Project Gutenberg 2019-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 149 Andriessen, P. J. (Pieter Jacob) 1815 1877 Andriessen, Pieter Jacob Andriesen, P. J. (Pieter Jacob) Dodge, Mary Mapes 1830 1905 Dodge, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braakensiek, Joh. (Johan Coenraad) 1858 1940 Braakensiek, Johan Coenraad Sluijters, Jan 1881 1957 Sluyters, Jan Sluijters, Johannes Carolus Bernardus De zilveren schaatsen Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Brinker_of_de_zilveren_schaatsen Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg "De zilveren schaatsen" by P. J. Andriessen and Mary Mapes Dodge is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows siblings Hans and Griete Brinker, who are determined to enjoy the winter ice skating season despite their poverty and hardships. Set in the Netherlands, the book captures the spirit of youthful resilience and the warm familial bonds as the children navigate their challenges while dreaming of better days. The opening of the novel introduces Hans and Griete Brinker, who are seen preparing to skate on a frozen canal using makeshift wooden skates their brother made for them, highlighting their creativity in the face of adversity. The scene is picturesque, depicting a cold December morning, with the children playfully attempting to skate while grappling with the discomfort of their homemade equipment. Readers are quickly made aware of their difficult home life, where their father suffers from a mental disability following an accident, forcing the family to rely on the hard work of their mother and the resourcefulness of Hans and Griete. The chapter sets the tone for the central themes of hardship, hope, and the innocence of childhood amidst dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Skating -- Juvenile fiction Netherlands -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 412230 2025-06-24T08:15:11.883603 text/html 400670 2024-10-17T14:52:35 text/html 2395963 2025-06-24T08:15:24.735593 application/epub+zip 2394347 2025-06-24T08:15:16.286554 application/epub+zip 228191 2025-06-24T08:15:13.566589 application/epub+zip 4059901 2025-06-24T08:15:29.982022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4007179 2025-06-24T08:15:22.086544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303854 2022-09-27T13:13:36.831309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333165 2023-09-26T06:48:06.381625 text/plain 313147 2024-10-17T14:52:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19179 2025-06-24T08:15:30.168017 application/rdf+xml 21556 2025-06-24T08:15:13.694617 image/jpeg 3777 2025-06-24T08:15:13.634561 image/jpeg 2247819 2025-06-24T08:15:12.022573 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 nl.wikipedia nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia