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First published in 1865, "Hans Brinker" is a beautiful children's story about a hard-working, honorable Dutch boy who faces serious challenges in his family's poverty. While he greatly desires to enter a big ice-skating race with his sister Gretel, Hans is much more concerned about his father, a man injured from a fall off of a dike and in need of surgery. When Hans learns of a very brusque, expensive doctor who may be able to treat his father, he offers his money, saved for race skates, to the doctor for the surgery. The outcome has thrilled and surprised readers for well over one hundred years. Mary Mapes Dodge has woven a heart-warming tale with a wealth of authentic detail on Dutch life in the early nineteenth century, providing readers with a charming tale of youthful honor that has stood the test of time.

Mary Mapes Dodge is a popular American writer who published many successful children’s books. This novel depicts the everyday life in the Netherlands in the 19th century and introduces a poor but gentle boy who will change the destiny of several people. The novel was published in 1865. Although Dodge had never been to the Netherlands, she managed to gather a lot of materials and study the everyday life in the country. The full novel name – “Hans Brink, or the Silver Skates: a Story of Life in Holland” does not only intend to give an accurate portrayal of everyday life in that distant country, but also tap into the human soul and explore the desires of an ordinary boy. The story follows the main protagonist, Hans Brinker, who belongs to a poor family. His father is seriously ill and an amnesiac. In addition to not being able to work, he also proves to be difficult for the family. Hans and his sister Gretel are dreaming to participate in that year’s speed skating competition which would take place in December. The prize is a pair of silver skates, hence the title of the novel. Unfortunately, they do not hope to win anything with their home made wooden skates. The situation of the family only gets worse as both the mother and the children need to work to keep the family floating. They also call a doctor to diagnose the problem of their father only to learn that he needs to undergo an expensive operation to recover from increased brain pressure. The doctor is also gruff and not really cooperative. Eventually, Hans pulls his saved money he had planned to use to buy better skates so that he can save his father, the doctor performs the operation for free, and things start to look better for the family. Readers should definitely check out “Hans Brinker” and see if the two children manage to win the December speed skating race or not.

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(January 26, 1831 – August 21, 1905), first published in 1865. The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor.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. The novel introduced the sport of Dutch speed skating to Americans, and in U.S. media Hans Brinker is still considered the prototypical speed skaterThe book is also notable for popularizing the story of the little Dutch boy who plugs a dike with his finger.

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 (January 26, 1831 – August 21, 1905) Dodge, first published in 1865. The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor.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. The novel introduced the sport of Dutch speed skating to Americans, and in U.S. media Hans Brinker is still considered the prototypical speed skater.The book is also notable for popularizing the story of the little Dutch boy who plugs a dike with his finger.

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 (January 26, 1831 – August 21, 1905), first published in 1865.Novel that tells the story of the Brinker's family, poor due to an accident suffered by their father. In a small village not far from Amsterdam develops the story of the young Hans and his sister Gretel, willing to do anything to bring back the peace in the Brinker's house, maybe winning the silver shoes up for grabs for the running race that year.