Project Gutenberg 2005-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 200 Conscience, Hendrik 1812 1883 Conscience, Henryk Conscience, Henri Histoire de deux enfants d'ouvrier Produced by Frank van Drogen, Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Histoire de deux enfants d'ouvriers" by Hendrik Conscience is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the challenging lives of two children from working-class families, exploring themes such as social struggles, family dynamics, and the transformative power of education. The narrative establishes its focus on characters like Adrien Damhout and his family, who grapple with the harsh realities of their origins while hoping for a better future. The opening of the novel vividly depicts life in a cotton factory in Ghent, showcasing the intense and hazardous working conditions faced by laborers. We are introduced to a variety of characters, including Adrien Damhout, who contemplates the implications of raising educated children in a world that often devalues their potential. As the story progresses, it highlights the stark contrast between families striving for a better life through education and the oppressive societal forces that dictate the fate of working-class children. Through dialogue and character interactions, the narrative portrays both the struggles and aspirations of this community, setting the tone for a poignant exploration of hope amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Fiction PT Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: French Literature 309717 2025-06-07T11:41:45.067565 text/html 309538 2025-01-16T00:22:55.568376 text/html 187037 2025-06-07T11:41:53.029536 application/epub+zip 189758 2025-06-07T11:41:48.615535 application/epub+zip 173079 2025-06-07T11:41:47.170564 application/epub+zip 387304 2025-06-07T11:41:56.330500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367644 2025-06-07T11:41:52.107541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326122 2022-09-08T10:03:57.013142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279758 2025-06-07T11:41:44.696586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279665 2020-12-13T09:51:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 101631 2020-12-13T09:51:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 273667 2020-12-13T09:51:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100656 2020-12-13T09:51:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19762 2025-06-07T11:41:56.484513 application/rdf+xml 16337 2025-06-07T11:41:47.892549 image/jpeg 3930 2025-06-07T11:41:47.613539 image/jpeg 185052 2025-06-07T11:41:45.095552 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia