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100 1 _aFabricius, Johan,
_d1899-1981
245 1 0 _aHans de Klokkeluider
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aIllustrated by the author.
500 _aRelease date is 2026-02-15
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net for Project Gutenberg.
520 _a"Hans de Klokkeluider" by Johan Fabricius is a stage play (a winter fairy tale) written in the early 20th century. Set in an old town just before Christmas, it follows Hans the bell ringer, whose steadfast bell keeps people good, as the Devil schemes to silence it by preying on Hans’s love for the innkeeper’s daughter, Gaaike. Opposed by the kindly Kerstmannetje, the tale blends whimsy, romance, and temptation in a folkloric, moral contest. The opening of the play shows Satan and his sly servant Snuf hatching a plan at Hell’s gate to stop the church bell by tricking Hans: they will forge a noble suitor for Gaaike, complete with letter and coach, to inflame Hans’s jealousy. In the tower, Gaaike arrives, drawn by the promise of a “count,” and leaves at the sight of the glittering coach; Satan then tempts Hans with finery, a coach, and a castle, sealing the bargain when Hans accepts a splendid gown for Gaaike in exchange for the bell’s “voice.” The clapper crashes from the bell, marking its silencing. At the inn, the town bustles to celebrate Gaaike’s sudden engagement, only to panic when Hans cannot be found and the bell’s clapper is discovered at the tower’s base; as the men rush to search the canal, Gaaike, devastated, fears Hans’s fate is her fault. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_c's Gravenhage: H. P. Leopold's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1925
653 _aChristmas plays
653 _aSanta Claus -- Drama
653 _aDevil -- Drama
653 _aDutch drama -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77942
999 _c118662
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