Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates
Mary Mapes Dodge, 1865.
In Holland, poor Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel dream of winning a pair of silver skates in a great race on the frozen canals, while their family struggles after their father's injury. The book is also a tour of Dutch life and history.
Public-domain text. First published in 1865; Mary Mapes Dodge died in 1905, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.