Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
by Mary Mapes Dodge
To my father James J. Mapes this book is dedicated in gratitude and love
Preface
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 fo ...