In this episode we’ll be reading the story of the Race for the Silver Skates from Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland by Mary Mapes Dodge. The novel, about a Dutch boy, Hans Brinker, and his sister, Gretel, was published by the American author in 1865 – before she had visited the Netherlands. Dodge based her stories of Dutch culture and landscapes on stories told to her by Dutch friends and extensive research on on the country.
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