Project Gutenberg 2010-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 165 Dodge, Mary Mapes 1830 1905 Dodge, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Cooke, Edna Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set in the picturesque landscapes of Holland and revolves around the life of two young siblings, Hans and Gretel Brinker, who come from a poor family. It explores their adventures and challenges, particularly as they navigate the excitement of a local skating competition while dealing with their father's mental decline following an accident. At the start of the narrative, we meet Hans and Gretel on a frozen canal, struggling to fasten their handmade wooden skates as they prepare to enjoy a morning of skating. We see their playful dynamic, with Hans taking on the role of the protective older brother and Gretel displaying her spirited nature despite her physical discomfort. The opening chapters also introduce us to the unique features of Dutch life, with vivid descriptions of the landscape, customs, and community. As the children skate, they are filled with joy and determination, emphasizing themes of resilience and hope as they dream of participating in a grand race that promises a pair of silver skates as the prize. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34378/34378-h/images/cover.jpg en Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Skating -- Juvenile fiction Netherlands -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 565996 566004 2024-09-14T11:48:09.401371 2023-09-15T06:47:50.634301 text/html text/html 576248 2010-11-22T08:01:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1434700 2010-11-22T08:01:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1457490 2024-09-14T11:48:18.690382 application/epub+zip 1463084 2024-09-14T11:48:10.884400 application/epub+zip 305508 2024-09-14T11:48:10.122330 application/epub+zip 1656976 2024-09-14T11:48:24.739325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1590248 2024-09-14T11:48:17.699338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434306 2022-09-15T15:23:22.402981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508771 508662 2024-09-14T11:48:07.877492 2023-09-15T06:47:48.807309 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 508628 2010-11-22T08:01:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202587 2010-11-22T08:01:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 508621 2010-11-22T08:01:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202563 2010-11-22T08:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21112 2024-09-14T11:48:24.887296 application/rdf+xml 27424 2024-09-14T11:48:10.236375 image/jpeg 4072 2024-09-14T11:48:10.179349 image/jpeg 1438400 2024-09-14T11:48:09.481375 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