Project Gutenberg 2022-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 51 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August) 1849 1914 Riis, Jacob August Benda, Wladyslaw T. (Wladyslaw Theodore) 1873 1948 Benda, W. T. Benda, Wladyslaw Theodore Benda, W. (Wladyslaw) 09027120 The old town $aUnited States :$bThe Macmillan Company,$c1909. Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Krista Zaleski, Jude Eylander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Old Town" by Jacob A. Riis is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative reflects on the author's childhood memories and experiences growing up in Ribe, Denmark, capturing the essence of the town's culture, traditions, and transformations over time. Through vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, Riis explores themes of community, nostalgia, and the impact of time on the places and people that shaped his life. At the start of the book, Riis evokes a strong sense of nostalgia as he reminisces about his childhood in the Old Town. He recounts moments such as hearing the stir of starlings that remind him of his youth and a beloved connection to nature. The opening introduces the historical significance of Ribe, mentioning its past ties to the sea and its struggles against natural disasters like storm floods. Riis encourages readers to appreciate the simplicity and warmth of community life in the Old Town, characterized by close relationships, customs, and the interactions of its inhabitants as they navigate the trials and pleasures of their everyday existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/oldtown00riis/page/n7/mode/2up 20200731120534riis 1909 US en Ribe (Denmark) Denmark -- Social life and customs DL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 361418 361361 2024-11-16T09:13:39.433397 2023-09-29T12:36:48.693628 text/html text/html 354525 2022-11-21T05:08:15 text/html 12701959 2024-11-16T09:14:41.737587 application/epub+zip 12698137 2024-11-16T09:14:09.079249 application/epub+zip 300504 2024-11-16T09:13:43.024391 application/epub+zip 8318920 2024-11-16T09:14:56.253487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8284287 2024-11-16T09:14:23.819193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299729 299763 2024-11-16T09:13:38.402388 2023-09-29T12:36:47.687608 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 299451 2022-11-21T05:08:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18271 2024-11-16T09:14:56.422506 application/rdf+xml 18507 2024-11-16T09:13:51.016328 image/jpeg 2880 2024-11-16T09:13:50.837334 image/jpeg 16983009 2024-11-16T09:13:39.837400 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