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040			_beng _cAITISLIB
099			_aSF-39
100	1		_aDodge, Mary Mapes
245	1	0	_aHans Brinker or the silver skates
260			_aNew York : _bRussel, Geddes & Grossest, _c1990
300			_a283 p.
350			_a3.50 (USD)
490	0		_aRiverdale classics
500			_aHans Brinker or The Silver Skates is a novel by the American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. The novel takes place in the Netherlands, and is a colourful fictional portrait of early nineteenth-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor. The title of the book refers to the beautiful silver skates to be awarded to the winner of the ice-skating race Hans Brinker hopes to enter. The novel introduced the sport of speed skating to Americans. The book is also notable for popularising the story of the little Dutch boy who plugs a dike with his finger
650		0	_aBrothers and sisters _xJuvenile fiction
650		0	_aSkating _xJuvenile fiction
650		0	_aInvalids _xJuvenile fiction
850			_aAITISLIB
942			_cSF
999			_c761 _d761