The Barge Man of Old Holland
Johan is a poor Holland peasant and pleads for work for the sake of his motherless babe, but is refused, and in desperation and in a moment of melancholy places the baby boy adrift in an ope... Read allJohan is a poor Holland peasant and pleads for work for the sake of his motherless babe, but is refused, and in desperation and in a moment of melancholy places the baby boy adrift in an open boat, trusting to fate that some God-fearing and benevolent person would find and give t... Read allJohan is a poor Holland peasant and pleads for work for the sake of his motherless babe, but is refused, and in desperation and in a moment of melancholy places the baby boy adrift in an open boat, trusting to fate that some God-fearing and benevolent person would find and give the boy a home. He himself becomes a wanderer in the fields. He finds a purse, but too late... Read all