Hans Brinker Or The Silver Skates
By Mary Mapes Dodge
Length8h 46m
About this audiobook
"Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates" is a novel set in 19th-century Netherlands. The story revolves around a poor boy, Hans Brinker, and his younger sister Gretel. Despite facing hardships, they remain hopeful and determined. When a local ice skating race offering a pair of silver skates as a prize is announced, Hans and Gretel aspire to win. The book beautifully combines elements of adventure, family values, and Dutch culture. In the end, they gain more than just skating glory - including answers to their father's mysterious health issues.
Audiobook details
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length8 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1865
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1 Preface
26 The Beleaguered Cities
2 A Letter From Holland
27 Leyden
3 Hans and Gretel
28 The Palace in the Wood
4 Holland
29 The Merchant Prince and the Sister-Princess
5 The Silver Skates
30 Through the Hague
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6 Hans and Gretel Find a Friend
31 A Day of Rest
7 Shadows in the Home
32 Homeward Bound
8 Sunbeams
33 Boys and Girls
9 Hans Has His Way
34 The Crisis
10 Introducing Jacob Poot and His Cousin
35 Gretel and Hilda
11 The Festival of Saint Nicholas
36 The Awakening
12 What the Boys Saw and Did in Amsterdam
37 Bones and Tongues
13 Big Manias and Little Oddities
38 A New Alarm
14 On the Way to Haarlem
39 The Father’s Return
15 A Catastrophe
40 The Thousand Guilders
16 Hans
41 Glimpses
17 Homes
42 Looking For Work
18 Haarlem—The Boys Hear Voices
43 The Mysterious Watch
19 The Man With Four Heads
44 A Discovery
20 Friends in Need
45 The Race
21 On the Canal
46 Joy in the Cottage
22 Jacob Poot Changes the Plan
47 Mysterious Disappearance of Thomas Higgs
23 Mynheer Kleef and His Bill of Fare
48 Broad Sunshine
24 The Red Lion Becomes Dangerous
49 Conclusion
25 Before the Court
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