Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (eBook)

Children's Classics

Mary Mapes Dodge (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
264 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406605792-3 (EAN)

Infos

The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colourful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honour. The book's title refers to the beautiful silver skates to be awarded to the winner of the ice-skating race Hans Brinker hopes to enter. Hans' father, Raff Brinker, suffered head trauma when he fell from a dike. It left him chronically ill, with episodes of amnesia and occasional violent outbursts, so he is unable to work. Mrs. Brinker, Hans, and Gretel must all work to support the family and are looked down upon in the community because they are poor. By chance, Hans meets the famous surgeon Dr.Boekman and begs him to treat their father, but the doctor's fees are expensive…

Autor

Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge was an American children's author and editor, best known for her novel Hans Brinker. She was the recognized leader in juvenile literature for almost a third of the nineteenth century.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.5.2020
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Vorlesebücher / Märchen
• Schlagworte: 19th-century Dutch life • A. A. Milne • Charles Dickens • chronic illness • Dr. Seuss • Enid Blyton • Family Support • famous surgeon • financial struggle • Head Trauma • Hunger Games • ice-skating race • Mark Twain • medical expenses • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children • Netherlands setting • Peter Rabbit • Roald Dahl • Where the wild things are • youthful honour