A Friendly Morning; The Goose Merchant of Nuremberg

Gustav NieritzProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
100K words
Chapters
10

Tags

Foreign Literature Fate and FortuneFamily BondsLife PhilosophySlow ReadingDaily ReflectionsHeartwarming NarrativePopular NarrativeFolk LegendMusical Rhythm

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Een vriendelijke morgenstond; De ganzenkoopman van Neurenberg by Lohr and NieritzAuthor: Nieritz, Gustav, 1795-1876,Language: Dutch, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Feb 18, 2012

Editor's review

This is a collection of two stories published in Dutch, A Friendly Morning and The Goose Merchant of Nuremberg. The author, Gustav Nieritz (1795–1876), was a German-language popular writer known for youth and family reading, and the book is classified as young adult literature. Both works are short and plainly narrated, carrying the warmth and didacticism common to nineteenth-century moral tales; they suit readers who want to experience an old European slice of life and its moral instruction through short fiction. The language is Dutch, which is a high barrier for non-Dutch readers; on the plus side, the sentence structure is uncomplicated and the pieces are short, so the book can serve as introductory Dutch reading practice, or be read alongside the German original or an English translation to sense the tone and ethical bent of nineteenth-century popular narrative.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the shorter piece first, then the other, comparing themes and characterization
  2. Guess unfamiliar words from context, then look them up after each passage to keep reading momentum
  3. Read alongside the author's German works or English translations to observe shifts in tone

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Contents

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FAQ

Are the two stories one book or a collection? According to the publication information, this e-book collects both Een vriendelijke morgenstond and De ganzenkoopman van Neurenberg, credited to Lohr and Nieritz, with Dutch text, in the young adult literature category.
Can I read it without knowing Dutch? There is no parallel translation, so reading the Dutch directly is difficult without the language. You can first read the story content in Nieritz's German original or an English translation, then return to the Dutch text and use that prior familiarity to follow the sentences—a common bilingual reading approach.
Is it suitable for children? The work is classified as young adult literature and the subject matter suits children and family reading, but the language is nineteenth-century Dutch, which modern children will find hard to read directly. A better approach is for a Dutch-speaking adult to read it first, then introduce the stories to children through retelling or translation.

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About the author

Gustav Nieritz Author · German · 1795–1876

Gustav Nieritz (1795–1876) was a German children's author who wrote extensively, producing a large number of historical stories and reading material for young people and exerting a certain influence in German-language children's literature. Two of his works are held in this collection, titled Een vriendelijke morgenstond De ganzenkoopman van Neurenberg and Tyttö Helgolannista; judging by their titles, they are narrative works for young readers, likely dealing with historical figures, folk life, or island stories, which fits his orientation toward historical tales and youth reading. Because public information is limited, details of his life, education, and specific experiences cannot be reliably established, and this entry does not speculate about them. Overall, his writing is notable for its storytelling and its aim of conveying historical knowledge and life experience to young readers; his works circulated in German-speaking regions and can serve as a reference for understanding nineteenth-century German children's literature.