The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 1 (of 2) by Charles de Coster
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"The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Charles de Coster is a novel published in 1867. This epic tale transforms the medieval German folk hero Till Eulenspiegel into Thyl Ulenspiegel, a Flemish trickster fighting against Spanish rule during the Dutch Revolt. After his father is burned at the stake by the Inquisition, the prankster becomes a spy and agitator for William the Silent. Accompanied by his sweetheart Nele and comic
sidekick Lamme Goedzak, Ulenspiegel battles tyranny through cunning and courage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Coster, Charles de, 1827-1879 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Atkinson, F. M. (Frederick MacCurdy), 1878-1973 |
| Translator | Lepper, John Heron, 1878-1952 |
| Title |
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 1 (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Thyl_Ulenspiegel_and_Lamme_Goedzak |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Eulenspiegel (Satire) -- Legends |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 38247 |
| Release Date | Dec 8, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jun 16, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 700 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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