Project Gutenberg 2009-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 164 Multatuli 1820 1887 Dekker, Eduard Douwes Evans, Hubert Walter Pieterse: A Story of Holland The Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Walter Pieterse: A Story of Holland" by Multatuli is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the young protagonist, Walter Pieterse, as he navigates the challenges of childhood, loves, and society’s expectations in Amsterdam. The story highlights his quest for identity and adventure through humorous and poignant observations of his surroundings and the people within them. The opening portion of the work introduces Walter as a contemplative boy in Amsterdam, characterized by both innocent curiosity and a sense of longing for romance and adventure, which he finds through literature. He becomes enamored with a book, “Glorioso,” and is caught in a web of social pressures illustrated by his interactions with friends and family. Walter's inner thoughts reveal a rich imagination yearning for a life far removed from the mundane realities of his upbringing, setting the tone for a narrative that explores themes of youth, aspiration, and the impacts of societal norms. The prose is layered with wit and a critical view of social structures, giving readers a nuanced portrayal of life in 19th-century Holland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Netherlands -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels 635468 2025-07-12T10:36:08.073899 text/html 662054 2024-10-24T20:24:20 text/html 287060 2025-07-12T10:36:19.185857 application/epub+zip 293508 2025-07-12T10:36:11.844896 application/epub+zip 275836 2025-07-12T10:36:10.338875 application/epub+zip 565635 2025-07-12T10:36:24.420823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496758 2025-07-12T10:36:18.057834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441045 2022-09-14T04:40:42.966688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443787 2025-07-12T10:36:06.875920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423958 2024-10-24T20:24:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16950 2025-07-12T10:36:24.560808 application/rdf+xml 14417 2025-07-12T10:36:10.862895 image/jpeg 3412 2025-07-12T10:36:10.598884 image/jpeg 263083 2025-07-12T10:36:08.115895 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 en.wikipedia