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100 1 _aPerelaer, M. T. H.
_q(Michael Theophile Hubert),
_d1831-1901
245 1 0 _aIn het land der zon
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-04-01
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"In het land der zon: Een kwart eeuw tusschen de keerkringen" by M. T. H. Perelaer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the experiences of Dutch soldiers arriving in the East Indies, specifically Batavia, as they face cultural shocks and challenges in their new environment. It likely offers an in-depth perspective on the colonial experience and the realities of life overseas during this period. The opening of the narrative sets the stage on New Year's Day in Batavia, where a detachment of soldiers arrives after a long sea journey. As they navigate the local waterways aboard their vessels, they encounter discomforting conditions, including foul drinking water and the oppressive heat. The narrative introduces Captain Van Dam and other key characters who engage in conversations reflecting on their surroundings and the cultural differences they observe. The arrival is marked by a mixture of anticipation and disappointment as the men confront the stark contrasts between their expectations of an exotic paradise and the reality of Batavia, ultimately leading to feelings of disillusionment that set the tone for their journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNetherlands: Uitgevers-Maatschappij "Elsevier", 1884
653 _aIndonesia -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70439
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