Project Gutenberg 2013-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 49 Scharten-Antink, M. (Margo Sybranda Everdina) 1868 1957 Scharten-Antink, Margo Sybranda Everdina SchartenAntink, M. (Margo Sybranda Everdina) Schaarten-Antink, M. (Margo Sybranda Everdina) Sprotje Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Sprotje" by M. Scharten-Antink is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers on a young girl named Marietje, who transitions from her time at a sewing school into the uncertain world of work, facing societal expectations and personal anxieties. Through her experiences, she grapples with the challenges of poverty, self-identity, and aspirations for a better future. The opening of the novel introduces us to Marietje as she leaves the sewing school after her last lesson, carrying her newly acquired sewing supplies—a bittersweet moment filled with both excitement and melancholy. We learn about her delicate nature and the life she has led with a struggling family, including a father who has been permanently affected by an accident. As she observes her peers who will soon step confidently into their roles as employed girls, Marietje's insecurities and fears surface, particularly her dread of factory work. The text poignantly depicts her inner thoughts, revealing her desire for a quiet, domestic life as a house maid and the complexities of her relationship with her family, hinting at the struggles she will face as she tries to pursue her dreams amidst societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44513/44513-h/images/frontcover.jpg nl Dutch fiction -- 20th century PT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 169667 169676 2024-09-18T15:18:45.371222 2023-09-19T10:53:34.965639 text/html text/html 171408 2013-12-26T06:25:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii 285724 2013-12-26T06:25:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 299627 2024-09-18T15:18:51.067198 application/epub+zip 301736 2024-09-18T15:18:47.542204 application/epub+zip 138206 2024-09-18T15:18:46.428218 application/epub+zip 364839 2024-09-18T15:18:53.417223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375426 2024-09-18T15:18:50.208214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212489 2022-09-20T09:45:55.774606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130208 130086 2024-09-18T15:18:44.727280 2023-09-19T10:53:34.221624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 129770 2013-12-26T06:25:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51574 2013-12-26T06:25:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18636 2024-09-18T15:18:53.558159 application/rdf+xml 23156 2024-09-18T15:18:46.519271 image/jpeg 3567 2024-09-18T15:18:46.474207 image/jpeg 286813 2024-09-18T15:18:45.400208 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