Een nest menschen

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groeningen, August P. van, 1866-1894

Contributor:

Tideman, Pet‏ (Pieter), 1871-1943

Language:

Dutch

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Een nest menschen" by August P. van Groeningen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives of working-class individuals in a gritty urban setting, focusing on their struggles, interactions, and aspirations against the backdrop of societal challenges. The main character introduced at the beginning is Leen, a woman trying to make ends meet while navigating her difficult circumstances. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Leen, who lives in a small, dilapidated house and is portrayed as hardworking but worn down by life's challenges. The opening scenes vividly depict her morning routine as she prepares to head out to sell coffee and bread to dock workers, alongside a sense of desperation for a better life. As she interacts with various characters on her journey, readers witness themes of survival, community, and the harsh realities that the poorer classes endure, setting the tone for the deeper explorations of human existence and societal indifference that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Voorwoord

Haagsche Leen

Eene doode musch

Besmettelijke ziekte

Een schaftuur

Eenzaam

Kindervreugd

Op de bewaarschool

Een dagje uit.

Credits:

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2018-05-31