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100 1 _aAndriessen, P. J.
_q(Pieter Jacob),
_d1815-1877
245 1 3 _aDe erfenis eener moeder
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aWilhelmina-Bibliotheek ; [2]
500 _aRelease date is 2025-09-15
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg
520 _aDe erfenis eener moeder by P. J. Andriessen is a didactic juvenile novel written in the late 19th century. It follows an Amsterdam family that falls from comfort into straitened circumstances, focusing on the steadfast daughter Helène, her cheerful brother Rudolf, and the moral contrast with his principled schoolfriend Ernst; the “inheritance” of the title is less money than the mother’s values of duty, prudence, and kindness. The opening of the novel sets its moral tone with a preface calling it a simple family story for youth. We first see Rudolf at boarding school beside the honorable Ernst, who refuses to borrow for a rowing excursion, while Rudolf enjoys a lively outing and, later, a glittering dance at his uncle’s house where their delicate mother’s frailty is noted. The family’s fortunes abruptly collapse: Mr. Nederhorst loses his wealth, friends fall away, and plans are made—Rudolf remains at school, Leonie goes to an uncle, while Helène stays with her ailing mother to help. Their loyal old servant Trui insists on serving without wages, and the family leaves Amsterdam for modest lodgings in Weesp, where Helène assumes household duties and tends the younger children. In this new setting she meets the kindly widower Dr. Faminga, who offers sympathy and measured support, visits her mother, and quietly marks Helène’s sixteenth birthday with a thoughtful gift—hinting at benevolence and the strengthening of character that will guide the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cAmsterdam: H. J. W. Becht, 1902
653 _aHonesty -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories, Dutch
700 1 _aWitkamp, Ernest Sigismund,
_d1854-1897
830 0 _aWilhelmina-Bibliotheek ; [2]
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76879
999 _c117604
_d117604