Project Gutenberg 2022-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 154 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August) 1849 1914 Riis, Jacob August Benda, Wladyslaw T. (Wladyslaw Theodore) 1873 1948 Benda, W. T. Benda, Wladyslaw Theodore Benda, W. (Wladyslaw) 09027120 The old town $aUnited States :$bThe Macmillan Company,$c1909. Krista Zaleski, Jude Eylander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Old Town" by Jacob A. Riis is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative reflects on the author's childhood memories and experiences growing up in Ribe, Denmark, capturing the essence of the town's culture, traditions, and transformations over time. Through vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, Riis explores themes of community, nostalgia, and the impact of time on the places and people that shaped his life. At the start of the book, Riis evokes a strong sense of nostalgia as he reminisces about his childhood in the Old Town. He recounts moments such as hearing the stir of starlings that remind him of his youth and a beloved connection to nature. The opening introduces the historical significance of Ribe, mentioning its past ties to the sea and its struggles against natural disasters like storm floods. Riis encourages readers to appreciate the simplicity and warmth of community life in the Old Town, characterized by close relationships, customs, and the interactions of its inhabitants as they navigate the trials and pleasures of their everyday existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/oldtown00riis/page/n7/mode/2up 20200731120534riis 1909 US Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ribe (Denmark) Denmark -- Social life and customs DL Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 362354 2025-07-27T11:29:45.968282 text/html 354525 2022-11-21T05:08:15 text/html 15108195 2025-07-27T11:30:26.608601 application/epub+zip 12698227 2025-07-27T11:30:03.855743 application/epub+zip 300602 2025-07-27T11:29:47.182327 application/epub+zip 8319249 2025-07-27T11:30:33.252574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8284261 2025-07-27T11:30:10.357684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299735 2025-07-27T11:29:44.681319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299451 2022-11-21T05:08:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18972 2025-07-27T11:30:33.483597 application/rdf+xml 18507 2025-07-27T11:29:47.598283 image/jpeg 2880 2025-07-27T11:29:47.416281 image/jpeg 120322 2022-11-21T05:08:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 16753314 2022-11-21T05:08:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 16983347 2025-07-27T11:29:46.375272 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 en.wikipedia