Project Gutenberg 1996-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 256 Dodge, Mary Mapes 1830 1905 Dodge, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates Produced by Ng E-Ching, and David Widger "Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set in the Netherlands and revolves around two siblings, Hans and Gretel Brinker, as they navigate their impoverished life while dreaming of participating in a skating race that promises a pair of beautiful silver skates as a prize. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Hans and Gretel on a cold December morning by a frozen canal in Holland. They struggle to create makeshift skates from wood, demonstrating their resourcefulness amid hardship. The narrative paints a vivid picture of Dutch life and culture, from the unique customs and colorful characters to the challenges faced by the Brinker family. As the children prepare to skate, we learn about their background, particularly the impact of their father's debilitating accident and their mother's determination to care for the family. The opening sets the tone for a heartwarming tale about familial love, perseverance, and the pursuit of dreams against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Skating -- Juvenile fiction Netherlands -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 598915 598924 2024-09-01T07:12:29.877681 2023-10-01T06:44:38.282302 text/html text/html 628178 2021-01-27T23:35:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 210476 2021-01-27T23:35:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 275620 2024-09-01T07:12:38.143640 application/epub+zip 286411 2024-09-01T07:12:31.638671 application/epub+zip 286411 2024-09-01T07:12:30.630685 application/epub+zip 551200 2024-09-01T07:12:43.341683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510662 2024-09-01T07:12:37.349664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510837 2022-09-01T08:02:29.274997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500920 500897 2024-09-01T07:12:28.510697 2023-10-01T06:44:37.016300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 510600 2016-11-04T11:51:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 199526 2016-11-04T11:53:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 500720 2009-11-26T09:56:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198218 2009-11-26T09:57:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20597 2024-09-01T07:12:43.500604 application/rdf+xml 16825 2024-09-01T07:12:30.990670 image/jpeg 3954 2024-09-01T07:12:30.810683 image/jpeg 270063 2024-09-01T07:12:29.926699 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