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Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge
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Hans Brinker

or, The Silver Skates

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Narrator Christine Marshall

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Length 9 hours 6 minutes
Language English
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Set in the Netherlands, the beautiful land of windmills, tulips, and wooden shoes, this timeless story relates the adventures of the impoverished but virtuous Brinker family. Young Hans and Gretel work toward two goals: finding the doctor who can restore their fatherโ€™s memory, and winning the competition for the silver skates. Their good deeds help to bring about good fortune for their whole family.

With many interesting details about Dutch family life and the history, this charming tale published over 140 years ago continues to delight countless readers with its inspiring story that encourages us all to pursue our dreams.

Mary Mapes Dodge (1831โ€“1905) was the acknowledged leader in the field of juvenile fiction during her lifetime. From 1873 until her death, she edited and contributed to the childrenโ€™s magazine St. Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories.

Christine Marshall is an actress, director, and designer living in Portland, Maine. She teaches for the Maine State Ballet and produces plays with her theater company, Mad Horse. In addition to audiobooks, she records the online version of the New Yorker.

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โ€œ[Hans Brinker] has been read by every generation...and will be read by many coming ones with equal pleasure.โ€

โ€œAgainst all odds, the storyโ€™s rosy-cheeked glow persists...thereโ€™s something hopeful and even touching about her view of children who are committed to helping other people.โ€

โ€œHans Brinker [is] probably the most famous childrenโ€™s story about [Holland]ย ever writtenโ€”it is a noteworthy event to young people.โ€

“Hans Brinker was my best boyhood dream. Could I, if I tried terribly hard, become somebody like him? What a shame that hardly anybody knows Hans Brinker anymore. I am delighted that he is being brought back to life.”

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