Project Gutenberg 2013-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 90 Mendel, Florence Emma Voigt 1874 Mendel, Florence E. O'Brien, Harriet Our Little Polish Cousin Produced by Emmy, Beth Baran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Our Little Polish Cousin" by Florence Emma Voigt Mendel is a children's fiction book written in the early 20th century. It is part of the "Little Cousin" series, which introduces young readers to the customs and lives of children from different cultures. The story revolves around Jan Teczynski, a young Polish boy, and his experiences during the Christmas season as he interacts with his family and the festive traditions of Poland. At the start of the narrative, the characters are introduced through Jan's journey to his grandfather's country home, the dwór, amidst a heavy snowfall. As his family arrives, the stage is set for a joyful reunion filled with love and warmth typical of the Christmas spirit. We are given a glimpse into Polish culture through their customs, including the significance of Christmas Eve, traditional meals, and the rituals surrounding the oplatki, a special wafer shared among family members. The opening chapters establish a festive atmosphere while hinting at the deeper cultural heritage and broader socio-economic issues faced by Polish families, setting the tone for Jan's adventures and insights into life in Poland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43513/43513-h/images/cover.jpg en Children -- Poland -- Juvenile literature DK PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - European 217986 217995 2024-09-18T09:24:38.493059 2023-09-19T05:28:49.566843 text/html text/html 215807 2013-08-19T19:02:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 574972 2013-08-19T19:02:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 533278 2024-09-18T09:24:43.147068 application/epub+zip 534004 2024-09-18T09:24:39.366061 application/epub+zip 175993 2024-09-18T09:24:38.912058 application/epub+zip 634101 2024-09-18T09:24:46.084037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606751 2024-09-18T09:24:42.677043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232319 2022-09-19T19:58:13.124188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176923 176835 2024-09-18T09:24:37.898070 2023-09-19T05:28:49.031848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176643 2013-08-19T19:02:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67518 2013-08-19T19:02:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176635 2013-08-19T19:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67488 2013-08-19T19:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20165 2024-09-18T09:24:46.416013 application/rdf+xml 28359 2024-09-18T09:24:39.009060 image/jpeg 4146 2024-09-18T09:24:38.960064 image/jpeg 605182 2024-09-18T09:24:38.542053 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