Project Gutenberg 2013-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 452 Louwerse, Pieter 1840 1909 Louwerse, P. De schippersjongen, of Leiden in strijd en nood Produced by Branko Collin, Jeroen Hellingman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "De schippersjongen, of Leiden in strijd en nood" by Pieter Louwerse is a historical narrative aimed at both young and adult readers, likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the second siege of Leiden and the subsequent successful liberation of the city during a turbulent period in the Netherlands, shedding light on key figures and events that shaped this historical moment. The opening of the narrative sets a historical context by discussing the dire circumstances surrounding Leiden, which had previously endured a lengthy siege. The author introduces the main character, Cornelis Joppensz., referred to as the "schippersjongen" (the skippers' boy), and other significant individuals while outlining the city's struggles against Spanish forces. Key details about the political instability, the economic hardships faced by the citizens, and the bravery exhibited by the defenders are woven into the accounts, differentiating this work from a mere historical recounting by imbuing it with a narrative depth that aims to engage the reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43953/43953-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Historical fiction Leiden (Netherlands) -- History -- Siege, 1573-1574 -- Fiction PT Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 520486 2025-08-17T15:45:37.024428 text/html 510280 2024-10-23T19:02:04 text/html 800313 2025-08-17T15:45:46.590388 application/epub+zip 798825 2025-08-17T15:45:39.553383 application/epub+zip 292436 2025-08-17T15:45:38.402411 application/epub+zip 974127 2025-08-17T15:45:51.708372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 902400 2025-08-17T15:45:45.317469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375822 2022-09-20T05:17:17.830018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436839 2025-08-17T15:45:35.636396 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416986 2024-10-23T19:02:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16654 2025-08-17T15:45:51.860315 application/rdf+xml 21486 2025-08-17T15:45:38.525390 image/jpeg 2858 2025-08-17T15:45:38.466383 image/jpeg 727209 2025-08-17T15:45:37.092442 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