The Humour of Holland

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Various. The Humour of Holland

The Humour of Holland

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

THE KING’S DREAM

THE DOMINIE.[3]

MY HERO

NEWSPAPER HUMOUR

A RASCALLY VALET

DROOGSTOPPEL INTRODUCES HIMSELF

DROOGSTOPPEL PAYS A CHARITABLE VISIT

APHORISMS

OF SELF-DEPRECIATION

OF EDUCATION, WITH PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

GOING INTO BUSINESS

TWO PARABLES

THERSITES AND PLATO

EGOTISM

THE STORY OF CHRESOS

THE FAIRY TALE THAT FANCY TOLD WOUTER. Fancy’s Fairy Tale

HALF-AN-HOUR AT THE HAIR-DRESSER’S

I

II

IN THE LITTLE REPUBLIC

NEWSPAPER HUMOUR

FICTION AT SEA

NEWSPAPER HUMOUR

FARMER GERRIT’S VISIT TO AMSTERDAM

NO SWORD!

A STUDENT’S LODGINGS SIXTY YEARS SINCE

A COLONIAL PRIZE-GIVING

HOW MATHIS KNOUPS TURNED “LIBERAL” AND THEN “CATHOLIC” AGAIN

NEWSPAPER HUMOUR

THE CANDIDATE

EPIGRAMS

THE VILLAGE ON THE FRONTIER.[26]

CHARACTERS

Act I

PROVERBS

A DUTCH PODSNAP

ROUGH DRAFT OF A NEW SET OF REGULATIONS

THE STORY OF A BOUQUET

UNBIDDEN GUESTS

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF WRITERS

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Published by Good Press, 2021

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This was “the proper form.” Kobus was so impressed by this ceremonial that he stared with open mouth and eyes, and remained immovable, like a masculine counterpart of Lot’s wife. The burgomaster had elegant manners, that he had.

“Are all present?” asked the burgomaster, suddenly.

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