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Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (full title: Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland) is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865.
- Mary Mapes Dodge
- 1865
Dec 1, 1996 · Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
- English
- Produced by Ng E-Ching, and David Widger
- Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other ...
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Nov 4, 2016 · Only to the heavy heart of poor Hans had the vision of the silver skates failed to appear during that starry winter night and the brighter sunlit day. Even Gretel had seen them flitting before her as she sat beside her mother through those hours of weary watching—not as prizes to be won, but as treasures passing hopelessly beyond ...
In full: Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates. Hans and Gretel, illustration from an edition of Mary Mapes Dodge's Hans Brinker. Hans Brinker, novel for children by Mary Mapes Dodge, published in 1865. The story is set in the Netherlands and concerns the fortunes of the impoverished Brinker family.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 28, 2003 · In this classic winter tale, set against a backdrop of frozen canals in a land of windmills and wooden shoes, the year’s most thrilling event is about to take place — the race to win the coveted Silver Skates. For youngsters of the Dutch village, the time is especially exciting.
- Mary Mapes Dodge, Children's Classics
The novel Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge was published in 1865. Along with such contemporary children’s classics as Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (1868–69) and Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer (1876), Hans Brinker helped establish a unique children’s literature in the United States distinct from that of England.
