Project Gutenberg 2010-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 418 Couperus, Louis 1863 1923 Couperus, Louis Marie Anne Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de De stille kracht. English The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hidden_Force Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java" by Louis Couperus is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set against the backdrop of life in the Dutch East Indies during the late 19th century and early 20th century, exploring the complex social dynamics between Europeans and the native population. The story focuses on the resident, Van Oudijck, highlighting his personal life, professional responsibilities, and his interactions with his family, especially his wife Léonie and their children, as well as the native society around them. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is evocative, illustrated through the detailed descriptions of the moonlit landscape and the quiet tension lingering over the town of Labuwangi. The resident, feeling a mix of loneliness and professional duty, walks through the town, showcasing the separation between European officials and the native population. As the opening chapters unfold, we are introduced to the resident's family dynamic and the daily life at the residency, specifically through interactions at dinner and the subtle tensions that arise within familial relationships. This sets the stage for the deeper exploration of personal and societal conflicts as the plot develops. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Java (Indonesia) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 554837 2025-06-14T08:25:04.241913 text/html 564051 2022-12-15T21:10:56 text/html 282371 2025-06-14T08:25:16.522860 application/epub+zip 290791 2025-06-14T08:25:08.995879 application/epub+zip 280140 2025-06-14T08:25:06.925913 application/epub+zip 560804 2025-06-14T08:25:22.171805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494569 2025-06-14T08:25:15.062872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422095 2022-09-16T04:43:31.038670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482140 2025-06-14T08:25:02.699924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 481805 2022-12-15T21:03:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20476 2025-06-14T08:25:22.334776 application/rdf+xml 16149 2025-06-14T08:25:07.531874 image/jpeg 3744 2025-06-14T08:25:07.225849 image/jpeg 184870 2022-12-15T21:03:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 202059 2022-12-15T21:12:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 270534 2025-06-14T08:25:04.289891 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 en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia