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Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
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Set in the Netherlands, this classic children's novel follows Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel, a poor Dutch family, and includes the famous tale of the boy who plugged a dike. It suits young readers and those interested in nineteenth-century children's literature and Dutch culture.
Mary Mapes Dodge
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.
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