Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates - Mary Mapes Dodge - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781547279449 - June 17, 2017
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Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates

Mary Mapes Dodge

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Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates

This little work aims to combine the instructive features of a book of travels with the interest of a domestic tale. Throughout its pages the descriptions of Dutch localities, customs, and general characteristics have been given with scrupulous care. Many of its incidents are drawn from life, and the story of Raff Brinker is founded strictly upon fact. While acknowledging my obligations to many well-known writers on Dutch history, literature, and art, I turn with especial gratitude to those kind Holland friends who, with generous zeal, have taken many a backward glance at their country for my sake, seeing it as it looked twenty years ago, when the Brinker home stood unnoticed in sunlight and shadow. Should this simple narrative serve to give my young readers a just idea of Holland and its resources, or present true pictures of its inhabitants and their every-day life, or free them from certain current prejudices concerning that noble and enterprising people, the leading desire in writing it will have been satisfied. Should it cause even one heart to feel a deeper trust in God's goodness and love, or aid any in weaving a life, wherein, through knots and entanglements, the golden thread shall never be tarnished or broken, the prayer with which it was begun and ended will have been answered.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 17, 2017
ISBN13 9781547279449
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 252
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 13 mm   ·   340 g
Language English  

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