Project Gutenberg 2017-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 120 Kieviet, Cornelis Johannes 1858 1931 Kieviet, C. Joh. (Cornelis Johannes) Braakensiek, Joh. (Johan Coenraad) 1858 1940 Braakensiek, Johan Coenraad Jongens van Oudt-Holland Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Jongens van Oudt-Holland" by Cornelis Johannes Kieviet is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the late 17th century and revolves around the adventures of young boys living in the village of West-Saardam during the time of Czar Peter the Great’s visit to the Netherlands. The narrative focuses particularly on the character Jan Willemsz, who, amid difficult familial circumstances, dreams of joining the whaling trade to support his widowed mother and younger siblings. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jan, a boy burdened by his family's poverty after the death of his father, a whaling sailor. Struggling to find food for his family, Jan is initially hesitant to appeal to a local merchant for help due to his embarrassment. However, after some heartfelt exchanges with his mother, he resolves to seek a position as a kajuitswachter (cabin boy) on a whaling ship, the Bonte Calff. The opening chapters depict the deep familial bonds and the sacrifices the characters are willing to make, setting the stage for Jan's upcoming challenges and the thrilling adventures that await him in the dangerous world of whaling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Zaandam (Netherlands) -- History -- Juvenile fiction Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 -- Travel -- Netherlands -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 355805 2025-06-22T09:35:36.652426 text/html 339818 2024-10-23T02:47:54 text/html 1154922 2025-06-22T09:35:45.270398 application/epub+zip 1153328 2025-06-22T09:35:39.183368 application/epub+zip 210563 2025-06-22T09:35:37.937358 application/epub+zip 1326645 2025-06-22T09:35:49.484294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1275334 2025-06-22T09:35:43.971324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280132 2022-08-25T07:36:22.558036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287017 2023-09-24T06:24:21.919892 text/plain 267145 2024-10-23T02:47:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17027 2025-06-22T09:35:49.662306 application/rdf+xml 20793 2025-06-22T09:35:38.059380 image/jpeg 3208 2025-06-22T09:35:37.997354 image/jpeg 1068944 2025-06-22T09:35:36.745349 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 nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia