemplative boy in Amsterdam, characterized by both innocent curiosity and a sense of longing for romance and adventure, which he finds through literature. He becomes enamored with a book, “Glorioso,” and is caught in a web of social pressures illustrated by his interactions with friends and family. Walter's inner thoughts reveal a rich imagination yearning for a life far removed from the mundane realities of his upbringing, setting the tone for a narrative that explores themes of youth, aspiration, and the impacts of societal norms. The prose is layered with wit and a critical view of social structures, giving readers a nuanced portrayal of life in 19th-century Holland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Netherlands -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 635400 635309 2024-09-13T04:03:34.852027 2023-09-13T09:06:42.299537 text/html text/html 686460 2021-01-15T10:38:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 193155 2021-01-15T10:39:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 264150 2024-09-13T04:03:44.965991 application/epub+zip 270847 2024-09-13T04:03:37.157008 application/epub+zip 270846 2024-09-13T04:03:35.826063 application/epub+zip 537598 2024-09-13T04:03:50.614970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468444 2024-09-13T04:03:43.921003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441045 2022-09-14T04:40:42.966688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443801 2024-09-13T04:03:33.375091 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443910 2021-01-15T10:05:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 167633 2021-01-15T10:38:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17852 2024-09-13T04:03:50.757942 application/rdf+xml 14498 2024-09-13T04:03:36.207069 image/jpeg 3427 2024-09-13T04:03:36.015024 image/jpeg 242893 2024-09-13T04:03:34.895068 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