# Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates

By Mary Mapes Dodge.

"Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge is a children's novel published in 1865. Set in early 19th-century Holland, it follows poor siblings Hans and Gretel Brinker as they dream of competing in a great ice-skating race for silver skates. Their father suffers from a mysterious head injury that has left the family destitute. When Hans encounters a famous surgeon, he faces difficult choices between personal ambition and family devotion—decisions that will test his honor and shape their futures. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Illustrator: Edna Cooke
- Subjects: Siblings -- Juvenile fiction; Skating -- Juvenile fiction; Netherlands -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction

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