Project Gutenberg 2015-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 161 Coster, Charles de 1827 1879 Coster, Charles Théodore Henri de Coster, Charles Theodore Henri de DeCoster, Charles Théodore Henri Dillens, Adolf Alexander 1821 1877 Schetsen uit Zeeland De Aarde en haar volken, Jaargang 1875 Edited translation of Charles de Coster's "La Zélande" which appeared in Le Tour du Monde (1874). Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Schetsen uit Zeeland" by Anonymous is a collection of sketches likely written in the late 19th century. The work appears to focus on the author's observations and reflections about Zeeland, a province in the Netherlands, combining personal experiences with historical insights. As the narrative unfolds, it highlights the return of a Dutchman to his homeland along with a foreign friend, both of whom engage deeply with the region's landscapes and local culture. The beginning of the narrative sets the scene with a warm May day in 1873 as the characters embark on a steamship journey to Zeeland. The author paints vivid imagery of the surroundings, emphasizing the beauty of the Schelde river, the intricate relationship between the land and the sea, and the historical struggles of the Zeeland province against the encroaching waters. Through conversations and observations on the boat, the narrative hints at the profound attachment of the local people to their land and history, symbolized by the motto "Luctor et Emergo"—I struggle and emerge. The text is rich in descriptive language and reflects a nostalgic appreciation for both the natural beauty and the complex past of Zeeland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Zeeland (Netherlands : Province) -- Description and travel DJ Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 420985 420882 2024-09-20T10:10:45.804739 2023-09-21T06:53:48.416742 text/html text/html 417509 2015-04-08T14:02:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii 5497451 2015-04-08T14:02:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 5782815 2024-09-20T10:10:54.761711 application/epub+zip 5781709 2024-09-20T10:10:48.239728 application/epub+zip 240955 2024-09-20T10:10:46.917736 application/epub+zip 5878122 2024-09-20T10:10:59.333715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5839337 2024-09-20T10:10:53.243767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305321 2022-09-22T06:07:14.582751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355047 354925 2024-09-20T10:10:44.585783 2023-09-21T06:53:46.754732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 355160 2015-04-08T14:02:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138410 2015-04-08T14:02:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18153 2024-09-20T10:10:59.487668 application/rdf+xml 22643 2024-09-20T10:10:47.008749 image/jpeg 3586 2024-09-20T10:10:46.962740 image/jpeg 5486734 2024-09-20T10:10:45.984801 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 en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia