Project Gutenberg 2015-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 144 Vletter, A. C. C. de 1866 1935 Wildschut, George 1883 1966 Wildschut, G. Wildschut, George‏ (George Petrus Wilhelmus) De ridders van den halven toren Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "De ridders van den halven toren" by A. C. C. de Vletter is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Broekenaaier, who are facing the challenges of childlessness and boredom in their lives. In a moment of inspiration, Mr. Broekenaaier comes up with a plan to adopt a child, setting off a series of comedic and heartwarming events that explore themes of family, community, and the joy of childhood. The opening of the book introduces the couple living in a quaint house on the outskirts of a village called Kooten. Both Mr. and Mrs. Broekenaaier are depicted as somewhat grumpy due to their unfulfilled desire for children, leading to a mundane and quiet lifestyle. Mr. Broekenaaier's eureka moment to place an advertisement seeking a child to adopt sets the tone for the story. The couple's discussions about the kind of child they want, their various ideas, and the reactions from the locals lay the foundation for the unfolding narrative about their lives changing dramatically in pursuit of joy and companionship through the addition of a child to their home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Children's stories, Dutch PZ Text Category: Novels 409263 2025-08-19T11:24:41.969753 text/html 402366 2024-10-24T17:02:38 text/html 2693386 2025-08-19T11:24:51.588688 application/epub+zip 2692080 2025-08-19T11:24:44.693710 application/epub+zip 220914 2025-08-19T11:24:43.477727 application/epub+zip 2869176 2025-08-19T11:24:55.992640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2816844 2025-08-19T11:24:50.394675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293915 2022-09-22T03:37:02.935049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288760 2025-08-19T11:24:40.282753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268935 2024-10-24T17:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16296 2025-08-19T11:24:56.145635 application/rdf+xml 22899 2025-08-19T11:24:43.599691 image/jpeg 3521 2025-08-19T11:24:43.538739 image/jpeg 2521844 2025-08-19T11:24:42.089757 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