Project Gutenberg 2011-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 174 Coster, Charles de 1827 1879 Coster, Charles Théodore Henri de Coster, Charles Theodore Henri de DeCoster, Charles Théodore Henri Delstanche, Albert 1870 1941 Whitworth, Geoffrey Arundel 1883 1951 Légende d'Ulenspiegel. English The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of Flanders & Elsewhere" by Charles De Coster is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book celebrates the spirit of rebellion and defiance against oppression in Flanders through the adventures of its protagonist, Tyl Ulenspiegel, a mischievous and spirited figure whose journey reflects the struggle for freedom during a turbulent period in history. The opening portion introduces Tyl Ulenspiegel's birth to Claes and Soetkin, set against the backdrop of Flanders during May when the hawthorn blooms. The midwife Katheline proclaims Tyl as a child born under a lucky star, though her fears of a devilish mark suggest an ominous future. His father imparts to him an early lesson in sincerity and virtue, setting the tone for Tyl's character development as he grows up in a loving yet humble household. The narrative hints at Tyl's inherent mischievous nature as he starts his journey through life, marked by his encounters with friends and the challenges of his society, sowing the seeds for both humor and social commentary that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37599/37599-h/images/titlepage.gif en Adventure stories Eulenspiegel (Satire) -- Legends PQ Text Travel Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 696318 696301 2024-09-16T04:02:46.016134 2023-09-16T10:35:02.041262 text/html text/html 703633 2021-01-08T04:42:41 text/html; charset=us-ascii 3134939 2021-01-08T04:42:41 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 3321295 2024-09-16T04:02:59.165095 application/epub+zip 3331873 2024-09-16T04:02:49.261088 application/epub+zip 289220 2024-09-16T04:02:47.396055 application/epub+zip 3567889 2024-09-16T04:03:06.006967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3497563 2024-09-16T04:02:57.602978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419479 2022-09-17T08:37:13.863685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570365 570127 2024-09-16T04:02:44.049045 2023-09-16T10:34:59.741243 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 570107 2021-01-08T04:42:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 214090 2021-01-08T04:42:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 570103 2021-01-08T04:42:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213984 2021-01-08T04:42:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22071 2024-09-16T04:03:06.180930 application/rdf+xml 14994 2024-09-16T04:02:47.547025 image/jpeg 2217 2024-09-16T04:02:47.473030 image/jpeg 3134301 2024-09-16T04:02:46.139046 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